Verbier, Switzerland
Good skiing and snowboarding, great powder and lots of nightlife.

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There is no doubt that Verbier is trying hard to retain its international visitors, improving over the last few years its grooming, snowmaking, ski school and lifts - most recently with the overdue replacement of the Tortin gondola. But major complaints remain. Some are down to the organization of the resort - the kind of slope sign posting would be comical if it were not infuriating - but others are down to the lie of the land.

For experts prepared to hire a guide in order to explore off-slope, Verbier is one of the big names. With its FourValleys lift network and a claimed 250 miles of slopes; Verbier would seem at first sight to rank alongside the French mega-resorts such as Courchevel or La Plagne for slope skiers, too. But it doesn't; the Four Valleys is an inconveniently sprawling affair, while Verbier's local slopes are surprisingly confined. Of course, slope skiers can have a satisfying holiday here - but you can do that in scores of resorts from Alpbach to Zell am See. Whether they can match Verbier's famously vibrant nightlife is another question.

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