ActiveFusion · Property management · Verbier & Val de Bagnes

Building, renovating, letting, maintaining and managing property in this valley since 2009.

ActiveFusion has let, prepared and looked after more than thirty chalets and apartments in Verbier and the Val de Bagnes, and built and renovated its own. For owners who expect the standards of a professional operator and the straight answers of a neighbour: an experienced local team, a trusted network of trades and advisers, a photo report after every visit, and one fixed monthly fee.

Book a free chalet health check See a sample report
30+ propertiesLet, prepared and maintained
Every visitPhoto report, same day
One fixed feeTrades at cost, no mark-up
Since 2009A local team, based in Le Châble
The floating staircase of Chalet Aigle during construction, December 2021
Chalet Aigle, December 2021
The finished floating staircase against the stone wall
The same staircase today

Why owners choose us

Experience, network, transparency, standards.

ActiveFusion is run by Barry and Sarah Slater with a small local team of housekeepers, gardeners and caretakers. Since 2009 we have let and looked after more than thirty properties in the valley for their owners, from studios to large chalets, and we have built, renovated and maintained our own. Every one of them needed preparing, maintaining and putting right at some point. That is the experience we bring to yours.

ExperienceSeventeen years and more than thirty properties: letting, guest preparation, maintenance, renovation works and new build. Heat pumps, pools, solar roofs, smart homes, water damage, insurance claims and commune permits, all handled before.
NetworkThe architects, trades, housekeepers, notaries, agents and insurers we have worked with across the valley for years, introduced without commission. When something needs fixing, we know who to call and what it should cost.
TransparencyA written report with photos and readings after every visit. Quotes before any work. Trades and materials passed on at cost. One fixed monthly fee, three months' notice, and an owner who always knows what is happening.
StandardsThe same checklist, the same team and the same response times for every property, whether it is let fifty nights a year or never. Barry spent 25 years in quality management in regulated industry, latterly as a global vice-president and a Six Sigma Black Belt, and runs the service the same way.
Barry and Sarah Slater, founders of ActiveFusion, at an alphorn welcome in Verbier

The people in your chalet

Barry & Sarah Slater and our local team

Sarah runs guest operations, housekeeping and owner communication, in English, French and Dutch. Barry runs maintenance, works and the systems behind every report. With our housekeepers, gardeners and caretakers, the same small team looks after every property, so you always know who has been in your chalet.

Call or WhatsApp us on +41 78 760 86 66

Why owners call us

What happens to a chalet when nobody's home.

Most chalet damage starts small and goes unnoticed for weeks. Looking after dozens of properties in this valley has taught us where the problems start, so we check for them on yours.

January

The heating trips

A power cut resets the heat pump. By the time anyone notices, pipes have frozen.

We check temperatures, fault codes and the heat pump on every winter visit.

February

Snow on the roof

Heavy snow loads balconies and roofs, blocks vents and flues, and buries the front door.

We arrange clearing after big snowfalls and photograph roofs and balconies.

Any month

Damp in closed rooms

Humidity builds in a shut-up chalet. Mould follows, quietly, behind furniture and in bathrooms.

We log humidity room by room and air the chalet on every visit.

Autumn

Martens in the roof

Stone martens get in around skylights and roof tiles and chew insulation and cables.

We look for the signs early and bring in the right roofer.

Summer

Pool & hot tub drift

A week without care and the water chemistry goes wrong. Equipment follows.

We test and balance pools and hot tubs, chlorine or mineral systems.

3 am

The alarm goes off

A leak, a storm, an alarm. Someone has to go and look, tonight.

We hold your keys and codes and respond in person.

Services

Everything your chalet needs while you're away.

Choose a plan for the basics, then add what you need. Our own team does the regular work; for the rest we bring in local trades we have used for years.

Home watch

Inspections & key holding

Scheduled visits with the same checklist every time.

  • Weekly or fortnightly visits
  • Checks after storms and big snowfalls
  • Keys, codes and alarm response
  • Post and deliveries

Technical

Systems & maintenance

The equipment in a modern chalet, looked after properly.

  • Heat pumps and underfloor heating
  • Pools, hot tubs and covers
  • Smart locks, alarms and blinds
  • Ventilation, solar and water

Your visits

Arrivals & departures

Arrive to a warm, ready chalet. Leave without a to-do list.

  • Heating on and beds made before you land
  • Fridge stocked, firewood in
  • Close-down after you leave
  • Airport and station transfers arranged

Housekeeping

Cleaning & linen

Our own housekeeping team, used to preparing properties to a guest-ready standard.

  • Cleans before and after stays
  • Linen and towel service
  • Deep cleans between seasons
  • Windows, terraces and gardens

Income

Rental management

We have let more than thirty properties for owners in the valley. We can let yours.

  • Listings, pricing and calendar
  • Guest messages and check-in
  • Tourist tax and arrival notices
  • Monthly owner statement

Projects

Works & renovations

From bathroom refits to a new build, we have run the works. We can run your project.

  • Quotes from trusted local trades
  • Site visits and progress photos
  • Snagging and sign-off
  • Insurance claims support

How we report

You'll know how your chalet is after every visit.

We run property management the way quality systems run in regulated industry: a fixed checklist, measured readings, photos, and anything that needs your decision flagged with a price.

  • The same checklist every timeHeating, humidity, water, roof, pool, security. Nothing gets skipped because someone was in a hurry.
  • Readings and photosTemperatures, humidity and meter readings, so small changes show up before they become damage.
  • Decisions with a priceIf something needs fixing, you get the quote in the report and approve it with one tap.
  • A logbook for your chaletEvery visit, repair and invoice in one place. Useful for insurers, and when you come to sell.
Visit report
Sample chalet · Verbier
Sample
VisitTue 13 Jan · 10:40
Outside−8 °C · 35 cm new snow
Next visitTue 27 Jan
  • Heating16 °C set-back holding in all roomsOK
  • Heat pumpNo fault codes · hot water 55 °COK
  • Humidity48–55 % across 9 rooms (limit 60 %)OK
  • WaterNo leaks · meter unchanged since last visitOK
  • Roof & balconies35 cm load · south balcony clearedOK
  • Hot tubpH 7.4 · 38 °C · cover lockedOK
  • Boot-room extractorBearing noisy · replacement quoted CHF 180Your decision

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Plans

One fixed monthly fee. No surprises.

Every plan starts with a free chalet health check. We walk the whole property with you, write it up, and quote a fixed monthly fee for the plan that fits.

Fortnightly visits

Watch

For owners who visit a few times a year and want peace of mind in between.

  • Visit every two weeks, weekly in deep winter
  • Photo report after every visit
  • Storm and snowfall checks
  • Key holding and alarm response
Start with a health check

Weekly visits

Care

For owners who use the chalet often and want it ready every time they arrive.

  • Everything in Watch, visited weekly
  • Arrivals and departures
  • Pool and hot tub care
  • Annual maintenance plan and servicing
  • Housekeeping at agreed rates
Start with a health check

Full management

Estate

For owners who want one team to run the chalet, its guests and its projects.

  • Everything in Care
  • A named manager, on call
  • Bills, contracts and suppliers handled
  • Works and renovation projects
  • Rental management, if you let
Start with a health check
Trades and materials passed on at costNo long contract · three months' noticeInvoiced monthly in CHF

Moving here

Buying in the valley? Start with people who did it.

We've helped friends, guests and clients find and buy their place in the Valais. We're not estate agents. We give straight answers about villages, permits and costs, introduce you to people we trust, and look after the chalet once it's yours.

1

Discovery call

An hour on what you're looking for, what's realistic, and whether the valley suits you.

2

Orientation visit

A day in Le Châble, Verbier and the villages, with the people and places that matter.

3

Search & permits

Introductions to agents we trust, and a clear plan for permits if you're not Swiss.

4

Purchase

Notary introductions and a plain explanation of contracts, financing and purchase costs.

5

Settling in

Registration, schools, services, and a care plan so the chalet is looked after from day one.

Valais Life

Relocation support is delivered with our partner Valais Life, who help families settle into life in the Valais.

Where we work

Verbier and the whole Val de Bagnes.

We're based in Le Châble, ten minutes by gondola from Verbier. Outside the valley, ask us: we cover nearby villages when the fit is right.

Le Châble · baseVerbierBrusonMédièresVilletteVersegèresChampsecLourtierSarreyerFionnayVollèges

Free chalet health check

Let's walk round your chalet together.

An hour on site, or on video if you're abroad. You keep the written report, whatever you decide.

  • 1We check heating, water, humidity, roof, pool and security, room by room.
  • 2You get a written report with photos and anything we'd fix first.
  • 3We quote a fixed monthly fee for the plan that fits.
  • Phone+41 78 760 86 66
  • Emailinfo@activefusion.ch

Systems at the property
What do you need?

The winter-ready chalet checklist

The checks we make on every property we look after before the first snow. Free, by email.

Book a free health check