Airports: Milan - 2.5h, Zurich -1.5h
Village: elevation 1437m, free buses, various shops and restaurants,
Lodging: Some upscale hotels, apartments, homes
Walkability score: 8/10 Budget score: 7/10
Ability level: beginner/Intermediate/Expert, Ski Schools rating: 8/10
Gemsstock is Andermatt’s high-alpine freeride mountain, rising from 1,444 m to 2,961 m. Known for steep, north-facing terrain, minimal grooming, and excellent snow retention, it offers long vertical descents and serious off-piste skiing. Best suited for advanced and expert skiers, Gemsstock delivers a raw, no-frills alpine experience that shines on clear, stable snow days.
Oberalp is a high-altitude alpine plateau above Andermatt, offering wide, gentle pistes and reliable snow. With mostly blue and red runs, modern lifts, and unique ski-in access by train, it’s ideal for relaxed cruising, warm-up days, and intermediate skiers seeking open terrain and calm alpine scenery.
Sedrun–Disentis is the eastern, sun-exposed part of the Andermatt ski region, known for long, flowing pistes, wide open slopes, and a relaxed alpine feel. With mostly blue and red runs, modern lifts, and excellent snow reliability, it’s ideal for intermediate skiers, long cruising days, and scenic skiing across spacious terrain.
When visiting
3 Day itinerary:
Day 1
Option 1:
Option 2:
Afternoon Day 1:
Day 2:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Afternoon Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 3 afternoon:
4 Day itinerary:
For the 4 day Itinerary we suggest adding a fun filled day at Savolyeryes and Tzoumaz:
Option 1:
Start 4th day like day 1. Once you reach Attelas you will begin a very long decent into Tzoumaz village. It mainly off piste decent that often can be done even if conditions are icy. The reason is that it almost never gets natural sun in the winter and almost entirely north facing. Still if there was a warmer day and night freeze I wouldn't recommend it. If conditions allow and your legs are set for it it will take some 30-40 min to reach Tzoumaz on skis. Start by turning slightly left right before the bottom of Lac Des Vaux 1 lift. You will see the gate and it will be marked with trail conditions. This is an avalanche area so pay close attention and have avalanche equipment. While continue towards Col Des Mines. You will pass a very nice open area while turning left in a several hundreds meters and reaching a narrow cornice that is almost horizontally wraps a vertical wall of Col Des Mines. It is usually cleaned with snowblower but you still need to be very careful as passing thru this narrow area is quite difficult to stop. You should make it in one shot and not stop on the way because you may become almost certainly an opticle to other skiers takin this same path. Once reaching the split in the route at Col Des Mines in the open suddle that provides a great view on both Verbier and Tzoumaz valley take a break and then continue down to the right. The route is pretty obvious and you shouldn't get lost. Ski down a very mougly and beautiful trail while enjoing the views and reaching the cat walk at the bottom. Stay on that catwalk all the way until it reaches the auto road and continues on its side walk all the way to La Tzoumaz gondola.
Option 2:
Actually belongs to a powder day. you want to stay on the East side of Col des Mines. and ski back to Verbier village reaching either Medran or Carrefour bases. This will allow you to fully enjoy the powder off-piste skiing while not getting to far from the village. Traversing the resort on powder days is almost always time consuming and tiring. It is much better to slay close to the base and take as many runs as you can handle while returning to the same base and taking the same lift. Inca case of Verbier this would be Savolyeryes gondola which can be reached by a quick bus ride from the the Carrefour stop. The gondola will soon be supplemented with high speed detacheble chair which will make this transfer all the way to the top of La Tzoumaz village even simpler.
Reach Croix-de-Coeur - after whichever option you have chosen for the morning and have late lunch there - make sure you made a reservation if you want to have a full lunch. You certainly deserve it on this day.
Day 4 afternoon:
Explore La Tzoumaz slopes - easier close to the top and more steep back to the village. Take lift or gondolas as needed to get back to Savolyeryes and ski down the eastern slope at the end of the day. The bus will take you back to Medran in 10 minutes. Alternatively you can skii down to Carrefour by traversing eastern side of Savolyeryes via blue trail that enters wooden catwalk and soon reaches the Carrefour bus station. From there you can continue skiing down to the base of Medran.
3 Day itinerary:
Day 1-4
Refer to 3 and 4 days itinerary
Day 5
By now you have probably got familiar with all 4 valleys and identified Verbiers answer to your skiing ability. Start your day on a preferable warm-up terrain and reach Attelas when you feel sufficiently warmed up. Take mont Gele 45 person tram to the top of Mont Gele. From the top continue down to Tortin. This route provides an excellent off-piste experience even 2 weeks after the latest snow. and may take 30 min or more. You will enjoy open bowl views at firs with multiple moguls, powder stretches and finally long traverse at the bottom of the gorge followed by yet another long mogul decent into Tortin. This run can be done twice on that day but it would be difficult to get back to the top as you will have to take Chassoure gondola and Lac Des Vaux 1 lift before you reach Mont Gele tram again which can have a quite long queue to load.
Finish your day once again in Savolyeryes area or at La Tzoumaz village slopes.
Day 6:
Its a back country day. Hire a guide (in advance) and take one of multiple backcountry routes around Verbier. This is based on you desire, ability and guide as per which route you may take. Spoiler - They all are beautiful.