Car-free ski resorts in Europe
Resorts where the village itself bans cars, with horse-drawn sleighs and electric taxis instead.
4 resorts
How we picked
A car-free village is one of the great quiet luxuries of skiing, with the only sounds the clip-clop of horses and skis on the snow. From Zermatt, Wengen and Mürren in Switzerland to Avoriaz and Vaujany in France, these are the resorts where you leave the car at the valley and let the railway, gondola or sleigh take you up.
Switzerland
3,600 m
Saas-Fee
Swiss Alps
Altitude
1,800 - 3,600 m
Pistes
145 km
Snow score
95/100
glaciercar-free
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France
2,466 m
Avoriaz
French Alps
Altitude
1,800 - 2,466 m
Pistes
650 km
Snow score
88/100
familyfreestyle
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Switzerland
2,970 m
Mürren
Swiss Alps
Altitude
1,638 - 2,970 m
Pistes
54 km
Snow score
82/100
sceniccar-free
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2,320 m
Wengen
Swiss Alps
Altitude
1,274 - 2,320 m
Pistes
160 km
Snow score
80/100
sceniccar-free
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