Meet the Locals in Verbier
Get to know Verbier's who's who
Ashley Crook - General Manager at The Lodge
With the winter ski season now in full flow, this is the busiest time for businesses in Verbier. Located just an easy walk from the centre of Verbier is The Lodge, a 5-star luxury chalet catering for your every need. As one of the properties within Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Limited Collection luxury collection of retreats, The Lodge is a 9 bedroom chalet, complete with an indoor pool, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzi, spa and Michelin-star trained chefs.
Bastien Nobs: Verbier Based Mountain Guide
As the undisputed European home of freeriding, Verbier is right up there as the destination of choice for big mountain skiers and snowboarders worldwide. It is also ideally positioned with easy access to some of the best climbing, mountaineering and hiking in Europe - a true, year round mountain adventure destination.
Beanie Milne-Home: Marketing & Team Manager for Faction Skis
Situated slap bang in the largest ski area in Switzerland, home to some of the most challenging terrain out there, and the only town to host the Freeride World Tour every year since its conception in 2008, Verbier is arguably the global capital of freestyle and freeride. It comes as no surprise then that it is also the birthplace of The Faction Collective – a ski and apparel company who have emerged as one of the fastest growing independent brands in the global ski market since the company began in 2006.
Eleonore Ribordy & Rosi Pickard: Verbier Language School
You've got to be determined and have a lot of positivity if you want your dreams to come true; have an idea, set out a plan and work at it until it comes good... That's just what friends Rosi & Eleanore did when they had the idea for Verbier Language School. They said "We wanted a language school so we made one!"..
Emma Bodkin, Co-Founder at Mountain Beach Fitness Retreats
Mountain Beach Fitness Retreats offer high altitude fitness training, performance camps, and transformative retreats to escape from your usual routine. Dramatically increase your fitness whilst staying in luxurious accommodation, with delicious nutritious meals provided by their expert chef.
Gareth Chandler: General Manager of The Lodge
Verbier is one of the best luxury ski resorts in the world and the destination of choice for those looking for top quality skiing and nightlife in the Alps. With an abundance of 5 star ski accommodation on offer, Verbier really delivers at the top end of the market and leading the way is Sir Richard Branson's very own luxury ski chalet - The Lodge.
Hugh Millard, head chef at The Lodge in Verbier
Located just an easy walk from the centre of Verbier is The Lodge, a 5-star luxury chalet catering for your every need. As one of the properties within Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Limited Edition Collection of luxury of retreats, The Lodge is a 9-bedroom chalet, complete with an indoor pool, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzi, spa and Michelin-star trained chefs.
Kim Taylor: Managing Director of Verbier Rentals
Sometimes you just can't ignore the call of the mountains. A ski season may be a great deal of fun while it lasts, but once you're back in your home country, settled in to a career and the daily grind, you might find yourself longing for those vast Alpine views, the fresh mountain air & time off spent either on the snow in winter or on the summer mountain trails...
Zoe Armstrong & Ali Watkiss: Founders of SunGod
Here at Verbinet.com we love well designed, good looking products and are always on the lookout for the best latest gear to share with you, our readers. Once in a while something pops into our news feed that we feel merits a little more investigation, and SunGod goggles happened to be one of those.
