Vercorin ski resort guide & reviews Ski area, apres-ski, things to do & see in Vercorin
Resort review
Vercorin sits in a natural sun trap at 1334m over looking Val d'Anniviers and is easily accessible from the valley via the cable car in Chalais. The village can also be reached in 7 minutes via the Chalais cable car.
It is a lovely family friendly alpine ski resort that is full of charm and tradition. Like Grimentz further up the valley, Vercorin is blessed with wonderful reminders of the old days - the raccards (granaries) and many chalets are so old, the wood used to build them has blackened over time creating a mystical atmosphere.
Après-ski
The night life can be as relaxed or as lively as you want to make it with a choice of several restaurants and bars. The Le Buvette du Lavioz is a popular hangout after the slopes and for evening fun, the Godille bar has good music and stays open until late in the season.
| Key information (local area) | |
|---|---|
| Altitude | 1334m |
| Top lift | 2336m |
| Family | |
| Beginner | |
| Intermediate | |
| Expert | |
| Piste (km) | 35 |
| Longest run | 5 km |
| Off piste | |
| Cross country | 15 km |
| Season | Dec - April |
| Snowboard parks | 1 |
| Heli Skiing | ✘ |
| Summer skiing | ✘ |
| Glacier skiing | ✘ |
| Babysitting | ✔ |
| Creche | ✘ |
| Apres ski | Relaxed |
Vercorin ski area guide
The Vercorin ski area offers 35kms of skiing terrain between 1334m and 2336m and is suitable for all levels of skier and boarder. There is also a snow park at the Crêt du Midi. For more terrain, the Val d'Anniviers lift pass gives you over 220kms to explore around the resorts of Grimentz, Zinal, St-Luc and Chandolin.
A shuttle bus is available between Vercorin and Anniviers to enable visitors to reach Grimentz-Zinal or St-Luc-Chandolin. For even more fun in the snow, the Magic Pass provides access to many more resorts in Valais.
Beginners
Vercorin is a great place to learn to ski with a beginners area that links to some wide cruising and gentle blue trails.
Intermediate
The Vercorin ski area is large enough for a weeks ski holiday for intermediate skiers and boarders with 6 red and 5 blue pistes. For more terrain, try the Grimentz-Zinal linked ski area.
Advanced
For advanced skiers, there is not much on-piste terrain to keep you busy. However, there are plenty of challenging trails around the Val d'Anniviers especially on the upper slopes of Grimentz and Zinal. For an adrenaline fuelled day out, try the ski tour through the Vallon de Réchy with a local guide.
Cross country
There are 15km of cross-country and skating trails. These are well maintained and completely free of charge - a well known route is the 12km trail from Grimentz-Vercorin.
Things to see & do
For those days where you simply dont want to put skis on, there are plenty of other activities to hand...
- Tobogganning
- Snowshoeing
- Ice skating
- Snow tubing
- Paragliding
- Ice climbing
Families & Kid's Clubs
During the winter, there are daily activities organised for the whole family including tiny tots and older children. The ski schools accept children from the age of 2 for ski lessons where they learn to ski and are entertained with stories and games.
Vercorin ski holidays - our view
Skiing in Vercorin is a great place for families with uncrowded pistes with fantastic views of the surrunding peaks and Rhone Valley. For more advanced skiers and boarders, Val d'Annivier is waiting to be explored with more than 200km of trails and great off-piste terrain. A couple of suggestions...
- A day over to Zermatt with it's long runs and stunning views of the Matterhorn is not to be missed
- Visit Lake Geneva and the beautiful lakeside town of Montreux
- Explore the historic farming village of Grimentz - simply stunning
If you like Vercorin, you may also want to look at Grimentz and Les Diablerets where there is usually very good early and late season skiing on Glacier 3000.
