Vercorin Ski Resort Switzerland

Vercorin is one of a plethora of small Swiss ski resorts unknown to the rest of the world. That's a shame, because Vercorin, and many others like it, provide the kind of fabulous, uncrowded ski experience that so many have forgotten or only dream about. With 1,000m of skiable vertical on cold north & northeast aspected slopes, Vercorin is all but deserted mid-week. A new chairlift replacing 2 long surface tows on the upper mountain for season 21/22 greatly improves the skiing & snowboarding experience.

See the outdated Vercorin ski trail map. An up to date one with the new Tracuit-Mont Major chair will be forthcoming sooner or later. In the meantime you can imagine it running up 500m of skiable vertical, replacing both the Tracuit & Cabanon surface tows.

Vercorin is splendidly located overlooking both the Rhone River valley and the Val d'Anniviers. If considering a visit to Vercorin, take the train to Sierre (Siders) station (located between Brig & Montreux) & get a taxi or local bus to the cable car valley station at Chalais (only 5km by road from the train station). Take the cable car up to Vercorin for a lovely lodging location overlooking the broad Rhône River valley and surrounding mountain peaks. Stay in Sierre if desperate.

To get a sense of the broader lay of the land, see the Val d’Anniviers ski resort map.

Review

The Powderhounds were within a whisker of visiting Vercorin in 2019, but only got as far as all of its neighbours- the fabulous Crans Montana, Grimentz Zinal & St Luc Chandolin. Despite being close enough to get a few clear photos on a nice sunny Val d'Anniviers day, it was just a 'bridge too far'! We will re-visit the region again in coming seasons and will add more info once we do. Meanwhile read our thoughts on the other ski resorts in the region via the links above or in the left column.

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