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Geography
Verbier is located in the Val de Bagnes, in the Valais region of Switzerland. The resort lies on a south orientated terrace at around 1,500 metres facing the Grand Combin massif.
Verbier only has one access road, which starts in the town of Le Châble.
Verbier is around 2 hours' drive from Geneva (Switzerland), 1 hour from Chamonix (France) and 1 hour from Aosta (Italy).
The nearest international airport to Verbier is Geneva Airport. The drive time is about 120 minutes. Tourists can reach Verbier by taking the Alpybus or the train from Geneva Airport.
The train between Martigny and Geneva is around CHF58.00 per person and takes 1hr45m (If necessary change trains in Lausanne). From Martigny, a taxi for four directly to Verbier is around CHF120 and takes about 35 minutes. Alternatively from Martigny, you can take the 'St Bernard Express' to Le Châble, then take either the large yellow 'Post Bus' (around CHF5.50) or the cable car up to Verbier.
Events
Recurring events in Verbier include:
- the world-famous O'Neill Verbier Freeride extreme freeriding and Verbier Ride competitions
- the XSpeedski, FIS World Championship + Pro Race
- the Patrouille des Glaciers, every second year at the end of the ski season
- the Verbier Festival & Academy, an international classical music festival
- the Grand Raid Cristalp, Mountain bike race Verbier - Grimentz
- the Grand Concours Hippique., a horse race
Skiing
The ski area is divided into four sectors: Les Ruinettes, Les Savoleyres, Bruson and the resort itself. Verbier forms the western section of the 4 Valleys ski area. A common ski pass allows to tour all the way from Verbier to La Tzoumaz, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, to Thyon and back.
The Verbier section of the 4 Valleys ski area has lifts made by Leitner, CWA, Poma and Garaventa AG; they are operated by Téléverbier SA. Most lifts were constructed during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In Verbier alone there are 35 lifts (within the Verbier, Savoleyeres/La Tzoumaz and Bruson sector). A standard Verbier pass gives access to this entire sector, 33 standard ski runs, two snow parks, one "Jardin de Neige" (a relatively flat area that is used for small children learning to ski), four cross-country pistes and two walking areas. Piste condition and lift opening information is updated by Intermaps and is also on mobile.
