Verbier Lift System

Verbier's once disastrous queues have been mostly alleviated, mainly because of a new gondola to Les Ruinettes that has taken the sting out of the first lift up.

VerbierCable cars4
Funiculars1
Gondolas7
Total chair lifts14
Surface lifts12
Magic Carpets2
Rides per hour45,000

Verbier's lifts run from 8h30 until 16h30. The disastrous queues that used to build up at several points have been mostly alleviated – a 20 minute wait is now claimed to be the worst you might face and there is a chairlift alternative to the busy Funispace. Probably most important was the new gondola out of Verbier to Les Ruinettes, with an 1100 people/hour capacity that has taken the sting out of the first lift up, even if there’s an irritating climb up a broad staircase to reach the lift itself (possibly a queue dissipation measure).

Skiers still come to Verbier for the terrain and despite the lift system rather than the other way round, even if the lift company has spent CHF 100 million over the last 10 years. You can now buy your hands-free lift pass online from www.televerbier.ch to avoid the other major queue you might face in the morning. Beginners can get a reduced price pass for Les Esserts lifts; the main pass 4 Valleys/Mont Fort pass covers Verbier, Mont-Fort, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon, Bruson and La Tzoumaz (Mayens-de-Riddes) and for a supplement you can also ski the La Breya area.