SENSATIONAL SKIIING IN VERBIER
If you only have a few days to cram in a ski weekend, then you might as well do it in blockbuster style. The Swiss resort Verbier, with its outstanding skiing and crazy nightlife, will more than deliver. place to stay chalet 14 ( no14verbier. com) is the largest luxe chalet in Verbier. as soon as your chauffeured taxi deposits you at the door (champagne glass in hand), you enter another world – downy beds, bathrooms filled with Daylesford organic products and an outdoor hot-tub by the roaring fire-pit. There’s a full-size pool and treatment rooms for an après-ski massage. The staff of 15 include a dangerously creative mixologist at the bar, who’ll cater to your every rock star request. check out Most slopes are for intermediate and advanced skiiers and boarders and the skiing is absolutely first-class with a choice between wide, sunny bowls snaking with blue and red runs and the stunning, wooded runs in the savoleyres area. excellent lift systems mean queues are short and access up the mountain is fast. Book a ski guide/ instructor like kenta Berglund ( from £223; performanceverbier.com) to make the most of your ski day.
eat a highlight at chalet 14 is the food. you can choose exactly what you want from sharing plates, to asian fusion and simple bistro food. In the morning, load up on delicious superfood granolas and breads, fruit platters and smoothies. on the slopes, lunch at la Vache ( verbinet.com). The openair terrace at le Rouge ( lerouge-verbier.com) is great for après-ski, with DJS jetted in from Ibiza. For proper post-supper clubbing head to l’etoile and Farinet ( hotelfarinet.com). pack Retro chic slope attire from French labels perfect Moment and Fuslap and performance brand kjus, sorel boots for crunching through the snow, stirrup leggings, a chunky chloé knit and a shrimps faux fur. top it off with a eugenia kim beanie. the lowdown seven nights costs from £2,230 per person based on 26 people sharing no. 14, including all meals, snacks, chauffeur, in-resort concierge, ski equipment and fitting. on a room by room basis, it’s £605 per night. you can also book its sister chalet Rosalp 4, with similar five-star service, from £10,696 for the week for eight, catered ( skiverbierexclusive.com). easyjet flies to Geneva from £60 return, with a transfer time to Verbier of 1 hour 15 minutes; easyjet.com.