Mauvoisin Dam
The Mauvoisin Dam is a 250m high concrete dam making it the largest arch dam in Europe. Built between [...]
1st August – Swiss National Day
Swiss National Day is celebrated on August 1st and commemorates the date in 1291 when the 3 cantons of Schwyz, [...]
Alpine Marmots
You don’t walk far in the mountains around Verbier at this time of year without hearing the distant call of [...]
Hike to Pierre Avoi above Verbier
One of the most iconic peaks in central Valais, the Pierre Avoi reaches a height of 2,473 meters. Accessed [...]
Le Hameau de Verbier
Having skied a lot from the top of Savoleyres to the lift at Piste Rouge at the bottom of the [...]
Le Bisse de Levron
One very beautiful element of the Valais mountain landscape are the bisses. These are ancient irrigation canals that channel water [...]
MTB in and around Verbier
Biking in Verbier is exciting with well-marked trails for mountain bikes, e-bikes and road bikes. There are guided bike tours, [...]
Combat des Reines – The Fight of the Queens
At this time of year in the Valais, the mountains are full of the sound of cowbells and the most [...]
Verbier E-Bike Festival 15 -18 August 2019
The sun was shining as our group met in Le Châble to collect our electronic bikes for the 'rando gourmande', [...]
Summer Alpine fields
By early Summer, the mountains of Verbier are covered in Swiss Alpine flowers. In the lower meadows are an [...]
Patrouille des Glaciers
Le Patrouille des Glaciers is a military ski alpine course organized by the Swiss Army. Participants compete in teams [...]
Winter Skiing – Chalet Spa style
This Winter, the Chalet Spa Verbier team have already been lucky enough to spend a few long days in [...]
MTB Biking
The great thing about biking in Verbier is that it doesn’t have to be all up hill! The telecabines [...]
Les Desalpes
This weekend, Verbier and Le Chable celebrated the annual Desalpes. This event marks the end of the Summer season, [...]
Zermatt & the Matterhorn
Zermatt, like Verbier, is a popular mountain resort renowned for skiing, climbing and hiking. In less than 2 hours [...]
Gstaad – Come Up Slow Down
Gstaad is easily accessible from Geneva Airport with a 2 hour drive or even better, by Swiss train. From [...]
St Bernard Dogs
The Barry Foundation in Martigny has welcomed a litter of 5 St Bernard puppies just in time for Christmas. [...]
Swiss Wine Country
Swiss wine is one of Switzerland’s best kept secrets. Switzerland is not known internationally as a wine producing country, [...]
Lac Souterrain St Léonard
The largest underground lake in Europe is in the heart of the canton of Valais here in Switzerland. Just [...]
Verbier Ski Slopes are OPEN from November 9th!
The ski lifts are OPEN and Verbier Winter Season has officially started. The first lifts opened on Saturday November 9th [...]