By Air regional - Sion International Flights fly to Zurich and Mailand. You'll need to organise a transfer to Brig from the airport
By Train Brig
By Car To get driving directions to the resort go to either the AA Website or the Michelin Route Planner website www.viamichelin.com or www.theaa.com
About The Resort..
Brig Ski Resort
Graceful old town with magnificent railway station.It’s the fulcrum for a dizzying series of major roads and rail routes, where people stop over on the way to Zermatt. The old town centre is a car free zone, however a car is needed to visit anyone of a dozen ski resorts within half an hour's drive.
Nightlife..
Brig Bars
Bar Spycher in the old town is worth a drink or two.
Other Activities
Brig Winter Activities
Overall one may suggest there is not a lot to do here except enjoy the mountain air and relax!! Stockalper Palace: a baroque place built by the merchant prince Kaspar Jodok von Stockalper. The old town itself with its aristocratic houses, a collegiate church and Sebastians Chapel.
Accommodation
Brig Hotels & aAccommodation
There's a good selection of Hotels and Holiday Houses for rent in Brig and the surrounding areas.
Miontel Simplon Hotel - beautiful location with excellent food
Haus Schonstatt - Brig
Hotel Amabassador - Brig - centrally located
Sport & wellnesshotel Olympica - Brig - a 220 bedroom hotel in the centre. Rated 3 star
What's the Belalp - Blatten - Naters Ski Resort like?
What Blatten ski area lacks in width it makes up for in height. The slopes reach from 1320m all the way up to 3100m. There is also the larger Aletsch area not far away. There is 60km of runs to explore in the Blatten ski area.
Beginners A good resort for beginners
Intermediates A good resort with 17 pistes to tackl
Snowboarders There is a terrain park and half pipe
Cross Country Skiing There is 1.2 miles (2 km) of cross country trails
Brig baths is one of the biggest open-air thermal spa centres in Switzerland. You will find a spa grotto swimming pool, a long 182m water chute, fresh water and Olympic pools.
Ski & Snowboard Hire Shop
Brig Ski Hire and Snowboard Rental
We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at Rip Zone Sportshop found at Furkastrasse 24 in Brig.
If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings on the recommended retail price for all your ski rental. Your ski equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
Ski Hire shop location Rip Zone Sports shop Furkastrasse 27 3900 Brig
Ski Hire Shops opening times October to December Mo 14 - 18.30 Uhr / Di - Fr: 9 - 12 Uhr und 14 - 18.30 Uhr / Sa 9 - 12 Uhr & 14 - 16 Uhr January to April: Mo 17 - 18.30 Uhr / Di - Fr: 14 - 18.30 Uhr / Sa 9 - 12 Uhr & 14 - 16 Uhr
How to Hire Ski Gear? It's simple. Snowbrainer has a three step booking system. Step 1) choose your country, resort and shop. Step 2) choose your equipment Step 3) register and check out
You'll receive an instant Equipment Voucher via e-mail. (best viewed in HTML on your e-mail setting) Print out the Voucher and take it to the shop.
What to expect from your ski hire gear. Snowbrainer works with over 700 ski rental shops in 11 countries. The range of equipment stocked from shop to shop changes. Large shops in the most popular resorts tend to stock the largest range of ski rental equipment. They may have 5 or 6 ski models in each category whereas smaller shops may be limited to only a couple. Snowbrainer gives you an indication of the type of equipment to expect within a category.
Skis - a breakdown per category of ski equipment rental
Gold *
Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models
Silver
Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models
Bronze
budget skis in their 3rd year of use
Snowblades /Miniskis
Snowblade for fun! (and those feeling lazy... until you realise they don't glide so well and hitting a flat straight means physical exertion by walking.)
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
Snowboards - a breakdown per category of snowboard equipment rental
Gold *
a range of on and offpiste models
Silver
entry level snowboard for beginners
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
Child Ski Hire
Champion
young skiers 6 to 11 years inclusive (up to 145 cm in height) For all levels including high quality skis, twin-tips. equipment up to 3 years old
Aspire
skis for children 6 to 11 years under 145 cm in height. equipment up to 3 years old
Minikids
skis suitable for very young children up to and including 5 years.
Child Snowboard Hire
Champion
Snowboards suitable for beginner and intermediate level kids
Ski Helmet Hire It is recommended that all adults and children wear helmets
The Cost of Ski Hire There are quite a few factors that change the cost of ski hire. Certain times of the season are more expensive than others. If you are looking for the cheapest ski hire then booking outside school holiday periods usually makes the price cheaper. By booking online at Snowbrainer we'll give you a discount bringing the price of your ski hire down. We publish the Recommended Retail Price on our site so you know not only how much discount you get off your ski hire but also how much you would pay if you walked into the shop and paid full price.
Ski Hire Clothing Unfortunately we do not hire ski wear.
We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at Rip Zone - Brig . If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings up to 45% on the recommended retail price for all your winter equipment. Your equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
It's what we call a No Brainer!
Top 5 Books To Read
Ski Books, Snowboard Books and Ski Holiday Information Books
Looking for some information before you go on holiday or looking for a book to read when you are there. Here's some books we recommend. They're worth a read before you head off on your winter holiday or they can make great presents for skiers and snowboarders.
Top 5 Things To Take
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What's an easy way to carry skis? Well we found the ‘THE HANDLE’ . This nifty little device allows you to carry your skis around without causing major injury to yourself and other members of the public. It’s incredibly easy to use – no Velcro just a click buckle. It’s also light and small enough to put in your pocket. www.ski-walker.com
Bar Spyche
Overall one may suggest there is not a lot to do here except enjoy the mountain air and relax!!
Miontel Simplon Hote
Lots of different resorts all within an hour's 
Brig baths is one of the biggest open-air thermal spa centres in Switzerland. You will find a spa grotto swimming pool, a long 182m water chute, fresh water and Olympic pools.
