Top 5 Ski Destinations Europe

Top 5: Ski Destinations Europe

We still enjoy the beautiful summer weather, but the holiday books for the winter may already almost on the table. To the crowds to be a while before I have compiled a top 5 of best ski destinations in Europe. Take off your gloves, grab a cup of hot chocolate and put the fireplace but.

5. France, Val d’Isere and Tignes

Over the years this area in the French Savoie ski resort has developed into an immense, indeed it is one of the largest in the world. Due to the high altitudes is from December to April snow. Even in summer you can ski on the glacier of La Grande Motte. Both skiers and snowboarders and freeriders this area is ideal. For freeriders is a special area built, Le Spot.

4. Switzerland, Saas Fee

A diamond in the Swiss Alps, as Saas Fee can be described. Although it is a very popular and crowded village, is very quiet about it because the car is free. The 20 glacier pistes make it possible for even in summer to skiing.

3. Austria, Ischgl – Paznauntal

Ischgl is a fashionable resort in the Tyrolean Paznauntal. It has more than 200 kilometers of snow slopes that are very varied. They are also pretty high, 90% of the ski slopes above 2000 meters. Together with a few nearby ski resorts, there are over 300 km of pistes available. Many people have realized that this is a beautiful area, so that it can be quite busy. It is Austria’s best known resort where the trends are put.

2. Austria, Zillertal Arena

Zillertal Arena is one of the largest ski areas in Austria, and is ideal for a skiing holiday with the children. The children are very much attention, and for the elderly, there are 598km of pistes to be found. For cross country skiers among us there is 190km of ski runs, and hikers can enjoy the 400km of trails that this area is rich. In the resort Gerlos are many Dutch people can celebrate winter sports, so here is made by the instructors at the ski schools often speak Dutch well.

1. France, Les Trois Vallees

Les Trois Vallées ski resort in the Alps where glaciers are less than 6. It is a very varied ski area, mainly due to the less than 600km of pistes. Also, many snow slopes until mid-May. Here is the famous Moon Park to find loved by many snowboarders. Even the children in mind. For them, there are special skiklassen with Dutch-speaking instructors.