St. Moritz or Verbier?
Verbier takes 4 of 9, with 3 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Switzerland
St. Moritz
High, sunny Engadin skiing spread across separate mountains, wrapped around a resort town that has been selling glamour since 1864. The skiing is better than its reputation suggests; the prices are exactly as bad.
Worth knowing. Separate mountains, and prices that assume you are not counting.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,819 a week from London
Switzerland
Verbier
The freeride capital of Switzerland, with lift-accessed terrain that punishes the underprepared. Expensive in every direction, and the 4 Vallées lift network shows its age away from the main spine.
Worth knowing. Expensive in every direction, and the lifts show their age away from the main spine.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,723 a week from London
Side by side
| St. Moritz | Verbier | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 77/100 | 70/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 350 km | 410 km linked |
| Top lift | 3303 m | 3330 m |
| Cost before travel | €1870 | €1770 |
| Families with young kids | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Snowboarders | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Budget and après | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 10/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.