Westendorf is a powerful antidote to the industrial-strength ski resorts of France: cuter, cheaper, and much more charming. It's also home to some cracking pistes.
Ski Resorts: An Encyclopaedia of the World’s Ski Resorts
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SKI RESORTS: AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE WORLD’S SKI RESORTS
If you're planning a ski holiday, it's likely that you already have somewhere in mind. But what if you've never been there before, relying instead on the recommendations of others? How can you know for sure that this resort will meet your specific requirement?
Fear not: we've got you covered. In each of our ski resort guides, you’ll find a whole guidebook of useful information about your favourite resort. Every resort we cover typically comes in a series of six: first, the all-important overview, with supplementary guides on where to eat, stay, learn, party, and a guide to the skiing itself.
Of course, you might have no idea where to begin. If that's the case, a thematic approach to your research might be more helpful. In our where to ski advice section, you'll find advice that recommends ski resorts based on different priorities, such as resorts that represent value for money or the best resorts for beginners. Go check out our where to ski advice now.
Our Most Popular Ski Resort Guides
For any number of reasons, you might prefer to jump straight in and read the resort guides that everyone else enjoys. It's not a bad place to start, as it carries the weight of popular opinion. The following resorts are simply the most popular in our archives - the ones that people keep coming back to time and time again.
LATEST SKI RESORT GUIDES
For a budget-skiing destination, there's so much on offer in Val Cenis - especially if you include day-trips up the valley to Bonneval-sur-Arc and other neighbouring resorts in the Maurienne Valley.
Banff National Park is home to some of the most stunning scenery we've ever seen and three self-contained ski resorts. Taken together, they offer an unusually varied skiing experience...
By some measures, America's new behemoth is actually bigger than Whistler. But what really counts is the buzzing nightlife, the short transfers from Salt Lake City airport, and its mouthwatering...
Most skiers will love what Vail has to offer, which is miles and miles of perfectly-manicured trails, superb entry-level off-piste, and lots of family-friendly features.
Breckenridge is a ski resort with wide-open, easy-going pistes – the perfect place to build your confidence. The terrain parks are pretty good, too.
This unpretentious town has an attractive medieval centre and a lift system based around a couple of modern gondolas. All in all, it makes an ideal family destination.
Soll - part of the Wilder Kaiser range that also includes the charming villages of Ellmau, Scheffau and Going - is ideal for early intermediates and, during high season, party animals.
Zell am See is an attractive resort on the shore of Austria’s most scenic lake. It offers reliable skiing, backed by the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier above Kaprun.
Newsflash: You won't need your passport to ski in Scotland this winter!
