The price for a guide varies depending on the group size and itinerary. It may be as low as 70.00 for a large group mountain biking or as high as 720.00 for a private guide heliskiing.
Please read the following document, Swiss Mountain Guides General Terms and Conditions when reserving a guide.
That document basically states that when a guide blocks a day for you, he sets that day aside for you and doesn’t reserve anyone else for that day.
A guide’s seasonal work days are limited, so each day booked is very important to him. On the bottom of page 5, Art.12: cancelation, states that:
To reserve a guide, I will ask you to pay the guide fees. Payment can be made through bank transfer, credit card, or via Transferwise.
My bank details are:
Banque Migros
Place Centrale 9b, 1920 Martigny
Solmssen Hans
Chemin de la Grange-Neuve 12
1936 Verbier Switzerland
IBAN CH15 0840 1000 0668 2780 9
Please be sure to click the box that has you paying all bank fees.
The least expensive option is using Transferwise, a UK based company. They have a minimal fee, and give much better exchange rates than any bank. (You’ll need to spend 4-5 minutes linking to your bank during your first visit, but it’s well worth it if you make different currency payments.)
I encourage you to take an annual helicopter rescue insurance with Air Glaciers. If you are injured in the mountains, they cover the expense to fly you to the nearest hospital if you are not already covered by another insurer. The cost is CH35.00 for an individual and CH80.00 for a family.
If you’d like to cover any cancelation eventuality, Elvia cancelation insurance charges approximately 5% of your trip costs.
