cheap ski resorts Switzerland

top ten cheapest ski resorts in Switzerland

If you're looking for a cheap ski resort Switzerland has a lot more to offer than you might think. Admittedly, cheap Swiss ski resorts are not pumping out the cheap ski deals that we're used to in eastern Europe but, if you want a high standard of on-slope and in-town facilities, while they may not be quite so cheap Swiss cheap ski resorts ten to be a cut above their counterparts over here.

In the world of cheap ski switzerland is not necessarily a typical experience of the budget ski resort Switzerland is often more of a class act when you're in the cheap seats - in fact many of switzerland's cheapest ski resorts are also its best, because many Swiss ski resorts are so big that they often include both exclusive and budget accommodation in different parts of the same mountain town.

This is the definitive list of the best cheap ski resorts in Switzerland.

best budget ski resorts in Switzerland

Grindelwald Switzerland

Large ski area with great cruisers for intermediates. Some of the best scenery in the Alpes and affordable. Good for families and intermediates

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

16 runs 50km

29%

Advanced Trails

24 runs 81km

43%

Expert Trails

15 runs 15km

27%

snoman says

A very pretty, historic, year round resort, the largest in the Jungfrau region, which includes Wengen and Mürren. It shares a ski area with Wengen, but also has its own First ski area. Famous for the Eiger wit... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF277
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Dec 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Grindelwald ski holidays

Eiger Apartments
23 Feb 2013
Luton £549

Grindelwald chalets

Grindelwald luxury

Eiger Apartments
23 Feb 2013
Luton £549

Grindelwald last minute

Eiger Apartments
15 Dec 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £553

Saas Fee Switzerland

Gorgeous village with great apres. Not huge mileage for intermediate or expert but highest skiing in alpes and snowsure. Great for beginners and intermediate looking for charm and apres fun

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

13 runs 25km

37%

Advanced Trails

14 runs 50km

40%

Expert Trails

5 runs 5km

14%

snoman says

One of the world's top resorts, picturesque, car free, excellent facilities. Year round glacier skiing accessed by underground funicular and other modern, efficient lifts, including the 3-S-Bahn, a 30-person go... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF336
Resort Open	Oct 2012	Resort Close	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Saas Fee ski holidays

Allalin Self Catering A...
13 Apr 2013
Dover Ferry £345

Saas Fee chalets

Chalet Hotel Ambassador
16 Dec 2012
Southampton £565

Saas Fee luxury

Allalin Apartments
23 Feb 2013
Luton £490

Saas Fee last minute

Allalin Self Catering A...
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £355

Nendaz Switzerland

One of the smaller Verbier-linked resort making up 4 Valleys ski network - quieter, purpose-built, apartment-dominated village is cheaper - other resorts are Verbier, Thyon, Siviez and Veysonnaz

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

13 runs 74km

37%

Advanced Trails

20 runs 91km

57%

Expert Trails

2 runs 2km

snoman says

Haute - Nendaz and it's small satellite Siviez are modern resorts offering mostly family orientated appartment accommodation. It does offer the fastest access route to the Mont-Fort, top of the ski area "4 Vall... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF226
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Nendaz ski holidays

Nendaz apts.
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £450

Nendaz chalets

Chalet Hautes Cimes
13 Apr 2013
Gatwick £649

Nendaz luxury

Chalet Hautes Cimes
13 Apr 2013
Gatwick £649

Nendaz last minute

Nendaz apts.
22 Dec 2012
Gatwick £588

Zermatt Switzerland

One of the greats. France has the Mont Blanc and Chamonix, Switzerland has the Matterhorn and Zermatt - linked by the classic Haute Route. Legendary apres-ski is topped only by the awesome intermediate and expert skiing. Klein Matterhorn lift is highest cable car in world. Beginners are well looked after

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

12 runs 29km

16%

Advanced Trails

41 runs 109km

55%

Expert Trails

21 runs 21km

28%

snoman says

Regarded by most as Switzerland's top ski resort and by many as the world's best. Picturesque, car free with spectacular views of the Matterhorn. Large glacier for Summer skiing, lift links to Breuil Cervinia ... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF359
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Nov 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Zermatt ski holidays

NEW Chalet Alessandra (...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £329

Zermatt chalets

NEW Chalet Alessandra (...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £329

Zermatt luxury

Ambassador Self Caterin...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £429

Zermatt last minute

NEW Chalet Alessandra (...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £329

Verbier Switzerland

Huge high alt. ski area above a buzzy and pretty village. Nightlife is world famous and rightly so. Nearly as good skiing and apres as Chamonix, nearly as expensive as St Moritz. Great for going big, on the hill and in the bar

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

19 runs 65.2km

32%

Advanced Trails

20 runs 31km

34%

Expert Trails

5 runs 5km

snoman says

A world class resort, ranked by many in their global top ten. Capital of the 4 Valleys ski circus. Wide ranging facilities for skiers and non-skiers of all kinds.

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF317
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Verbier ski holidays

Chalet Tom Kitten
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £325

Verbier chalets

Chalet Tom Kitten
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £325

Verbier luxury

Chalet Chaperon Rouge
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £444

Verbier last minute

Chalet Tom Kitten
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £325

Wengen Switzerland

Large consistent slopes above a pertty and quiet village. Well set up for families. Lack of apres is balanced byresort charm. Good for beginners and intermediates

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

8 runs 22km

17%

Advanced Trails

17 runs 66km

36%

Expert Trails

7 runs 7km

14%

snoman says

A very picturesque resort that has welcomed skiers since the turn of the century. Car-free, with life centred on the railway (which ultimately reaches Europe's highest station) and a spectacular back drop of th... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF277
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Wengen ski holidays

Residence Bernerhof Apa...
16 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £439

Wengen chalets

Wengen luxury

Hotel Wengenerhof
16 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £688

Wengen last minute

Hotel Bernerhof, Wengen
15 Dec 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £539

Davos Switzerland

Huge ski area with long runs in Parsenn. The original super resort and still one of best for big mileage and quality grooming. More a town than alp village, you can find every kind of apres. Best for intermediate and expert looking for quality and quantity rather than bargains

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

29 runs 59.3km

27%

Advanced Trails

46 runs 129.8km

43%

Expert Trails

34 runs 34km

32%

snoman says

The centre of one of Switzerland's largest, oldest and best known ski areas. A large town, split in to two (Davos Dorf and Davos Platz), year round tourism/conference centre, world class facilities. Davos has... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF300
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Davos ski holidays

Hotel Central Sport
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £805

Davos chalets

Davos luxury

Hotel Central Sport
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £805

Davos last minute

Hotel Meierhof
22 Dec 2012
Birmingham £1330

Veysonnaz Switzerland

Beginner Trails

0 runs ?km

Intermediate Trails

35 runs ?km

35%

Advanced Trails

55 runs ?km

55%

Expert Trails

10 runs 10km

10%

snoman says

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	£208
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Veysonnaz ski holidays

Veysonnaz '3' Apartments
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £509

Veysonnaz chalets

Veysonnaz luxury

Veysonnaz last minute

Veysonnaz '3' Apartments
22 Dec 2012
Gatwick £611

Kandersteg Switzerland

Ideal for complete beginners or second year skiers wanting easy skiing at a gentle pace - great choice for cross country skiing, which it has in abundance - pretty and quiet village is perfect to get away from it all, rather than busy apres

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

3 runs 6km

42%

Advanced Trails

4 runs 9km

57%

Expert Trails

0 runs 0km

snoman says

Picturesque, traditional village (a winter resort for over 100 years, visitors initially attracted for the curling) in the middle of stunning Alpine scenery. In the village there is an indoor and outdoor ice ri... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF?
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Mar 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Kandersteg ski holidays

Kandersteg chalets

Kandersteg luxury

Kandersteg last minute

Murren Switzerland

Incredible scenery and car free village in the place where downhill racing began. Very quiet apres is no bad thing when you have this much skiing available in the daytime. Good for intermediate and expert looking for a choc box setting

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

8 runs 11km

30%

Advanced Trails

11 runs 31km

42%

Expert Trails

6 runs 6km

23%

snoman says

Pretty car-free village linked by mountain railway (since 1891) to Wengen and Grindelwald and other Jungfrau Region resorts. The first Alpine Ski World Championships were staged here in 1931 by the Ski Club of ... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF256
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Murren ski holidays

Hotel Edelweiss
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £579

Murren chalets

Murren luxury

Hotel Eiger
16 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £762

Murren last minute

Hotel Edelweiss
22 Dec 2012
Birmingham £870

This is not an exhaustive list of cheap ski resorts in switzerland so, if you don't see what you're looking for here, check out our cheap ski holidays section or, for independent travel, try cheap ski accommodation.

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