Verbier / Piste des Profs
Piste des Profs is a tree covered hidden gem which takes you from just below Les Ruinettes down the Mayenzet 6 person chair. As a result, this steep black piste is often not as busy as Combe or FIS which run parallel to it.
A fun final carving run at the end of day, but also a good one to smash early in the morning when it’s freshly groomed for a smoother carving experience.
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Verbier / Lacs (Black)
Whilst most skiers come up Attelas will take the blue run into the valley, there is an option to take a black run from the top of the Lac des Vaux chairlift. It’s a shorter, steeper run where you can easily pick up some speed. Mind you don’t hit the corner on the sharp left turn half way down!
It’s often quieter than the adjacent runs so a nice little challenge to intermediate to advanced skiers.
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Verbier / FIS Supérieure
FIS supérieure sits parallel to Attelas, but can be just as busy in the afternoon. It’s not a very difficult black and when quiet can be a delightful run to get some big carving turns in.
It passes to the right of the Carlsberg restaurant which provides a cheaper lunch alternative to other restaurants on the mountain.
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Verbier / FIS Intermédiaire
Like FIS superior, the intermediate FIS is not very hard and offers a quieter section of piste to Attelas in the late afternoon when everyone is heading home. Lower down the piste is wider and can be another cruisy opportunity for wider turns. Just mind the crowds if you decide to let rip.
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Verbier / FIS Inférieure
Whilst it’s marked as a black, it’s more like a hard blue. It’s not very wide so it’s a better run for practising shorter turns.
The final section of FIS heads down to Carrefour where you can either take Rouge down to town or hop on the bus. The Carrefour restaurant is one of the best on the mountain and we’d highly recommend giving it a try.
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Veysonnaz / Les Crêtes
Heading left down the mountain from the Etherolla chair is Les Crêtes. Like Etherolla, it’s one of the few fast black runs in Thyon, which offers a change to the cruisy skiing below.
Like Cheminée which it runs parallel to, it’s a fun black which dips up and down towards the top of Veysonnaz. It’s also a helpful escape route out of Thyon back towards Siviez via TSA which turns off left near the top of the run.
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Thyon / Etherolla
One of the hardest runs in Thyon, Etherolla is a steep black that takes you back down into Thyon from 2450m. Whilst the snow can be a little hard packed, it’s a top carving run when you can hold a good edge. Feel free to do this one more than once if you prefer fast blacks to slow and busy blues further down below.
You can also walk about 20m further up the mountain from the top of the chairlift for a stunning viewpoint across the surrounding alpine landscape.
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Siviez / Greppon Blanc Inférieure
Second to the supérieure black run, the inferieure is not much different in reality. It’s still steep, but a little easier to carve on. A nice long run which goes left around the mountain back towards the bottom of Greppon Blanc Supérieure.
It’s best to pick up a little speed before you hit the flat path at the bottom of the slope to avoid a dull traverse on the route back towards Siviez. You should turn off right down Les Chottes to carry on around towards Veysonnaz and Thyon.
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Siviez / Greppon Blanc Supérieure
For those who enjoy fast and steep lines, it doesn’t get much faster or steeper than Greppon Blanc. The superieure is the first of three runs down this part of the mountain and provides skiers with a bit of a challenge on a wide slope that’s usually hard packed. It’s quite an exposed face which can get very cold so wrap up warm if you’re spending much time around here.
The bad news is that the button lift up is long and slow. So it’s one we usually like to do just once on the way home.
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Nendaz / Plan du Fou-Fontaines
One of the steepest on-piste runs in the resort, Plan du Fou-Fontaines will be a challenging run for inexperienced skiers. The high gradient makes picking up speed very easy, but we’d suggest you make shorter or more completed turns to prevent any nasty accidents.
A worthwhile challenge when the snow is soft, but it can easily become hard packed in poor conditions. It leads onto Fontaines-Prarion, which essentially feels like the same run. The divide comes where the old Les Fontaines itinerary to the right of the piste (looking up mountain) re-joins the run, but this is no longer marked and should be considered as simply off-piste.
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Nendaz / Fontaines-Prarion
Like the first section, Plan du Fou-Fontaines, this black is a fast and steep run down to Prarion village. When the snow is good it can be a brilliant run to get some big carving turns in, just watch your speed!
It’s a necessary run to take if you want to ski over from Verbier to Nendaz. If you’re looking to access easy blues and reds in Nendaz, but don’t like taking steep black runs to reach them, then less confident skiers can take the gondola down.
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Verbier / Mont Fort
At 3330m there’s almost always snow on Mont Fort, even if it’s rarely soft. The entrance to the run is steep, icy and includes large moguls. It’s not for the faint hearted but the rest of the black offers smaller, easier moguls and a great carving run lower down.
Whilst it’s also a great run in fresh powder, there are crevasses outside of the main piste, so it’s best to go with a seasoned instructor if you’re tempted by the off-piste lines.
If you’re only interested in the instagramable pictures at the top, you can take the cable car back down! For a more adventurous route down, there’s also a zip line which is great fun in good weather.
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Bruson / Pasay (Black)
The flagship run of Bruson and a delightful carving run, especially first thing in the morning when the slope is freshly groomed and there aren’t many people on the mountain. It’s steep at the top and easy to pick up speed as you go down so be careful over the lips or risk a spectacular wipe out opportunity.
Can also double up as a great powder run when there’s fresh snow and the trees lining the sides means you can do this one in poor visibility.
Worth checking out the new Pasay restaurant with panoramic views at the top of the chairlift.
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