Steep, wild, and impossibly beautiful.. Verbier at full altitude.
Verbier has long been my favourite place in the Alps.. for the skiing, the atmosphere, the people, and the way the village seems to carry the same energy from the first lift well into the night.
Verbier belongs to a rarer world of winter glamour, something looser, wilder, and far more extreme. By the late eighties and nineties, its steep terrain, late-night parties, and beautiful crowd had turned the village into the undisputed Ibiza of the Alps. Stuart Cantor captures the beauty and magic of this legendary destination through it beautiful alpine light, après terraces, glowing chalet windows, and the electric energy that lingers long after the lifts have closed. From the dramatic heights of Mont Fort to coffee breaks at Le Dahu and long lunches at Le Carrefour, his images follow the perfect Verbier day as it gathers momentum. Aperitivo turns into dancing at Le Rouge Restaurant, cocktails spill late into the evening between Experimental Chalet Verbier and Hôtel Farinet, before the village eventually lands at Farm Club sometime deep into the night. These are not simply photographs of the Alps. They capture the adrenaline of the final run before sunset, frozen cheeks thawing beside crowded terraces, music drifting through snowy streets after midnight, and the feeling that nobody wants the day to end. Stuart Cantor’s images bring home Verbier exactly as it should be remembered, glamorous, untamed, and completely addictive.
