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Ranking Europe's ski resorts by marked black-run share. Leukerbad tops the list at 36.7%; St. Anton (16.7%) and Zermatt (8.4%) do not.
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.
Ranked by red-run kilometres: the Alpine ski areas with the most intermediate piste in our data, and why intermediate share can matter more than the total.
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.
Cervinia vs Zermatt: one 322 km ski area, two villages. Base 2,050 m vs 1,620 m, day pass €63 vs about €101, Italian sun vs Swiss charm. The verdict by skier type.
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.
Courchevel, Meribel and Val Thorens share the same 600 km, 166 lifts and €84.20 Les 3 Vallées pass: base altitude and access decide where to stay.
