Summer ski resorts

Les Deux Alpes or Les 2 Alpes is a huge resort with high snowsure slopes and summer glacier skiing. Busy apres and wide range of expensive and affordable accomodation. One of worlds best snow parks has a hugely popular summer camp when they take the park from 2600m up to 3200m altitude where its still sno good! Les 2... [more Les 2 Alpes]

Beginner Trails  24 runs 54km 23%

Intermediate Trails  44 runs 94km 43%

Advanced Trails  16 runs 41km 15%

Expert Trails  12 runs 12km 11%

snoman says World class resort with one of the largest ski areas, summer ski areas and maximum verical drops to be found anywhere. Add to this a huge range of apres-ski options and the now lift-linked descent to La Grave -... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €168.9 Resort Open Dec 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Loudest and most throbbing Austrian apres and fantastic snow. If you ski intermediate and party expert, you'll love it. Not many Brits or English speakers

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Intermediate Trails  57 runs 51km 38%

Advanced Trails  61 runs 62km 40%

Expert Trails  31 runs 31km 20%

snoman says One of Austria's largest, liveliest and most popular ski resorts. It formerly offered summer skiing on its twin glaciers (one or the other was always open ) and whilst that has now ended it still has a long win... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €196.5 Resort Open Oct 2012 Resort Close May 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

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

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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)

To many, Chamonix is the undisputed mountain-sport capital of the world! This Off-piste ski & snowboard mecca is home to the world's longest run, the Vallee Blanche (not really a piste at all, but a 23km ski down Europe's second largest glacier the Mer de Glace - "Sea of Ice"). The Grands Montets is one of greatest sk... [more Chamonix]

Beginner Trails  12 runs 5km 15%

Intermediate Trails  49 runs 46km 61%

Advanced Trails  190 runs 70km 237%

Expert Trails  21 runs 21km 26%

snoman says An historic ski and climbing town on the picturesque side of Mont Blanc, by the entrance to the Mont Blanc tunnel. Chamonix offers the world's greatest lift-served vertical drop. Away from the slopes it is ver... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €200 Resort Open Dec 2012 Resort Close May 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Pretty village with enough piste for a casual intermediate at the foot of Monte Bianco. Drive through the Mont Blanc tunnel or take the Hellbronner cable car past Western Europe's highest peak to enjoy the famous Vallee Blanche and the delights of Chamonix (take a guide and passport)

Beginner Trails  3 runs ?km 12%

Intermediate Trails  6 runs ?km 25%

Advanced Trails  14 runs ?km 58%

Expert Trails  4 runs 4km 16%

snoman says Legendary ski and climbing resort, rich in tradition and natural ambience. Close to lifts over the border to Chamonix, which is included for one day on the lift pass, as is the fellow Aosta Valley resort of Pil... more

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

Huge, world-famous resort with unrivalled skiing & nightlife: ski hard, play hard. Two mountains connected by pedestrian village. Exciting & expensive, with enough to keep you busy for weeks

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Intermediate Trails  34 runs ?km 17%

Advanced Trails  110 runs ?km 55%

Expert Trails  56 runs 56km 28%

snoman says Whilst many of the great European ski resorts tend to rest on their laurels, Whistler has shot up through the ranks to become one of the strongest contenders for the much disputed title of 'World's Greatest Ski... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass C$397 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close Jun 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

get big pass to ski over 500km - good childcare - cute mountain railway winds up the valley - most skiing favours beginners & int - 2 local boarding parks - glacier has very good off-piste

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Intermediate Trails  8 runs 22km 30%

Advanced Trails  18 runs 42km 69%

Expert Trails  0 runs 0km 0%

snoman says A rather pretty old mountain resort, better known as a year round glacier skiing destination (the glacier itself is largely intended for summer skiing) There is a ski link to Villars however, so the winter ski... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass CHF283 Resort Open Dec 2012 Resort Close Apr 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

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

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €154 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close May 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Lively and car free village centre plus loads of cruisy easy intermediate skiing and the snowsure glacier with good off piste. A good all-rounder

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Intermediate Trails  16 runs 32km 55%

Advanced Trails  9 runs 22km 31%

Expert Trails  4 runs 4km 13%

snoman says Part of the Europa Sport region with Zell am See but not quite lift linked. A regular ski bus links the high altitude skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier where there are powder bowls. The toboggan runs care il... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass €176 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close Jun 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Huge, world-famous resort with unrivalled skiing & nightlife: ski hard, play hard. Two mountains connected by pedestrian village. Exciting & expensive, with enough to keep you busy for weeks

Beginner Trails  0 runs ?km 0%

Intermediate Trails  34 runs ?km 17%

Advanced Trails  110 runs ?km 55%

Expert Trails  56 runs 56km 28%

snoman says Whilst many of the great European ski resorts tend to rest on their laurels, Whistler has shot up through the ranks to become one of the strongest contenders for the much disputed title of 'World's Greatest Ski... more

Beginner Intermediate Expert Snowboarders Apres Ski Families Snowsure Ambience Value Lift Pass C$397 Resort Open Nov 2012 Resort Close Jun 2013 (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)