Our Favourite Off-piste Freeride Ski Resorts in the Alps
If there is one thing we have learned in all our ski travels, it is that the most consistently good ski days are had at only a few places in the world. Sure everywhere is good ‘on its day’, but to get the most ‘best days’ one cannot beat North America (Rockies & northwest US, BC Canada), parts of Japan, & in western Europe, the Alps in Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland. The Greater & Lesser Caucasus in Georgia get an honourable mention as well! Whilst we have skied all over Nth America & Japan, we love skiing Europe (and particularly the Alps & above the Arctic Circle) for all that it offers, not the least of which are most of the longest lift assisted skiable verticals in the world.
With no real regard to any particular ratings, scoring or stats other than ‘most best days’, our favourite Big & Small* Off-piste Freeride Ski Resorts in the Alps of western Europe are:
Austria
France
Italy
Switzerland
If you want to know the best resorts based on the Powderhounds rating criteria (for ‘overall’, powder, on-piste etc), see the following pages:
Best Austrian Ski Resorts
Best French Ski Resorts
Best Italian Ski Resorts
Best Swiss Ski Resorts
If backcountry ski & splitboard touring are your thing, away from the multitude of amazing high alpine routes in the Alps, head to the Lofoten Islands, Lyngen Alps & Finnmark in northern Norway or the Mestia-Svaneti region of Georgia. They are absolutely stunning.
Now you know where to go its just a matter of getting there. Click on the resort links to find out more. What are your favourites? Write a review on the specific resort page on Powderhounds to let us know.
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