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From atop Mont Fort, the highest summit in the entire Verbier region, a landscape that could have been sculpted for skiing unfurls all around.…

The W Verbier has won the prestigious title of Worlds Best Ski Hotel at the World Ski Awards for seven years in a row. Jake Wallis Simons checks in. Read on to check out his verdict...

A sunny holiday weekend drew a crush of skiers to Austria’s slopes, with crowded lift lines and parking lots making a mockery of social distancing rules.

Switzerland’s successful season proves ski holidays will be possible next winter Ski resorts in Switzerland were some of the few in the world to open this year – the rest of Europe can learn from their successes In Zermatt, face masks had to be worn throughout the resort, including on chairlifts This winter, Switzerland was the only country in Europe to open ski resorts all season, and to all.  In an unwavering act of defiance despite huge pressure from EU countries to close, the Swiss gov...

Was Switzerland Right to Keep its Ski Resorts Open?   11th April 2021 Last modified on April 15th, 2021 Switzerland took the controversial decision not to close its ski resorts back in December as other alpine nations shut theirs.  It is now the final week of this very different season in the major resorts. We report in-depth from the Valais in Switzerland on how winter unfolded in this exclusive report. 136 Shares Switzerland kept its winter sports sector going, leading to accusations that ...

"We had to get out of there or wed have been stuck" (Image: GETTY) Speaking to the Daily Telegraph Simon Wiget, director of Verbier’s tourist office, commented: “The British must not be stigmatised. “They arrived in Verbier anticipating fresh mountain air, but then suddenly they are stuck in a hotel room. “The reflex would be to leave if you are told this. “I think the vast majority of people would have believed they were acting responsibly and within the law.” Whilst restaurants ha...

12 British tourists investigated by Swiss police for alleged escape Alexandra Williams In Geneva and Nick Fagge and Harry Howard For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Twelve British tourists are being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a hastily-imposed Covid quarantine. The skiers were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government suddenly announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine. It ...

Photo: Raphael Surmont On Dec 21, the government announced that all arrivals from the UK since Dec 14 must isolate, bringing holidays to an abrupt halt for around 420 people. By Sunday, fewer than a dozen remained in the Alpine resort. Rather than stay cooped up in their chalets, they decided to take flight. While some chose to cross the border by train, others left in the dead of night, fearful that hoteliers would report them to police. Britons not subject to the restrictions said they felt t...

Twelve British tourists are being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a hastily-imposed Covid quarantine. The skiers were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government suddenly announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine. It was reported that many fled the resort, in the canton of Valais, rather than going into lockdown. Hoteliers said some guests left with no warning under cover of darkness. Among the Britons who fled was to...