Festival · Verbier
Xtreme Verbier - world's craziest freeride competition, Valais wine after
Xtreme Verbier freeride competition in January — local Valais wine celebration after the gnarliest ski runs.
What to do there
Wine bars and wineries nearby
- Wine bar Bar Farinet - named after a Swiss Robin Hood counterfeiter, nightlife wine Named after a 19th-century Swiss Robin Hood who counterfeited coins to feed the poor — Verbier's 30-year après-ski institution with live bands every night and 30+ cocktails starring local wines.
- Winery Chalet Carlsberg - fondue on the slopes, Fendant mandatory, no excuses Sun-soaked mountain restaurant between Attelas and Ruinettes slopes serving fondue with mandatory Fendant white — now replaced by L'Inkontro but a classic Verbier ski-lunch spot.
- Winery Fully wine pilgrimage - Valais's steepest vineyards, 30 min from Verbier Fully's slopes climb to 800m with some of Switzerland's steepest angles — 30 minutes from Verbier's après-ski, ancient terraces where hand-labor harvests still happen on stone steps.