4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon is a ski area in Bruson, Valais, Switzerland. Its 352 mapped downhill runs add up to 175 km, which ranks it #2 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 4.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 496 m long.

Slopes at 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon

About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 77 lifts: 19 button lifts, 16 chairlifts, 12 gondolas, 9 magic carpets, 6 t-bars, 6 cable cars, 5 combined lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 drag lift, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 904 m up to 3,301 m, a vertical drop of 2,397 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 8.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 89 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 55 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 90 km away. Nearby ski areas include Lourtier (0.9 km), Ovronnaz (17.2 km), Mayens de Conthey (0.9 km) and Evolène (26.3 km), which together add 76 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.