Name |
Begin'rs |
Inter's |
Adv'd |
Ski Q's |
Snow |
Après Ski |
Transfer Hrs |
Prices |
Spy Comments |
Austria (nearest Airport Innsbruck) |
Hintertux |
poor |
good |
fair |
9 |
9 |
2 |
1.5 |
med |
Great high level skiing but disappointing après-ski. |
Ischgl |
fair |
good |
good |
9 |
7 |
5 |
1.75 |
high |
Resort very bust and too many T-bars |
Lech |
good |
v.good |
good |
9 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
high |
Wide-open Pistes but Après-ski too expensive |
St Anton |
poor |
good |
v.good |
9 |
8 |
9 |
1.5 |
high |
Great Skiing. Superb Nightlife. |
Solden |
poor |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
7 |
1.5 |
med |
Fantastic Off Pistes skiing. |
Soll |
good |
good |
fair |
8 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
med |
Excellent variety of skiing for intermediates. |
France (nearest Airport: L=Lyon, G=Geneva)
|
Alpe d'Huez |
good |
good |
good |
7 |
8 |
5 |
1L |
med |
Avoid the mother of all drag lifts in Petit Prince. |
Chamonix |
poor |
good |
good |
8 |
7 |
8 |
1G |
high |
Disappointing for a high-mileage freak. |
Courcheval |
good |
good |
good |
10 |
8 |
9 |
2.5L |
high |
Stylish but expensive. |
Flaine |
good |
v.good |
good |
7 |
8 |
5 |
2G |
med |
As much fun as being trapped in a car park.
|
La Plagne |
fair |
good |
fair |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3L |
med |
They should demolish the lot and rebuild. |
Les Arcs |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
5 |
2.5L |
med |
Benidorm with snow. |
Les Deux Alps |
good |
v.good |
good |
7 |
7 |
5 |
2.5L |
med |
"Excellent Skiing, lively metropolitan town." |
Les Menuires |
fair |
good |
good |
10 |
8 |
4 |
3LG |
med |
Great links with 3 valleys without the cost |
Meribel |
fair |
good |
good |
9 |
7 |
6 |
3L |
med |
Skiing excellent, well-prepared pistes, good signposting, improved lift system. |
Morzine |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
6 |
1.5G |
med |
Charming traditional Alpine town. |
Serre Chevalier |
good |
v.good |
fair |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2T |
med |
Intermediate's paradise, good for beginners and some untouched off piste for the experts. |
Tignes |
fair |
good |
good |
9 |
10 |
5 |
3L |
high |
"Infinite variety, glorious snow, lively pubs." |
Val d'Isere |
fair |
good |
good |
9 |
9 |
9 |
3L |
high |
"Pistes beautifully looked after, wicked nightlife." |
Val Thorens |
fair |
good |
good |
10 |
10 |
6 |
3.5L |
high |
Skier friendly but lacks alpine charm |
Valmorel |
fair |
v.good |
fair |
8 |
8 |
7 |
3G |
med |
"Although purpose built, it has village atmosphere." |
Italy (nearest Airport: T=Turin,Vn=Venice,Vr=Verona) |
Cervinia |
good |
v.good |
poor |
8 |
8 |
5 |
2T |
lw-md |
Beautiful location in the shadow of Matterhorn. |
Cortina d'Amp |
poor |
good |
good |
7 |
7 |
9 |
3Vn |
med |
With this amount of skiing I would never be bored. |
Courmayeur |
fair |
good |
good |
7 |
7 |
8 |
1.5Vr |
lw-md |
Too many red and too few blues. Not a big place. |
Sauze d'Oulx |
fair |
good |
good |
7 |
7 |
8 |
1.75T |
lw-md |
Extensive and challenging skiing. A non-stop party. |
Selva |
fair |
v.good |
good |
9 |
7 |
6 |
3Vr |
med |
Vast skiing area - an intermediates dream. |
Switzerland (nearest Airport: Z=Zurich, G=Geneva)
|
Davos |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2.5Z |
high |
My wallet hurts. |
St. Moritz |
fair |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
9 |
4Z |
high |
Come and be seen with the jet set. |
Saas Fee |
good |
good |
good |
7 |
10 |
6 |
3.5G |
high |
Plenty of friendly bars and eating places |
Verbier |
poor |
good |
v.good |
9 |
8 |
9 |
2G |
high |
"Crowds bad, piste maintenance unimpressive." |
Zermatt |
fair |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
9 |
4G |
high |
"Good atmosphere, Swiss trying harder to please." |
Canada (nearest Airport: C=Calgary, V=Vancouver)
|
Banff |
fair |
v.good |
good |
8 |
8 |
7 |
1.5C |
low |
The best powder I have ever skiied. |
Lake Louise |
fair |
v.good |
good |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2C |
low |
"Runs for all grades, no bad points" |
Whistler |
fair |
v.good |
v.good |
10 |
6 |
6 |
2V |
low |
A revelation in prices and courtesy after Europe. |
USA (nearest Airport: A=Aspen,E=Eagle, D=Denver,S=Salt Lake City,R=Reno,B=Boston,SF=San
Francisco,J=Jackson,L=LA)
|
Aspen |
fair |
good |
v.good |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0.25A 1.5E 4D |
md-h |
Beautiful and friendly. |
Breckenridge |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
8 |
2D |
md-h |
Like a winter wonderland. How will I cope with Europe. |
Heavenly |
fair |
good |
good |
8 |
7 |
9 |
3SF 1.25R |
md-h |
If you don't gamble there's nothing to do at night. |
Jackson Hole |
fair |
good |
v.good |
8 |
7 |
6 |
0.25J |
md-h |
We had the mountain to ourselves. |
Keystone |
v.good |
good |
good |
7 |
8 |
5 |
2D |
md-h |
Fabulous snow and fantastic organization. |
Killington |
v.good |
good |
fair |
7 |
9 |
5 |
2.5B |
md-h |
"Well organized, friendly and good for children." |
Mammoth |
fair |
good |
v.good |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3R 5L |
md-h |
No queues for lifts. Everyone very friendly. |
Snowbird |
fair |
good |
fair |
8 |
8 |
4 |
1S |
md-h |
Purpose built village reminded me of France. |
Snowmass |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2E 4D |
md-h |
Long and wide cruising runs. |
Steamboat |
good |
good |
good |
8 |
7 |
4 |
1.5E 4D |
md-h |
Empty runs and challenging moguls. |
Squaw Valley |
poor |
good |
good |
7 |
7 |
5 |
0.75R |
md-h |
"Vast, empty and well groomed pistes." |
Vail |
good |
good |
good |
9 |
8 |
8 |
0.5E 2.25D |
md-h |
Lacking in Alpine charm but brilliant skiing. |