Best value ski resorts in Europe
Big mountains, low prices: where lift passes, hotels and lunches all run cheaper than the headline names.
24 resorts
How we picked
Skiing in the Alps does not have to mean Courchevel prices. These resorts, from Italy's Bormio and Sauze d'Oulx to the Spanish Pyrenees and the southern French Alps, deliver real mountain skiing at notably gentler prices. Same snow, half the bill.
France
3,456 m
Tignes
French Alps
Altitude
1,550 - 3,456 m
Pistes
300 km
Snow score
95/100
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Italy
2,900 m
Livigno
Italian Alps
Altitude
1,816 - 2,900 m
Pistes
115 km
Snow score
93/100
duty-freefreestyle
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France
3,226 m
Les Arcs
French Alps
Altitude
1,600 - 3,226 m
Pistes
425 km
Snow score
92/100
familyfreeride
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France
2,850 m
Les Menuires
French Alps
Altitude
1,850 - 2,850 m
Pistes
600 km
Snow score
90/100
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France
3,250 m
La Plagne
French Alps
Altitude
1,250 - 3,250 m
Pistes
425 km
Snow score
89/100
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Austria
2,500 m
Mayrhofen
Austrian Alps
Altitude
630 - 2,500 m
Pistes
142 km
Snow score
86/100
familyfreestyle
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Andorra
2,640 m
Grandvalira
Andorran Pyrenees
Altitude
1,710 - 2,640 m
Pistes
210 km
Snow score
86/100
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Italy
3,016 m
Passo Tonale
Italian Alps
Altitude
1,883 - 3,016 m
Pistes
100 km
Snow score
86/100
snow-sureglacier
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Spain
2,250 m
Formigal
Spanish Pyrenees
Altitude
1,500 - 2,250 m
Pistes
176 km
Snow score
84/100
partyyoung crowd
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France
2,550 m
Valmorel
French Alps
Altitude
1,400 - 2,550 m
Pistes
165 km
Snow score
84/100
familyvalue
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Switzerland
3,330 m
Nendaz
Swiss Alps
Altitude
1,365 - 3,330 m
Pistes
410 km
Snow score
84/100
big domainscenic
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Austria
2,850 m
Nauders
Austrian Alps
Altitude
1,400 - 2,850 m
Pistes
110 km
Snow score
84/100
snow-surescenic
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Italy
3,016 m
Ponte di Legno
Italian Alps
Altitude
1,257 - 3,016 m
Pistes
100 km
Snow score
84/100
familysnow-sure
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France
2,550 m
Saint-François-Longchamp
French Alps
Altitude
1,450 - 2,550 m
Pistes
165 km
Snow score
82/100
familyvalue
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Andorra
2,560 m
Vallnord-Pal Arinsal
Andorran Pyrenees
Altitude
1,550 - 2,560 m
Pistes
63 km
Snow score
81/100
beginnervalue
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Spain
2,400 m
Candanchú
Spanish Pyrenees
Altitude
1,500 - 2,400 m
Pistes
50 km
Snow score
80/100
authenticsnow-sure
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Spain
2,537 m
La Molina
Spanish Pyrenees
Altitude
1,700 - 2,537 m
Pistes
70 km
Snow score
80/100
familyhistoric
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France
2,620 m
Les Sybelles
French Alps
Altitude
1,100 - 2,620 m
Pistes
310 km
Snow score
80/100
familybig domain
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France
2,450 m
Luz-Ardiden
French Pyrenees
Altitude
1,680 - 2,450 m
Pistes
60 km
Snow score
80/100
authenticsunny
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Spain
2,300 m
Astún
Spanish Pyrenees
Altitude
1,700 - 2,300 m
Pistes
50 km
Snow score
80/100
familysnow-sure
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Spain
2,535 m
Masella
Spanish Pyrenees
Altitude
1,600 - 2,535 m
Pistes
74 km
Snow score
80/100
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France
2,600 m
Valmeinier
French Alps
Altitude
1,500 - 2,600 m
Pistes
150 km
Snow score
80/100
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France
2,750 m
La Norma
French Alps
Altitude
1,350 - 2,750 m
Pistes
65 km
Snow score
80/100
familyvalue
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Italy
2,700 m
Pragelato
Italian Alps
Altitude
1,535 - 2,700 m
Pistes
400 km
Snow score
80/100
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