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Beginner skiing in Verbier.

Start at Les Esserts for first turns in the village. Already linking turns? Try blue Chaux on the mountain, with a cabin ride home.

Still learning to stop and turn

Keep it in the village.

Les Esserts — still from the creator’s videoVideo: Fin Skis

Les Esserts: a carpet for first turns, then a longer button-lift slope. Stop at the same small base.

See Les Esserts ↓Already linking turns on blues

Try the La Chaux bowl.

Chaux — still from the creator’s videoVideo: Agramer

Ride up from Médran, follow blue Chaux and use the cabins when you want to finish.

See La Chaux ↓

Verbier village / Les Esserts

Les Esserts: find your feet first.

A useful first morning when a huge piste map feels like too much. The learning slope has its own lifts, so you can repeat the same turns and take a break without travelling across the mountain.

Run video
Switzerland Verbier Les Esserts Slope — Fin Skis Original on YouTube ↗

Who it suits. Our pick for first turns, getting your ski legs back and a short session with an easy stopping point. Choose somewhere else when you want a long mountain cruise.

Get to the run
Go to the Les Esserts village learning slope using the resort shuttle. The ticket hut below the button lift is the landmark; a lesson booked at No. 17 has a different meeting point, so follow your school’s instructions.
Repeat or finish
Finish at the same village learning area and use the resort shuttle for the return. This plan does not include a main-mountain descent.

Keep an eye out. Esserts is blue; Planards–Esserts is a separate red piste. The mountain connection carrying the Esserts name is outside this practice session.

Full Esserts run guide →Official ski map ↗
Start here

Les Esserts button lift

Les Esserts learning area, Verbier, Switzerland

Car directions ↗Train & bus directions ↗Walk from my hotel ↗Open map ↗

Choosing a hotel or apartment? Enter its address as the starting point in walking directions, then check the route to this lift.

Sources for Esserts · route checked 2026-10-21

Verbier / Médran

La Chaux: a bigger mountain day.

Come for the bowl and the Combins views once blue-run turns feel familiar. Blue Chaux and red Chaux are separate runs: choose the blue signs and keep the cabin return in your plan.

Run video
Ski Verbier - Blue Slope - Chaux — Agramer Original on YouTube ↗

Who it suits. Skiers already linking turns who want to try Verbier’s main mountain. For your first turns, start at the village learning slopes at Les Esserts instead.

Get to the run
From Médran, take the Barnes Line / Médran 4 gondola to Les Ruinettes, then Chaux-Express towards Fontanet. Follow the blue Chaux signs into La Chaux.
Repeat or finish
Use Chaux-Express for another lap. Finish by cabin to Les Ruinettes, then gondola down to Médran; check the last return connections before setting out.

Keep an eye out. A separate Chaux run is red. Stay in the La Chaux bowl for this outing; the lifts towards Gentianes and Mont Fort reach harder skiing.

Full Chaux run guide →Official ski map ↗
Start here

Médran gondola / Barnes Line

Médran snow front, Rue de Médran, Verbier, Switzerland

Car directions ↗Train & bus directions ↗Walk from my hotel ↗Open map ↗

Choosing a hotel or apartment? Enter its address as the starting point in walking directions, then check the route to this lift.

Sources for Chaux · route checked 2026-10-24

Before you choose.

Which blue should I start with in Verbier?

For first turns, choose Les Esserts’ village learning area. When you already link turns on blues and want to go higher, look at blue Chaux. Watch both clips above: a familiar practice slope can be a better first morning than a bigger mountain trip.

Can I get back without skiing down to Verbier?

Yes, the La Chaux plan uses Chaux-Express cabins back over Fontanet to Les Ruinettes, then the gondola down to Médran. After starting the blue, you still need to ski to the La Chaux lift. Check the last cabin and gondola connection before going up.

See the return steps →
Should I buy a full 4Vallées pass for Les Esserts?

Ask about the ticket for the lifts you actually want to use. The operator lists a free magic carpet at Les Esserts; the longer button-lift slope is a separate step. Match the pass and meeting point to your lesson before paying for a bigger ski area.

Where should I stay?

For a Les Esserts practice day, check the village shuttle and your lesson meeting point. For La Chaux, plan your journey to Médran. Arriving by train, Le Châble connects to Verbier by gondola; the uphill Médran lift is the next part of the La Chaux journey.

Verbier accommodation & starting areas →

How we chose these outings.

Compare the operator’s village learning area with its La Chaux progression advice. The linked run plans show the map, starting point, lift sequence and return sources; videos retain their creator credit.

Open the sources with each run for the map edition and route review date. The reasons to choose an outing are BlueRuns editorial advice. Check the day’s open runs and last return connection before heading up.

How our run advice works →

Picture the run. Then plan the day.

Choose the video that feels right for your next step, then keep its full lift and return guide handy.

More Verbier runs →Compare other beginner slopes →