4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon
Switzerland's freeride capital, crowned by the Bec des Rosses.
Difficulty mix
On the mountain
- 4 snowparks / fun zones
Bonvo Score breakdown
Computed from mapped terrain data — no editorial opinion, no pay-to-rank. How the score works
Skiing Verbier – 4 Vallées, told properly
Verbier is where the world's best freeriders come to prove it. Every spring the Freeride World Tour crowns its champions on the terrifying 3,222 m Bec des Rosses above the Col des Gentianes — the Xtreme Verbier, contested since 1996 on a face most skiers are happy just to photograph. That event didn't choose Verbier by accident: the town sits at the hub of the 4 Vallées, Switzerland's largest linked ski area, a web of high ridgelines, couloirs and itinerary runs that reward strong legs like nowhere else in the country.
From the Mont Fort glacier at 3,330 m the panorama sweeps from the Matterhorn to Mont Blanc, and the descents live up to it: the mogul wall at Tortin, the long itineraries off Mont Gelé, and endless off-piste that turns the whole area into a freeride arena after a storm. Yet the linked villages — Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon, La Tzoumaz — keep gentler, sunnier pistes for everyone else.
Off the hill, Verbier is unapologetically glamorous: a south-facing balcony village of chalets, serious restaurants and après that starts at altitude and finishes very late indeed.
Signature runs
Tortin
The infamous mogul face — a vast, relentless wall of bumps that serves as the 4 Vallées' unofficial entrance exam.
Mont Fort glacier descent
From 3,330 m with a Matterhorn-to-Mont-Blanc panorama, a steep top wall easing into huge open carving terrain.
Mont Gelé itineraries
Marked-but-ungroomed big-mountain descents straight off the cable car — freeride flavour without a hike.
Vallon d'Arby
The classic backcountry-lite itinerary to La Tzoumaz — a quiet, scenic valley run away from every lift.
Local tips
- Ride the first Jumbo cable car to Gentianes on a powder day or accept leftovers — Verbier tracks out fast.
- The itinerary runs are avalanche-controlled but ungroomed and unpatrolled at the edges; carry a beacon and mind the closures.
- Watch the Xtreme Verbier finals from the Gentianes col in late March — bring binoculars and disbelief.
- Savoleyres/La Tzoumaz is the overlooked sunny sector — perfect family terrain minus the main-area crowds.
Good to know
- The Freeride World Tour has held its final on Verbier's Bec des Rosses since 1996 — faces average 50°+ in places.
- The 4 Vallées is Switzerland's largest linked ski area, spanning roughly 400 km of runs.
- Mont Fort's summit platform at 3,330 m sees both the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc on a clear day.
Slope-by-slope analysis
Every run measured from elevation-aware map geometry: true length, vertical drop, average gradient and a 0–10 slope score that rewards long, sustained descents.
| Run | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Avg grade | Slope score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Eteygeon | Freeride | 4.2 km | 1111 m | 26.4% | 8.1 |
| Etiértses, Route des Ruinettes | Easy | 4.2 km | 352 m | 8.5% | 5.2 |
| FIS | Advanced | 3.1 km | 794 m | 25.7% | 7.2 |
| Chassoure-Tortin | Freeride | 2.9 km | 317 m | 11.1% | 4.2 |
| Les Mayens | Intermediate | 2.5 km | 714 m | 28.6% | 6.6 |
| Altiport | Easy | 2.4 km | 432 m | 17.7% | 4.7 |
| Attelas | Intermediate | 2.3 km | 474 m | 20.2% | 5.0 |
| La Grande Journée (Mt-Gelé - Tortin) | Freeride | 2.2 km | 618 m | 27.7% | 6.0 |
| Tortin - Siviez | Easy | 2.2 km | 307 m | 13.8% | 3.9 |
| Piste de l'Ours | Intermediate | 2.1 km | 632 m | 29.6% | 6.1 |
| Tsa | Easy | 2.1 km | 201 m | 9.4% | 3.1 |
| Jean-Pierre | Intermediate | 2.1 km | 482 m | 22.8% | 5.0 |
| les Ottanes | Freeride | 2.1 km | 408 m | 19.3% | 4.5 |
| Croix de coeur - Planards | Easy | 2.1 km | 213 m | 10.1% | 3.2 |
| Chemin de Moay | Easy | 2.1 km | 210 m | 10.1% | 3.1 |
| Vallon d'Arbi | Freeride | 2.1 km | 151 m | 7.4% | 2.7 |
| Plan du Fou - Siviez | Intermediate | 2.0 km | 494 m | 24.2% | 5.1 |
| Greppon Blanc 1&2 inf. | Intermediate | 2.0 km | 202 m | 9.9% | 3.1 |
| Greppon Blanc 1&2 sup. | Intermediate | 2.0 km | 166 m | 8.2% | 2.8 |
| Itinéraire Bruson | Freeride | 2.0 km | 440 m | 22% | 4.7 |
| Gentianes-Tortin | Freeride | 2.0 km | 632 m | 31.9% | 6.1 |
| Plan du Fou - Fontaines | Advanced | 2.0 km | 584 m | 29.6% | 5.7 |
| Tracouet - Prarion | Intermediate | 1.9 km | 359 m | 19.2% | 4.1 |
| Combatseline | Intermediate | 1.9 km | 496 m | 26.6% | 5.1 |
| Creblet | Freeride | 1.8 km | 717 m | 40.1% | 6.8 |
| Itinéraire Le Châble | Freeride | 1.7 km | 357 m | 21.1% | 4.1 |
| skitour: Arolla - Verbier, randonnée à ski: Arolla - Verbier | Easy | 1.6 km | 207 m | 12.6% | 2.9 |
| Route des Planards | Easy | 1.6 km | 166 m | 10.1% | 2.6 |
| Vallon d'Arbi | Freeride | 1.6 km | 481 m | 29.8% | 5.1 |
| Les Masses | Intermediate | 1.6 km | 363 m | 22.8% | 4.2 |
| L'Etherolla | Advanced | 1.6 km | 524 m | 32.9% | 5.4 |
| Bleue à Fernand | Easy | 1.6 km | 191 m | 12% | 2.8 |
| Tsa | Intermediate | 1.5 km | 204 m | 13.4% | 2.9 |
| Mt-Gelé - La Chaux | Freeride | 1.5 km | 495 m | 32.9% | 5.3 |
| Variante Pracondu | Easy | 1.4 km | 201 m | 14% | 2.8 |
| Saxon | Intermediate | 1.4 km | 341 m | 23.9% | 4.0 |
| Gentianes - La Chaux | Intermediate | 1.4 km | 181 m | 13% | 2.7 |
| Combe du Nord | Intermediate | 1.4 km | 256 m | 18.5% | 3.3 |
| Trabanta | Easy | 1.4 km | 261 m | 19.1% | 3.3 |
| Chemin de Moay | Easy | 1.4 km | 129 m | 9.5% | 2.2 |
+ 275 more mapped runs and connectors — all of them in the free 3D map in the Bonvo Ski app.
Lift network
77 mapped lifts, moving up to 72,280 skiers per hour.
| Lift | Type | Capacity/h | Ride time | Length | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funispace | Cable car | 2,655 | 4 min | 1.4 km | 528 m |
| Veysonnaz - Thyon | Gondola | 2,400 | — | 2.5 km | 755 m |
| Les Attelas(bubble) | Chairlift | 2,400 | 6 min | 1.4 km | 488 m |
| Savoleyres Nord | Chairlift | 2,400 | 4 min | 1.1 km | 313 m |
| Lac des Vaux 1 | Chairlift | 2,400 | 2 min | 562 m | 178 m |
| Combatseline | Chairlift | 2,400 | 5 min | 1.4 km | 497 m |
| Tracouet | Gondola | 2,400 | 8 min | 2.1 km | 810 m |
| Siviez | Gondola | 2,400 | 7 min | 1.8 km | 706 m |
| Plan du Fou | Gondola | 2,400 | 6 min | 1.5 km | 591 m |
| Trabanta | Chairlift | 2,000 | 5 min | 1.4 km | 387 m |
| La Matze | Hybrid lift | 2,000 | 6 min | 905 m | 232 m |
| Taillay | Chairlift | 1,800 | 5 min | 1.4 km | 344 m |
| La Chaux 2 | Chairlift | 1,600 | 5 min | 1.1 km | 211 m |
| La Pasay | Chairlift | 1,600 | 6 min | 1.4 km | 534 m |
| La Tzoumaz - Savoleyres | Gondola | 1,600 | 9 min | 2.7 km | 803 m |
| Les Masses | Chairlift | 1,600 | 4 min | 1.1 km | 432 m |
| Ethérolla | Chairlift | 1,600 | 6 min | 1.5 km | 530 m |
| Prarion - Tracouet | Chairlift | 1,600 | 12 min | 1.4 km | 356 m |
| Mayentzet | Chairlift | 1,600 | 6 min | 1.4 km | 509 m |
| Tortin | Chairlift | 1,500 | 11 min | 2.2 km | 307 m |
| Chassoure | Gondola | 1,400 | 6 min | 2.1 km | 695 m |
| Greppon Blanc 3 | Chairlift | 1,350 | 5 min | 636 m | 241 m |
| Lac des Vaux 2 | Chairlift | 1,200 | 6 min | 709 m | 191 m |
| La Tournelle | Chairlift | 1,200 | 7 min | 770 m | 218 m |
| Les Etablons | Chairlift | 1,200 | 11 min | 1.3 km | 484 m |
| Le Châble - Mayens de Bruson(bubble) | Gondola | 1,200 | 8 min | 2.5 km | 828 m |
| Jumbo | Cable car | 1,125 | 6 min | 2.4 km | 664 m |
| Le Châble - Verbier(bubble) | Gondola | 1,100 | 9 min | 2.2 km | 709 m |
| Médran II | Gondola | 1,100 | 6 min | 1.5 km | 656 m |
| Joc | T-bar | 1,100 | 6 min | 1.1 km | 288 m |
4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon — quick answers
How many ski runs does 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon have?
4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon has 315 mapped downhill runs totalling about 195.3 km of pistes, with the longest single run measuring 7.3 km.
What is the vertical drop at 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon?
The mapped skiable terrain spans 2448 m of vertical, from 847 m at the base to 3295 m at the top.
How many lifts does 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon have?
4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon operates 77 mapped lifts moving up to 72,280 skiers per hour.
Ski 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon with the map in your pocket
Every run and lift on this page, rendered in interactive 3D — and it keeps working in airplane mode at the top of the mountain. Free on the App Store.
More ski resorts in Switzerland
235.1 km pistes · 178 runs · 38 lifts
167.9 km pistes · 267 runs · 49 lifts
117.5 km pistes · 126 runs · 42 lifts
86.7 km pistes · 160 runs · 39 lifts
163.3 km pistes · 295 runs · 39 lifts
158.2 km pistes · 202 runs · 23 lifts