Verbier Chronicles
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The book delves into Verbier's past, captures the present, and explores its future by deviating from the traditional framework of historical narrative to revive events that have faded into oblivion. The result is an original account that brings together memory and history, personal stories, amusing anecdotes and facts, while maintaining the rigor of documentary accuracy.<br><br>Across 304 richly-illustrated pages, this beautiful book celebrates the pioneering spirit of the artisans who shaped Verbier's incredible rise.
To educate as well as to entertain, to captivate through storytelling, to spark curiosity and delight—all through a curated narrative that invites readers to explore at their own leisure. This book aims to be as insightful as it is engaging.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANCIENT TIMES
- Excerpts from a memory box: Traces of the past
- From the allure of the peaks to the discovery of white gold
THE SAGA OF HOTELIERS AND RESTAURATEURS
- The dynasties that shaped hotel history
- The craftsmen of flavor
TOURISM AND THE EARLY DAYS OF SKIING
- Who were the ski pioneers?
- No to the monopoly of a single ski school!
- The birth of a giant: Téléverbier
- How the Verbier brand made its mark in the sun
- Schools and holiday camps: Top-class assets
THE URBANIZATION OF THE MOUNTAINS
- The development of sports infrastructure
- From the first "conquerors" to the international influx
- The real estate boom
- Doomed fantastical projects
- Bold and frosty eccentricities
- Religious buildings and iconic figures
A GALAXY OF CHAMPIONS
- The rise of the freeride pioneers
- An incubator for snow sports aces
- The kamikaze and the Robinson
CULTURE AND HIGH SOCIETY
- Spotlight on the seventh art
- A rising artistic movement
- A high-end aura and a social register
- From nightclubs to après-ski temples
ON THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE
- Staying ahead to remain at the top
