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Hi Snowheads. I'm looking at purchasing the Snowpass Valais Unlimited pass when I arrive to Switzerland this February. Does anyone have any knowledge on whether it's still available and where to pick it up? I'm Australian so don't have a home to ship it to over there. I have emailed them but haven't heard back yet. Ideally I would like to pick it up in Verbier as that's where I had planned on skiing most of the time.
Thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Are you sure it’s worth it, if you’re mainly going to be skiing Verbier and the 4 Vallées? It looks like it’s close to CHF 2K which seems a lot for just Feb to Easter. How does it compare to a period pass for Verbier? And it’s just the Valais resorts: Verbier is as near to the Portes du Soleil and Glacier 2000 etc in the Vaud as Crans, for example, and I assume the pass doesn’t cover them? Slightly further but doable if you have a car would be Zermatt or even Chamonix. And if you don’t have a car you may find yourself not bothering with the other Valais resorts outside the 400Kms of the 4 Vallées. Obviously, if it’s cheaper than a 4 Vallées all-zones pass then you might as well go for it.
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FYI with the Verbier season pass you get free days in Pays du St Bernard, Aletsch, PdS, Chamonix, Vallée d’Aosta and Montgenevre
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@squidy, I'm pretty sure tht there is a "half" season pass available for the 4V (which obviously includes Verbier) that starts from February onwards.
I looked at it for last season and it cost about chf1,000 which is about 50% of what you are talking about.
That other 1,000 would buy you a lot of other days in nearby places if you were exploring.
I's not super obvious on the Televerbier web pages...maybe email them?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Not looked into this one before, but yes, it appears to be available still. Drilling through from a web search ends up at https://www.rmv-wbb.ch/fr-ch/produits to actually buy the card and includes a link to their T&C and the application form.
Yes, it looks like they're expecting a Swiss address, and a paper application including a passport photo. There's nothing to say it's restricted to Swiss residents or to check that it's your home address, so nothing to stop you using a temporary address to get it mailed to, AFAICT.
It doesn't seem particularly cheap, I have to say, especially if you're only arriving in February.
Resorts covered would include Zermatt, although it's unclear whether the Cervinia side would be included; it does clearly state though that only the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil is included, so somewhat limiting its usability.
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| rungsp wrote: |
@squidy, I'm pretty sure tht there is a "half" season pass available for the 4V (which obviously includes Verbier) that starts from February onwards.
I looked at it for last season and it cost about chf1,000 which is about 50% of what you are talking about.
That other 1,000 would buy you a lot of other days in nearby places if you were exploring.
I's not super obvious on the Televerbier web pages...maybe email them? |
That sounds good. I wasn't aware of that. Yeah I'll try and email them now. Thanks.
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| LaForet wrote: |
| Are you sure it’s worth it, if you’re mainly going to be skiing Verbier and the 4 Vallées? It looks like it’s close to CHF 2K which seems a lot for just Feb to Easter. How does it compare to a period pass for Verbier? And it’s just the Valais resorts: Verbier is as near to the Portes du Soleil and Glacier 2000 etc in the Vaud as Crans, for example, and I assume the pass doesn’t cover them? Slightly further but doable if you have a car would be Zermatt or even Chamonix. And if you don’t have a car you may find yourself not bothering with the other Valais resorts outside the 400Kms of the 4 Vallées. Obviously, if it’s cheaper than a 4 Vallées all-zones pass then you might as well go for it. |
Yeah it's definitely pretty expensive but I'm travelling to this area for the first time from Australia and wanted to check out a few places. I'll be skiing for 6+ weeks strait so it will eventually pay itself off. My main reason is I won't a good resort for free riding and a good park for when there is no new snow. I'm pretty set on Verbier and the only other place's with a big park are Trans Montana or Leysin. I'm not sure how Leysin will go this season though due to the snow conditions. If I buy a Verbier pass ($1450) CHF and a Crans park only season pass ($350 CHF) it is $1800 already. The Snowpass Valais has some other good mountains on it like Grimentz/Zinal and Zermatt. I figured it might be worth the extra. Yes I have booked a car for the full time. I'm thinking of making a decision closer to the date when there is a better picture of what the mountain conditions are like.
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| Chaletbeauroc wrote: |
Not looked into this one before, but yes, it appears to be available still. Drilling through from a web search ends up at https://www.rmv-wbb.ch/fr-ch/produits to actually buy the card and includes a link to their T&C and the application form.
Yes, it looks like they're expecting a Swiss address, and a paper application including a passport photo. There's nothing to say it's restricted to Swiss residents or to check that it's your home address, so nothing to stop you using a temporary address to get it mailed to, AFAICT.
It doesn't seem particularly cheap, I have to say, especially if you're only arriving in February.
Resorts covered would include Zermatt, although it's unclear whether the Cervinia side would be included; it does clearly state though that only the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil is included, so somewhat limiting its usability. |
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out now.
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| LaForet wrote: |
| Are you sure it’s worth it, if you’re mainly going to be skiing Verbier and the 4 Vallées? It looks like it’s close to CHF 2K which seems a lot for just Feb to Easter. How does it compare to a period pass for Verbier? And it’s just the Valais resorts: Verbier is as near to the Portes du Soleil and Glacier 2000 etc in the Vaud as Crans, for example, and I assume the pass doesn’t cover them? Slightly further but doable if you have a car would be Zermatt or even Chamonix. And if you don’t have a car you may find yourself not bothering with the other Valais resorts outside the 400Kms of the 4 Vallées. Obviously, if it’s cheaper than a 4 Vallées all-zones pass then you might as well go for it. |
Yeah it's definitely pretty expensive but I'm travelling to this area for the first time from Australia and wanted to check out a few places. I'll be skiing for 6+ weeks strait so it will eventually pay itself off. My main reason is I won't a good resort for free riding and a good park for when there is no new snow. I'm pretty set on Verbier and the only other place's with a big park are Trans Montana or Leysin. I'm not sure how Leysin will go this season though due to the snow conditions. If I buy a Verbier pass ($1450) CHF and a Crans park only season pass ($350 CHF) it is $1800 already. The Snowpass Valais has some other good mountains on it like Grimentz/Zinal and Zermatt. I figured it might be worth the extra. Yes I have booked a car for the full time. I'm thinking of making a decision closer to the date when there is a better picture of what the mountain conditions are like.
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| rungsp wrote: |
@squidy, I'm pretty sure tht there is a "half" season pass available for the 4V (which obviously includes Verbier) that starts from February onwards.
I looked at it for last season and it cost about chf1,000 which is about 50% of what you are talking about.
That other 1,000 would buy you a lot of other days in nearby places if you were exploring.
I's not super obvious on the Televerbier web pages...maybe email them? |
That sounds good. I wasn't aware of that. Yeah I'll try and email them now. Thanks.
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@squidy Well, if you have a car in Verbier, make sure there's parking included with your accommodation, as Verbier public car parks can be pricey, and I'm not sure if you can park in the free car park in Le Chable indefinitely (where the valley train from Martigny links up with the gondola up to Verbier) - someone else may be able to clarify this. You can get to Verbier easily using the train/gondola but I can see that if you're touring 'round the car is going to be useful. Where are you flying to/from? Geneva? I also think if you're going to the Valais, then Verbier is the best choice: Crans-Montana is a lot smaller and Leysin even more so and neither is in the same league in terms of size and terrain (but of course, as you see from the signature, I'm probably biased).
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@squidy, assuming you have not bought a Verbier annual pass before you can still benefit from the « parrain » deal at 999chf if you can find someone who paid full price for their pass (I can probably help you find someone).
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| BobinCH wrote: |
| @squidy, assuming you have not bought a Verbier annual pass before you can still benefit from the « parrain » deal at 999chf if you can find someone who paid full price for their pass (I can probably help you find someone). |
I could do with this deal in April, unless there's the half season pass mentioned above?
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You know it makes sense.
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| swskier wrote: |
| BobinCH wrote: |
| @squidy, assuming you have not bought a Verbier annual pass before you can still benefit from the « parrain » deal at 999chf if you can find someone who paid full price for their pass (I can probably help you find someone). |
I could do with this deal in April, unless there's the half season pass mentioned above? |
Not aware of the half season pass but the parrain or ambassador offer is detailed here under « information supplémentaires » and I know it works as we use it every year. I will check if I can « parrain » a 2nd person in which case you can benefit from the offer. It also includes an online voucher booklet with free days in Cham, PdS etc
https://verbier4vallees.ch/fr/informations-utiles/prix-des-forfaits-hiver
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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The half season price is 1199chf, but only available from 1st Feb.
I can see it on the menu page, but no onwards link as yet.
If @BobinCH can parrain you that is an even better deal.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@BobinCH, thanks, I owe you beers for a number of reasons now!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| BobinCH wrote: |
| @squidy, assuming you have not bought a Verbier annual pass before you can still benefit from the « parrain » deal at 999chf if you can find someone who paid full price for their pass (I can probably help you find someone). |
No I've never skied Verbier before. Iv'e skied France once before in 2003. Been skiing only the US for the past 13 years.
Yeah that would be awesome if you knew someone who I could get a parrain deal from. I'd make sure to get them a gift of some sort for their time. I'll remember this message and check in with you in a few weeks if that's ok. Thanks again.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| rungsp wrote: |
The half season price is 1199chf, but only available from 1st Feb.
I can see it on the menu page, but no onwards link as yet.
If @BobinCH can parrain you that is an even better deal. |
That's also good to know. Thanks for that. 
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If @BobinCH cannot add one I think I could do you a parrain
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