Verbier has announced it will open for the season three weeks earlier than planned – this Saturday November 8th.
The resort has benefited from big autumn snow accumulations, reportedly one of the big beneficiaries of the heavy snowfall a fortnight ago, and the latest snow storms that are currently depositing large volumes of snow on the Alps. Locals reported snow at lower levels rapidly melted away after the first storms a fortnight ago however.
The news has just been announced and so far there's no detail on exactly what will be open. Verbier previously offered summer skiing on the Mont Fort glacier in years past so has the ability to open outside of the main season without too much extra snow.
The forecast for Verbier over the next five days shows temperatures ranging from -2 to -10 on the glacier with snow showers and sunny spells continuing in to next week.