Ruaridh Wightman

Our General Manager Ruaridh, or 'Ru' as everyone calls him, has done 13 winters in the Alps, and 7 here in Verbier. After running ski chalets and hotels across France, Italy and Switzerland, he has made Verbier his home as part of the core year-round team. Prior to starting with Verbier Exclusive, Ruaridh managed one of the competition venues and Athletes' Village in the Commonwealth Games, ran an organic coffee roastery with several coffee shops in Brighton, and built a successful mobile bar business which focused on fresh cocktails and high-end service.

He has brought vast ski industry expertise and knowledge to our team and helped move the company forward in-resort. As an avid skier and keen sportsman, Ruaridh can be found exploring Verbier’s world famous off-piste terrain in winter, or endurance training, paragliding and downhill biking in summer. But his favourite days of all are spent teaching his young daughter, who is aptly named Winter, to ski.