Best family ski resorts in Europe
The best family ski resorts in Europe, ranked by easy-slope share, snow parks for kids and teens, and traditional village character. Villars leads with 76% easy slopes. We compared 205 resorts in Europe; 20 qualified for this list.
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Villars
Switzerland · Villars-Gryon · 100 km slopes · 23 lifts · top 2,120 m · 76% easy
76% easy slopes -
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Cairngorm
United Kingdom · Cairngorm Mountain · 30 km slopes · 11 lifts · top 1,097 m · 73% easy
73% easy slopes -
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Courchevel
France · Les 3 Vallées · 600 km slopes · 166 lifts · top 3,230 m · 56% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Meribel, Val Thorens, Saint Martin de Belleville, Les Menuires
56% easy slopes -
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Valmorel
France · Valmorel · 165 km slopes · 34 lifts · top 2,550 m · 70% easy
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Morzine
France · Portes du Soleil · 600 km slopes · 196 lifts · top 2,466 m · 54% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from Champéry, Châtel, Les Gets, Avoriaz
54% easy slopes -
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Norefjell
Norway · Norefjell · 27 km slopes · 11 lifts · top 1,188 m · 67% easy
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Glenshee
United Kingdom · Glenshee Ski Centre · 36 km slopes · 22 lifts · top 1,068 m · 61% easy
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Kitzbuhel
Austria · KitzSki · 234 km slopes · 56 lifts · top 2,000 m · 54% easy
54% easy slopes -
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Cauterets
France · Cauterets · 36 km slopes · 11 lifts · top 2,415 m · 58% easy
58% easy slopes -
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Val Cenis
France · Haute Maurienne Vanoise · 125 km slopes · 29 lifts · top 2,800 m · 58% easy
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Alta Badia
Italy · Dolomiti Superski · 130 km slopes · 53 lifts · top 2,778 m · 57% easy
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Les Arcs
France · Paradiski · 425 km slopes · 132 lifts · top 3,226 m · 57% easy
Linked ski area, also accessed from La Plagne
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Saint-Lary-Soulan
France · Saint-Lary · 100 km slopes · 31 lifts · top 2,515 m · 57% easy
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Hemsedal
Norway · Hemsedal · 53 km slopes · 21 lifts · top 1,450 m · 66% easy
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Serre Chevalier
France · Serre Chevalier Vallée · 250 km slopes · 61 lifts · top 2,800 m · 55% easy
55% easy slopes -
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Aprica
Italy · Aprica · 50 km slopes · 15 lifts · top 2,300 m · 54% easy
54% easy slopes -
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Bardonecchia
Italy · Via Lattea · 100 km slopes · 23 lifts · top 2,750 m · 54% easy
54% easy slopes -
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La Clusaz
France · Massif des Aravis · 132 km slopes · 49 lifts · top 2,616 m · 54% easy
54% easy slopes -
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Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Austria · Ötztal · 112 km slopes · 25 lifts · top 3,080 m · 54% easy
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Geilo
Norway · Geilo · 34 km slopes · 20 lifts · top 1,178 m · 53% easy
53% easy slopes
Questions about best family ski resorts in Europe
Villars (Switzerland) tops this ranking with 76% easy slopes, ranked by easy-slope share, snow parks for kids and teens, and traditional village character.
1. Villars (76% easy slopes), 2. Cairngorm (73), 3. Courchevel (56).
The list is ranked by easy-slope share, snow parks for kids and teens, and traditional village character, using the resort statistics in the Intski database (slope kilometres by difficulty, lifts, elevations, snow parks). It updates automatically whenever the data changes.