Europe · ski resorts
Europe's ski resorts, at a glance.
Europe has more great skiing than anywhere, and picking between it is the hard part: French altitude, Austrian snow and après, the scenery of the Dolomites, the glaciers of the Valais. What matters for your week is how high it is, when it's open and how sure the snow is.
Here is every European resort we cover, with exactly that — altitude, season and snow reliability — and a hand-checked hotel in each. Open any one to plan the whole trip around it.
43 resorts · season & snow at a glance
Where to ski, and when.
Alpe d'Huez
Isère, France- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,250–3,330 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Cervinia
Aosta Valley, Italy- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 2,050–3,480 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Ischgl
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,377–2,872 m
- Snow
- Very high
Les Arcs & La Plagne
Savoie, France- Season
- Early Dec – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,600–3,226 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Levi, Lapland
Finnish Lapland- Season
- Mid Oct – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 200–531 m
- Snow
- Very high
Livigno
Lombardy, Italy- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,816–2,900 m
- Snow
- Very high
Obergurgl
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Mid Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,930–3,080 m
- Snow
- Very high
Saas-Fee
Valais, Switzerland- Season
- Year-round (glacier)
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,800–3,600 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Sölden
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Mid Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,350–3,340 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Tignes
Savoie, France- Season
- Late Sep – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 2,100–3,456 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Val d'Isère
Savoie, France- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,850–3,456 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Val Thorens
Savoie, France- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 2,300–3,230 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Zermatt
Valais, Switzerland- Season
- Year-round (glacier)
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,620–3,883 m · glacier
- Snow
- Very high
Alta Badia
South Tyrol, Italy- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,324–2,550 m
- Snow
- High
Andermatt
Uri, Switzerland- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,444–2,961 m
- Snow
- High
Andorra
Grandvalira, Andorra- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,710–2,640 m
- Snow
- High
Baqueira-Beret
Val d'Aran, Catalonia- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,500–2,610 m
- Snow
- High
Chamonix
Haute-Savoie, France- Season
- Dec – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,035–3,842 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Veneto, Italy- Season
- Early Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,224–2,939 m
- Snow
- High
Courchevel
Savoie, France- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,850–2,738 m
- Snow
- High
Courmayeur
Aosta Valley, Italy- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,224–2,755 m
- Snow
- High
Crans-Montana
Valais, Switzerland- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,500–3,000 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Davos & Klosters
Graubünden, Switzerland- Season
- Late Nov – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,560–2,844 m
- Snow
- High
Gstaad
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,050–3,000 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Laax
Graubünden, Switzerland- Season
- Late Nov – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,100–3,018 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Lech am Arlberg
Vorarlberg, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,450–2,811 m
- Snow
- High
Les Menuires
Savoie, France- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Apr
- Altitude
- 1,850–2,850 m
- Snow
- High
Madonna di Campiglio
Trentino, Italy- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,550–2,600 m
- Snow
- High
Mayrhofen
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 630–2,500 m
- Snow
- High
Méribel
Savoie, France- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,450–2,952 m
- Snow
- High
Sierra Nevada
Andalusia, Spain- Season
- Early Dec – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 2,100–3,300 m
- Snow
- High
St. Anton am Arlberg
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,304–2,811 m
- Snow
- High
St. Moritz
Graubünden, Switzerland- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,822–3,303 m
- Snow
- High
Val Gardena
South Tyrol, Italy- Season
- Early Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,236–2,518 m
- Snow
- High
Verbier
Valais, Switzerland- Season
- Late Nov – late Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,500–3,330 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Zell am See
Salzburg, Austria- Season
- Late Nov – early May
- Best snow
- Dec – Apr
- Altitude
- 757–3,029 m · glacier
- Snow
- High
Grindelwald
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland- Season
- Mid Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,034–2,500 m
- Snow
- Good
Kitzbühel
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Feb
- Altitude
- 800–2,000 m
- Snow
- Good
Megève
Haute-Savoie, France- Season
- Mid Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Feb
- Altitude
- 1,113–2,350 m
- Snow
- Good
Morzine & Avoriaz
Haute-Savoie, France- Season
- Mid Dec – mid Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,000–2,466 m
- Snow
- Good
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Salzburg, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Mar
- Altitude
- 1,003–2,096 m
- Snow
- Good
Schladming
Styria, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Feb
- Altitude
- 745–2,015 m
- Snow
- Good
Seefeld
Tyrol, Austria- Season
- Early Dec – early Apr
- Best snow
- Jan – Feb
- Altitude
- 1,180–2,064 m
- Snow
- Good
Good questions
Which European ski resort has the most reliable snow?
The glacier and high-altitude resorts: Val Thorens (Europe's highest), Tignes, Val d'Isère, Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Cervinia, Obergurgl and Ischgl are snow-sure from opening to close. We mark each resort's reliability so you can match it to your dates.
When does the European ski season run?
Broadly late November to late April, earliest and latest at the glacier resorts (Sölden and Tignes from autumn; Zermatt and Saas-Fee year-round). Lower resorts like Kitzbühel and Megève run roughly December to early April. Each page shows the resort's own window.
Which European resorts are best for non-skiers and spas?
The wellness heart of the Alps is South Tyrol and Switzerland — Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Zermatt, St. Moritz and Gstaad pair skiing with serious spa hotels, thermal pools and long lunches. Every stay we list has a real spa.
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