This low-cost launchpad into the Three Valleys is also home to some lovely mid-priced hotels.
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
Think of Serre Chevalier as the laid-back, country cousin of the A-list resorts further north – a bit smaller, and a bit less high-tech, but also friendlier, more relaxed and with bags more Gallic...
The scenery is fabulous and the resort is close to an airport and therefore a good weekend - as well as family - skiing choice.
Winter Alpine holidays were invented in St Moritz in 1864 by the British, and while other resorts have long since imitated its formula of snow and fun, few have come close to equaling it.
Avoriaz has a good mix of ski schools, and an especially enlightened attitude towards the teaching of children. SKiBro, either online or as an app, is an intuitive, user-friendly platform that helps...
It's the secret ski resort of the Dolomites - by-passed by the main road up to Canazei.
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.