There are many many runs to delight intermediate skiers and snowboarders at Verbier. The resort is especially for those more confident mid level skiers working there way up to trying the black runs. Try the great run from the Ruinettes station all the way down to the Clambin hamlet.

Advanced skiiers - start doing some exersizes to prepare before you head on a ski holiday to Verbier! You warm up on Les Ruinettes before taking a beating on the scary steep moguls on Tortin and Mont-Ford. The Chassoure-Tortin and Mont-Gelé are technically off-piste with loose itineraries, but they are super popular and end up more like piste runs. You'll have plenty of new challenges here each day, and you can choose your level of difficulty from a wide range.

There are eight ski schools in the town. There are nearly 120 instructors at Verbier Sport Plus alone, which houses the Swiss Ski School Verbier and the Swiss Snowboard School Verbier.

Le Fantastique
Phone: 027-7714241
Adrenaline
Phone: 027-7717459
Altitude
Phone: 027-7716006
For European Snowsport
Phone: 027-7716222
Powder Extreme
Phone: 076-4798771
New Generation
Phone: 027-7711181
Verbier Sport Plus
Phone:  027-7753363

Après-ski is pumping at Verbier, with some of the best nightlife in the Alps found here. Plenty of pubs bars and clubs go on late into the night and the atmosphere is one of fun and cutting loose. Start off with a drink on the sun-laced terraces at Le Carrefour on the way down to Verbier. Then head to Pub Mont-Fort near the gondola, and then onto Le Fer a' Cheval (the horseshoe) on the way into town. New Club is a favourite place to drink before hitting the clubs, like the Casbah Club and Club Taratata for a younger crowd and The Ice-Box Club for the slightly older set. Prices for entry and drinks at some of the more swanky clubs can be expensive. There's 60 plus restaurants to choose from, serving traditional Swiss delights, American, Argentine, Chinese, French, Indian, Italian and Mexican.

Glacier walking is a great experience to try if you want to spend a minute off your skis or board. You'll clamp on crampons and hike across the Mont Fort glacier. It is accessed by a little train that runs from the top of the Attelas cable car to the lift station at Mont Fort. The breathtaking views and spectacular crevasses make this an incredible experience. The resort also has an extensive sports centre with an indoor swimming pool, ice rink, curling rinks, squash courts, whirlpools, saunas, and solariums. Other options include mountaineering, ice climbing, hang gliding, paragliding, snowmobiling, tobogganing, snow tubing, walking trails and an Alpine museum. If you have a bit of time, try a trip to Montreux and the Roman ruins at Martigny.

Many budget airlines such as EasyJet fly regularly to the closest airport, Geneva. From Geneva airport, the train takes 2 hours 12 minutes to Le Cable below Verbier, from where you can catch a bus.

To get transport from the airport to Martini, contact ALPINEXPRESS at
alpinexpress@verbier. The drive will take approximately 1h45
Another option is to rent a car and drive your self from the airport. Try:
www.holidayautos.co.uk
www.carhire3000.com
www.CarRentals.co.uk
http://www.easycar.com/
Train journeys within Switzerland run from:
Geneva Airport
This will involve 2 trains, a walk and a bus
Journey takes approximately 2h45 and 3h30.
Zurich Airport
Journey takes between 4h45 and 4h25
Sion Airport
Journey takes between 1h20 and 1h50
You will need to take a taxi from the airport to the station
Martigny.
This is the nearest main line rail station to Verbier
From Martingy, take a local train to Le Chable
From Le Chable, you can take a direct cable car to Verbier, a bus, or a 24-hr taxi service.
In winter, buses run directly from Martigny to Verbier.
For more information about train times and services,  
Call Geneva Rail Information at 00800 100 200 30
www.myswitzerland.com
www.ski.co.za/trains.htm.
To purchase tickets, visit
http://www.swissrailways.co.uk/

There are several rail routes to Verbier, all of which require an initial journey via Eurostar to Paris, from London Waterloo or Ashford, Kent. From Paris, catch a high-speed TGV train to Geneva (03h30) and then transfer to a train headed for Martingy. By train, Eurostar to Paris, TGV from Paris to Geneva (3hrs 22 mins), Geneva to Lausanne (3 hrs 54 mins).
From Martingy you can take a special shuttle service travelling to the resort.