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TRAVELLER
APRÈS-SKI
Verbier’s legendary après-ski
scene pulls in some big hitters
Sir Richard Branson owns a
chalet here, though it’s his kid
Holly and Sam, who get the
party going. Night haunts of t
jet-set include the infamous F
Club, which hasn’t changed in
40 years, but this season’s pla
to be seen is Public Verbier on
Place Centrale. Twinned with
hugely successful Public Lond
this new club’s interior has an
urban feel – if that’s what you
want in an alpine setting – an
features a stunningly lit 10m
copper bar. More conventiona
and less wallet-bashing fun
can be found at the brash Pub
Mont-Fort. Popular with ski
instructors and seasonaires
(otherwise known as resort st
and ski bums), it claims to sell
more Carlsberg than any othe
bar in Switzerland. By day’s e
the Farinet Après Ski Bar, in t
main square, is crammed wit
raucous chalet girls and other
revellers enjoying the frenetic
atmosphere. Thirty-somethin
will prefer its Lounge Bar, a m
cozy, hidden space behind – b
even this place kicks off as the
night progresses, with a Hed
Kandi residency every Saturd
SHEWEARS
Ski suit, Chanel, £2,425; rollneck, Paul Smith, £125; hat, Moncler, £110; sunglasses, Police, £108; gloves, Urban Outffiters, £16; ski poles, Scott Retail,
skis, Atomic LT Retail, £622, and ski boots, Lange RX 100 Retail, £338 all at no1 Sports Shop in Verbier
HEWEARS
Jumper, Moncler at Harvey Nichols, £410; trousers, Alexander McQueen at Browns, £420; socks, Burlington, £18; shoes, Sandro, £515
This page, above;
skiing down to L’Olympique restaurant;
below,
view of Verbier;
opposite page,
inside Farinet Lounge Bar
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