cheap ski resorts

the worlds top 10 cheap ski resorts - the world's best resorts for cheap ski holidays

Get on the snow when
you're skint or ski more
often when you're flush
Your skiing budget goes sno much further
in a cheap ski resort!

Instead of arriving with barely enough left for your lift ticket, why not go to a cheap ski resort where your ski holiday, ski accommodation and ski pass are all cheaper. Stay in the cheapest ski resorts and your budget will go far enough to still enjoy yourself after the holiday and extras are paid for.

cheap ski resorts

Flaine in France

Often derided as a concrete monstrosity, Flaine is actually rather charming - if you want big mileage skiing from high snowsure resort which is modern and functional, Flaine is excellent value and has direct ski lift access into the awesome Grand Massif ski area. Great childcare and family facilities plus short transfe... [more Flaine]

Beginner Trails
 7 runs ?km
12% 
Intermediate Trails
 23 runs ?km
40% 
Advanced Trails
 23 runs ?km
40% 
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km
7% 

snoman says

Popularly regarded as an ugly, but functional, purpose built resort, Flaine has infact been designed to the Bauhaus school of architectural design and is the only modern ski resort to be recognised as an archite... more

Flaine
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€216
Resort OpenDec 2013Resort CloseApr 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Flaine ski holidays
Sunotel Apartments, Les Carroz
Sunotel Apartments, Les...
22 Mar 2014
Southend £283
Flaine luxury
Residence Refuge Du Golf
Residence Refuge Du Golf
04 Jan 2014
Gatwick £321
Flaine last minute
Les Terrasses du Véret
Les Terrasses du Véret
14 Dec 2013
Gatwick £326

Soldeu in Andorra

Andorra's best all round resort with nicest centre and access to Grand Vallira

Beginner Trails
 18 runs ?km
16% 
Intermediate Trails
 32 runs ?km
29% 
Advanced Trails
 37 runs ?km
33% 
Expert Trails
 23 runs 23km
20% 

snoman says

Typically lively, high value, friendly Andorran resort with a larger than average ski area. The biggest investor in skiing in the Pyrenees during the 1990s, the resort added a new 8 seater gondola for the 1996/... more

Soldeu
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass200
Resort OpenNov 2013Resort CloseN/A 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Soldeu ski holidays
Bellavista Apartments
Bellavista Apartments
05 Jan 2014
Gatwick £361
Soldeu luxury
Hotel Piolets
Hotel Piolets
30 Mar 2014
Dover Ferry £405
Soldeu last minute
Bellavista Apartments
Bellavista Apartments
22 Dec 2013
Gatwick £450

Lake Louise Banff in Canada

superb snow & World Heritage Site Banff Nat Park - add incredible customer service and the amazing user-friendliness of the skiing and this is how good a sno holiday can really be

Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km
0% 
Intermediate Trails
 28 runs ?km
24% 
Advanced Trails
 51 runs ?km
45% 
Expert Trails
 34 runs 34km
30% 

snoman says

There's an easy trail from the top of every chair. Daycare for children aged 18 days or older.

Lake Louise Banff
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift PassC$?
Resort OpenNov 2013Resort CloseMay 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Lake Louise Banff ski holidays
Lake Louise Inn
Lake Louise Inn
11 Jan 2014
Gatwick £891
Lake Louise Banff luxury
The Fairmont Château Lake Louise
The Fairmont Châte...
15 Jan 2014
Gatwick £1105
Lake Louise Banff last minute
Lake Louise Inn
Lake Louise Inn
25 Dec 2013
Heathrow £1069

Tignes in France

High snowsure town has some of best intermediate and advanced skiing in the Alpes. Not a pretty town but decent apres and huge Espace Killy ski area shared with Val d'Isere

Beginner Trails
 22 runs 121km
14% 
Intermediate Trails
 61 runs 100km
39% 
Advanced Trails
 46 runs 58km
29% 
Expert Trails
 25 runs 25km
16% 

snoman says

Tignes shares the huge and wonderful Espace Killy with Val D'Isere, but the underground funicular accessed Grand Motte glacier officially belongs to Tignes. The glacier no longer offers skiing 365 days a year (... more

Tignes
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€197.5
Resort OpenNov 2013Resort CloseMay 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Tignes ski holidays
Le Borsat IV Apartments
Le Borsat IV Apartments
07 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £261
Tignes chalets
Chalet Bouquetin
Chalet Bouquetin
30 Nov 2013
Flights On Request £379
Tignes luxury
Village Montana Apartments
Village Montana Apartments
07 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £366
Tignes last minute
Le Borsat IV Apartments
Le Borsat IV Apartments
07 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £261

Banff Norquay in Canada

Well established world class resort, great runs for experts & beginners & intermediate skiers & snowboarders. Excellent reputation for challenge with its super-steep, mogul-studded free falls. Lots of chance for high speed skiing

Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km
0% 
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km
48% 
Advanced Trails
 2 runs ?km
8% 
Expert Trails
 10 runs 10km
40% 

snoman says

The original of the three Banff Ski areas, smallest and still the closest, with great skiing including several top to bottom blacks.

Banff Norquay
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift PassC$303
Resort OpenDec 2013Resort CloseMay 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Banff Norquay ski holidays
Inns of Banff Hotel
Inns of Banff Hotel
11 Jan 2014
Gatwick £891
Banff Norquay luxury
Inns of Banff Hotel
Inns of Banff Hotel
11 Jan 2014
Gatwick £891
Banff Norquay last minute
Inns of Banff Hotel
Inns of Banff Hotel
14 Dec 2013
Heathrow £1097

Brides les Bains in France

If you want to ski the 3 valleys but are happy to stay below the man resorts, you find Brides full of great bargain accommodation. It's also a pretty mountain spa town in it's own right. Olympic gondola speeds you into the centre of Meribel and the whole 3 Vallees

Beginner Trails
 8 runs ?km
10% 
Intermediate Trails
 36 runs ?km
47% 
Advanced Trails
 23 runs ?km
30% 
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km
11% 

snoman says

A traditional village beneath the Trois Vallées ski area, linked by a three stage telecabine to Meribél since the 1992 Savoie Olympics (when it was the Olympic village) . There are also a good range of shops, r... more

Brides les Bains
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€187
Resort OpenDec 2013Resort CloseApr 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Brides les Bains ski holidays
Cybele Apartments
Cybele Apartments
04 Jan 2014
Luton £345
Brides les Bains last minute
Cybele Apartments
Cybele Apartments
21 Dec 2013
Gatwick £488

Schladming in Austria

Big linked ski area and trad town with reliable snow and a relaxed apres scene that's not too busy

Beginner Trails
 ? runs 0km
?% 
Intermediate Trails
 ? runs 27.2km
?% 
Advanced Trails
 ? runs 72.8km
?% 
Expert Trails
 ? runs ?km
?% 

snoman says

Schladming was made a town in 1322 and its town square was pedestrianised 672 years later. A World Cup Downhill was first staged here in 1973 and the Alpine Skiing World Championships in 1982. The ski area no... more

Schladming
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€210.5
Resort OpenNov 2013Resort CloseApr 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Schladming ski holidays
Hotel Kirchenwirt
Hotel Kirchenwirt
08 Mar 2014
Gatwick £560
Schladming luxury
Hotel Ferienalm
Hotel Ferienalm
04 Jan 2014
Gatwick £592
Schladming last minute
Hotel Kirchenwirt
Hotel Kirchenwirt
21 Dec 2013
Luton £695

La Plagne in France

Ultimate intermediate resort full of blue and red plus even bigger mileage now linked to Les Arcs forming Paradiski area. Quiet apres is no bad thing as you'll need your sleep

Beginner Trails
 10 runs ?km
7% 
Intermediate Trails
 69 runs ?km
53% 
Advanced Trails
 33 runs ?km
25% 
Expert Trails
 18 runs 18km
13% 

snoman says

La Plagne came top in a computer assessment of 3000 ski resorts world-wide. It has 10 different bases, six purpose - built, four traditional, offering the ubiquitous 'something for everyone'. The resort has pi... more

La Plagne
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€222.5
Resort OpenDec 2013Resort CloseApr 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
La Plagne ski holidays
La Plagne Apartments
La Plagne Apartments
14 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £241
La Plagne chalets
Chalet Joly
Chalet Joly
14 Dec 2013
Flights On Request £399
La Plagne luxury
Les Granges du Soleil Apartments
Les Granges du Soleil A...
14 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £306
La Plagne last minute
La Plagne Apartments
La Plagne Apartments
14 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £241

Bansko in Bulgaria

ski Bansko purely for a cheap deal ski holiday & you'll be pleasantly surprised - Bansko ski resort has the twin benefits of both an ancient, medieval looking heart to the ski village and also ultra modern ski lift system on the mountain. As Bulgaria's top ski resort, Bansko ski accommodation has been over-developed up... [more Bansko]

Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km
0% 
Intermediate Trails
 5 runs ?km
35% 
Advanced Trails
 8 runs ?km
57% 
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km
7% 

snoman says

Bansko was the big European boom resort of the first decade of this century. The unspoilt traditional Bulgarian village was reborn with a huge investment in modern lifts and hotels that, along with heavy invest... more

Bansko
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass?
Resort OpenDec 2013Resort CloseApr 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Bansko ski holidays
Grand Montana
Grand Montana
11 Jan 2014
Gatwick £380
Bansko luxury
Grand Montana
Grand Montana
11 Jan 2014
Gatwick £380
Bansko last minute
Hotel Bisev
Hotel Bisev
21 Dec 2013
Gatwick £535

Saas Fee in 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
0% 
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

Saas Fee
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift PassCHF336
Resort OpenOct 2013Resort CloseMay 2014
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Saas Fee ski holidays
Allalin Apartments
Allalin Apartments
29 Mar 2014
Gatwick £386
Saas Fee chalets
Chalet Hotel Ambassador
Chalet Hotel Ambassador
15 Dec 2013
Gatwick £628
Saas Fee luxury
Allalin Apartments
Allalin Apartments
29 Mar 2014
Gatwick £386
Saas Fee last minute
Allalin Apartments (Self Catering)
Allalin Apartments (Sel...
14 Dec 2013
Dover Ferry £415

These cheap ski resorts and cheap places to ski can allow you to get yourself on the mountain when your budget is limited, or to go on skiing holidays more often when you're flush!

The cheap places to ski on this page include the cheapest ski resorts in the US and the very best of cheap european ski resorts, so you can still get your snow fix in a good budget ski resort.

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