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Guide / Tour Things To Do in Verbier — 4 of Our Favourites

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The main draw for people coming to Verbier in winter is, of course, skiing and snowboarding.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Verbier Activities Guide.

Adrenaline Snowshoeing , Verbier - Centre

1. Snowshoeing excursions

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Verbier

Fancy doing something different? Explore the beautiful natural scenery of the 4 Valleys by venturing off the beaten track on snowshoes.

More than just a ski school, the instructors here are experienced in a wide range of fun winter activities and regularly offer snowshoe excursions throughout the season. These trips are a fantastic way to discover the pristine forests and hidden corners of the valley, away from the busy pistes and bustling mountain restaurants. They’re also a perfect option if you want a day off skiing or snowboarding while still getting some exercise and enjoying the mountains.

The instructors are an international team, all highly qualified and fully fluent in English, as well as a number of other languages.

Les Guides de Verbier, Verbier

2. Les Guides Activity Company

Enjoy a number of activities with qualified guides in Verbier in either summer or winter.

In Winter they offer: off-piste skiing, ski touring, heliskiing, security awareness day, haute route, patrouille des glaciers, and icefall climbing.

In Summer they offer: mountaineering, climbing, fun activities, and canyoning.

Also they can arrange corporate activities/weddings/parties etc on request either according to your own schedule or all inclusive.

Private Guided Downhill Lessons, Verbier mountain bike

3. Private Guided Downhill Lessons

Whether a beginner, advanced or expert rider, these lessons will help you push your abilities with a professional, experienced bike guide. These half-day lessons are sure to give you an insight into how to improve your riding.

Meeting at the Médran Café in Verbier, these three hour lessons are sure to help you improve your riding. From 12-years-old and up, these lessons are suitable for anyone, from a relatively complete beginner (they will not teach you how to ride a bike), to an expert rider trying to eek out that extra 10 percent performance.

For beginner lessons, it is recommended that you can ride a mountain bike (freeride or downhill) but have little or no experience riding on downhill tracks. Beyond that, you may want to look at advanced lessons, as someone who is a regular downhill mountain biker, is able to jump drops of more than 1m high, and can ride on almost any track.

For expert lessons, it is advised that you are a strong downhill mountain biker, confident riding all type of terrain including large drops of 2m+, and in any weather condition.

On your own, or in a private group of up to five friends, these half-day lessons run in the morning and afternoon and from July through October. Freeride or downhill bikes compulsory for the downhill lessons (minimum 180mm travel front and back).

Private Guided Enduro Tour, Verbier mountain bike

4. Private Guided Enduro Tour

Whether an advanced or expert enduro rider, a professional guide will take you on a fantastic bike tour to match your ability.

Meeting at the Médran Café in Verbier, these three or six hour tours are sure to impress. From 15-years-old and up, the tours are suitable for advanced and expert enduro riders.

For advanced tours, it is recommended that you be a regular endure or downhill mountain biker, who can ride on almost any track.

For expert tours, it is advised that you are a strong enduro or downhill mountain biker, confident riding all type of terrain in any weather condition.

On your own, or in a private group of up to five friends, these half and full day tours run in the morning and afternoon and from July through September. Full suspension enduro or all-mountain bikes only (minimum 150mm travel front and back). No cross-country bikes.