Summer

Kudos Cycling offers performance focused training camps and guiding based in the Valais. Examples are: a cycling tour of the valley with stops (and tastings) at local vineyards, road cycling technique masterclasses, ladies road cycling improvement days or just a day cycling with a professional cyclist or local guide, there is something for everyone.

No.14 has a special connection with Mountain Beach Fitness who offer bespoke transformative fitness programmes. Our first retreat is now open for booking from 24th – 27th Jun 2018 and 28th June – 1st July 2018. MBF will also provide a tailor-made programme for you as an individual or for a private group, which includes options from guided hikes through to balance work on paddle boards. The No.14 staff work closely with Mountain Beach Fitness and will help you to plan your healthy ‘boot camp’ trip with precision. There’s an option to have meals included, provided by a nutritionally trained chef who will help with achieving the goals of the programme. The Mountain Beach Fitness sessions can be for just a day or can last a whole week, it’s your choice.

Altitude offers a variety of specialist kids camps throughout July and August, from Language Camps to Mountain Adventure Camps. Both options are combined with a variety of sports and excursions and it’s your choice if you wish to enrol the children as day students or residential students. You can book activities for yourself too. Hiking guides, tennis coaches, language courses and more are available for all ages.

In August Verbier hosts the Jumping International de Verbier, a prestigious international jumping event which attracts a variety of competitors from the best of European riders. The event is highly recommended by the No.14 staff and it’s been an annual success in Verbier for the last 20 years. It runs during the third week in August (likely to be 16th August 2018) and lasts for 10 days.

There is an annual trail running event, TrailVSB, in early July (6 – 8th July 2018) which involves a series of trail runs ranging from 6km through to 110km (with 8400m of ascent running!) covering the Verbier and St Bernard region. The X-Direct (6km) trail event is open to absolutely all ages and abilities but the toughest trail, the X-Alpine, is realistically only an option for extreme and very fit runners.

The annual music festival is something that is eagerly enjoyed by all music lovers and attracts up to 40,000 people each year. It’s a classical music festival with about 50 concerts, but it does offer a range of styles. In recent years there have been upbeat jazz sessions through to full orchestra ensembles featuring contemporary soloists. The No.14 staff will be happy to advise you on the various concerts and recitals and will purchase tickets on your behalf.  The music festival runs from mid-July to mid-August annually and the dates for 2018 are 19th July – 5th August 2018.

Natalie Ekblom runs The Blue Yogi offering Yoga in the comfort of your chalet, mountain top or on the sun beaming terrace at No.14. Natalie is qualified to teach both the traditional Primary series of Ashtanga as well as a modified, modernised and westernised version of the Ashtanga series, referred to as The Rocket®, suitable to students of all levels. The staff at No.14 will happily arrange either a private or group session with Natalie for you.

Mountain biking is the obvious sporting activity that Verbier has on offer. The excellent mountain lift system facilitates exhaustive and exhilarating high level mountain trail riding. Just like the piste map for skiers, there is a trail map for mountain bikers which denotes the various trails and the degree of difficulty/skills needed. The No.14 team will be happy to organise your bike and helmet rental from Mountain Air and any form of guiding that you’d like with AlpineRoots who focus on mountain bike trail riding, offering adventurous full day of mountain biking covering the 4 vallees through to a family introduction to mountain bike trails, teenage adventure biking and so on.

As you would expect, sports in Verbier revolve around the outdoors. With options such as rock climbing, scooter riding, golf, paragliding, parapente flights, tennis and even wheeled sled riding with husky dogs!  Keen athletes will love their TRX and circuit training sessions. The fitness center in Verbier has a lovely open-air swimming pool which boosts fantastic views of the mountain range. It also has tennis and squash courts and an ice-skating rink. Entrance to the fitness center pool has been included in the free summer VIP (Verbier Infinite Playground) pass which No.14 can offer to you through the Verbier Tourist Board. This pass also allows free travel as a pedestrian on all the mountain lifts.