Forfait ski Grimentz 2026: add local wine to your alpine week

You've already decided on Grimentz. The slopes are exceptional, the village is authentic, and the Val d'Anniviers offers the kind of unhurried mountain atmosphere that's increasingly hard to find in the Swiss Alps. Now the question is: how do you transform a great ski week into something genuinely unforgettable?

The answer, increasingly, is wine.

Local Valaisan wines — petit arvine, cornalin, humagne rouge — are among Switzerland's best-kept secrets. Pairing them with a week on the Grimentz-Zinal domain creates an experience that goes well beyond skiing. This guide walks you through exactly how to build that personalised ski-and-wine week in 2026, step by step, using your concierge to handle every detail.

What does a complete Grimentz ski-and-wine package actually look like?

A well-structured forfait ski Grimentz vins terroir week has three layers: your ski pass, your wine experiences, and the logistics that connect them seamlessly.

The ski pass foundation:

Adult weekly pass (Grimentz-Zinal): CHF 316 per person for the 2025-2026 season
Junior passes (born 2000-2008): CHF 269 per week
Senior passes (born 1960 or earlier): CHF 284 per week
Children (born 2009-2018): CHF 190 per week

The domain itself covers 115 km of pistes directly between Grimentz and Zinal, with access to over 220 km across the full Val d'Anniviers when you include St-Luc, Chandolin, and Vercorin. The season runs from 6 December 2025 through 19 April 2026.

The wine layer:

This is where your concierge earns their value. A curated post-ski tasting of five Valaisan wines — delivered directly to your chalet, or arranged at a local producer's cellar — adds roughly CHF 150 per person to your week. That brings your total to approximately CHF 466 per person, for an experience that no standard package offers.

The logistics layer:

The ski storage facility in Grimentz charges CHF 6 per day or CHF 30 per week for a full set (skis, boots, poles). Storing your equipment there frees your afternoons completely. No carrying gear back to the chalet, no rushing. You step off the Sorebois cable car at 3,000 metres, deposit your equipment, and your wine experience begins.

How do you personalise this through a concierge?

This is the part that separates a genuinely luxury alpine week from a well-organised holiday. A good concierge doesn't just book things — they sequence them.

Here's the step-by-step process we recommend at La Lisière 06:

Step 1: Secure your ski pass before arrival

Book your Val d'Anniviers ski pass online before you travel. Payment accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Twint. Physical collection is required at the Grimentz or Zinal ticket offices, so factor in 20 minutes on your first morning. The advantage: no queues, priority access, and your pass is linked to your name.

Step 2: Brief your concierge on wine preferences

Before you arrive, share your preferences. Do you lean toward whites (petit arvine is the region's flagship, with a distinctive mineral salinity)? Or reds (cornalin and humagne rouge are uniquely Valaisan, rarely exported)? Your concierge uses this to curate a tasting that feels personal, not generic.

At La Lisière 06, we work with local producers to arrange private in-chalet tastings for up to ten guests. In our experience, the most memorable evenings happen when the winemaker joins the tasting in person — it transforms a wine service into a conversation about the land, the altitude, and the growing season.

Step 3: Plan the weekly rhythm

A ski-and-wine week works best when it has a natural flow. We suggest:

Days 1-2: Full ski days, legs fresh, explore the domain
Day 3: Half-day ski, afternoon tasting at the chalet (first wine experience)
Days 4-5: Full ski days, longer runs, Sorebois to Grimentz descent
Day 6: Morning ski, afternoon cellar visit via private transfer (approximately CHF 100 for a VIP vehicle, 10-15 minutes from Grimentz)
Day 7: Leisurely morning, departure-day wine pairing lunch

Step 4: Arrange transport to the cellars

The best Valaisan producers are in the valley, not on the mountain. Your concierge books a private transfer for the cellar visit day. This isn't a detail to leave to chance: a taxi service that knows the region, a driver who speaks your language, and a flexible return time make the difference between a rushed visit and a genuine experience.

Step 5: Document and share intentionally

This sounds minor, but it matters for guests who use these experiences to build their personal brand or simply to remember them well. A few well-composed photographs of your tasting setup in the chalet, with the mountains visible through the window, are worth planning for. Your concierge can arrange lighting, glassware, and the right bottles for the moment.

Which Valaisan wines should you actually try?

The Valais produces around 42% of Switzerland's premium wine exports, and the region's indigenous grape varieties are what make it genuinely distinctive. These aren't wines you'll find easily outside Switzerland.

The whites:

Petit arvine: The standout white of the Valais. High altitude vineyards produce wines with remarkable acidity, floral notes, and a saline finish that pairs beautifully with raclette and mountain charcuterie. Provins Valais produces a reliable organic version.
Heida (Paien): Grown at some of the highest vineyards in Europe, this produces a rich, full-bodied white with apple and honey notes.
Johannisberg (Sylvaner): Softer and more approachable, good as an aperitif before a mountain dinner.

The reds:

Cornalin: An indigenous Valaisan grape producing deep, spiced reds with dark fruit and a distinctive earthiness. The Vieilles Vignes versions from older vines are exceptional.
Humagne rouge: Rustic, tannic, and completely unique to the region. Pairs well with game and aged cheeses.
Pinot noir: The Valais produces some of Switzerland's best pinot noir, lighter than Burgundy but with genuine elegance.

A well-curated tasting moves through these in sequence: start with a heida, move to petit arvine, then introduce the reds from lighter to fuller. Your concierge handles the selection and the order.

Is this kind of personalisation available for groups and families?

Yes, and it scales well. In our experience at La Lisière 06, groups of eight to twelve guests are the sweet spot for a private wine experience. Large enough to feel like a real event, small enough to stay personal.

For groups, the economics also improve. A group of ten guests sharing a weekly ski-and-wine package at approximately CHF 466 per person represents a total experience value of CHF 4,660 for the week. The ski pass component is fixed via the official Val d'Anniviers pricing, but the wine component can be adjusted: a single large tasting for the whole group costs less per person than individual sessions.

For families with children, the wine experience naturally becomes an adults-only evening. The concierge arranges a separate activity for younger guests while parents enjoy a proper tasting. This kind of sequencing is exactly what a dedicated concierge service makes possible.

If you're planning ahead, it's worth knowing that early booking discounts are available through Val d'Anniviers for the 2025-2026 season. Locking in your ski passes early, then building the wine experiences around your confirmed dates, is the most efficient approach.

What makes Grimentz the right place for this kind of experience?

This is a fair question. Verbier and Zermatt both offer luxury ski weeks, and both have wine programs attached to high-end chalets. But Grimentz offers something those resorts can't: genuine smallness.

The village has around 400 permanent residents. There are no chain hotels, no conveyor-belt après-ski bars, and no sense of being processed through a luxury machine. When your concierge arranges a private tasting here, it feels private because it actually is.

The skiing is serious, too. The Grimentz-Zinal domain reaches 3,026 metres at its highest point, with 115 km of varied terrain. You're not sacrificing skiing quality for village charm. And if you want more terrain, the full Val d'Anniviers network extends to 220 km across four connected domains.

We've seen guests who came for one week return for three or four consecutive seasons, specifically because the combination of serious skiing, authentic village atmosphere, and personalised wine experiences isn't replicable elsewhere at this price point. A forfait ski Grimentz vins terroir week at CHF 466 per person delivers an experience that comparable resorts charge significantly more for.

If you're weighing the timing of your visit, our guide to skiing Grimentz in March 2026 makes a strong case for late-season skiing: better snow conditions, quieter slopes, and lower prices on accommodation.

Ready to build your ski-and-wine week?

The 2025-2026 season runs through 19 April 2026. The sooner you confirm your dates, the more flexibility your concierge has to arrange the wine experiences, producer visits, and private transfers that make this week genuinely yours.

At La Lisière 06, we handle the entire sequence: ski pass coordination, chalet setup for in-house tastings, producer introductions, and private transport to the cellars. You arrive, ski, and drink well. We take care of everything else.

Explore La Lisière 06 and start planning your Grimentz ski-and-wine week — or browse the La Lisière 06 journal for more guides on making the most of the Val d'Anniviers.