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72 ski resorts within 250 km of Turin airport. The 20 closest, from Val Cenis and Val d'Isère at 59 km to Zermatt at 91 km, with slopes, lifts, pass prices, transfers.
Via Lattea has 220 km of intermediate piste, 55% of 400 km, the most of any Italian ski area in our data. Cervinia matches it, mostly in Switzerland.
A week's skiing in Europe costs about €1,100 per person on a budget, €2,050 standard and €4,600 premium, built from real lift pass prices and published bands. Line by line, with examples.
Villars has Switzerland's highest easy-piste share (76%); Arosa Lenzerheide (110 km) and Laax (108 km) lead on kilometres. Day passes from CHF 75 (2026/27).
Milan has two ski airports: Malpensa reaches 96 resorts within 250 km, Bergamo 101. The closest to each, from Aprica at 63 km to Zermatt at 87 km, with prices.
73 ski resorts within 250 km of Zurich airport. The 20 closest, from Feldberg at 62 km to Bettmeralp at 126 km, with slopes, lifts, passes in francs and euros, train times.
Les 3 Vallées has the most easy piste in France, 336 of 600 km, but Valmorel's smaller area is 69.7% easy, the highest share in our data. Ranked with 2026/27 prices.
The Skicircus area above Leogang has 140 km of easy piste out of 270 km, Austria’s most. Obertauern is smaller but 61.0% easy, the highest share in our data.
67 ski resorts within 250 km of Geneva airport. The 20 closest, from La Clusaz at 44 km to Les Arcs at 92 km, with slopes, lifts, pass prices and transfers.
The best time to ski in the Alps, from the 2026/27 opening dates of 81 resorts: glaciers from 9 October, most resorts on 4 to 5 December, ten open into May.
