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Matterhorn · Switzerland

A world worth skiing.

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Chairlift, ski slopes and a mountain valley at Cardrona Ski Area, New Zealand The shortlist
New Zealand · Wānaka

Cardrona

Open alpine slopes, progression-friendly terrain and a strong freestyle culture.

Families Snowparks
Laguna del Inca surrounded by snow-covered Andes mountains, Portillo, Chile The shortlist
Chile · Andes

Portillo

A distinctive yellow hotel above Laguna del Inca, surrounded by high Andes terrain.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Verbier, canton Valais The shortlist
Switzerland · Valais

Verbier

A gateway to the 4 Vallées, with big mountain terrain and a sociable village.

Advanced terrain Après-ski
Best view from Laax ski slopes The shortlist
Switzerland · Graubünden

Laax

A freestyle-minded resort with snowparks and a broad mountain area around Flims and Laax.

Snowparks Families
Switzerland · Engadin

St. Moritz

Engadin light, elegant village life and the slopes of Corviglia above town.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Sight of snow-covered Pionniers ski track in Val Thorens ski resort, Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Les 3 Vallées

Val Thorens

A high mountain base with direct access to the extensive Les 3 Vallées network.

Families Après-ski
Sight, in a winter afternoon from the Tignes dam, towards Val-d'Isère ski resort and Solaise gondola lift, beyond La Daille gorge, in Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Savoie

Tignes–Val d’Isère

A substantial linked ski area combining high-altitude Tignes with Val d’Isère.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
La station de sports d'hiver de Courchevel 1850, Savoie The shortlist
France · Les 3 Vallées

Courchevel

Woodland slopes, mountain dining and a choice of villages within Les 3 Vallées.

Families Mountain villages
View of Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie, France The shortlist
France · Portes du Soleil

Avoriaz

A pedestrian resort above Morzine, with snowparks and access to Portes du Soleil.

Families Snowparks
Mathon / Ischgl / Austria / Tirol (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Austria · Paznaun

Ischgl

The Silvretta Arena connects Austria and Switzerland, with long ski days and lively evenings.

Après-ski Scenic skiing
Skiing in Skigebiet Sölden, Sölden The shortlist
Austria · Ötztal

Sölden

High alpine skiing, glacier terrain and an energetic valley base in the Ötztal.

Scenic skiing Après-ski
Winter snowing skiing holiday KItzbuhel Austria The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Kitzbühel

A historic town, rolling ski terrain and the racing heritage of the Hahnenkamm.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
Forcelles ,Kolfuschg & Alta Badia The shortlist
Italy · Dolomites

Alta Badia

Ladin villages, inviting pistes and mountain food in the heart of the Dolomites.

Families Mountain villages
Italy · Dolomites

Cortina d’Ampezzo

Dramatic limestone scenery and a stylish town surrounded by distinct ski sectors.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Italy · Aosta Valley

Breuil-Cervinia

Broad alpine slopes on the Italian side of the Matterhorn, known locally as Monte Cervino.

Scenic skiing Families
Canada · Alberta

Lake Louise

Rocky Mountain panoramas and varied terrain inside Banff National Park.

Scenic skiing Families
a day's skiing at spedtacular Mt Revelstoke...Noth Americas biggest vertical drop at  1713m (5620 ft)...the buried trees appear like snow ghosts... The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Revelstoke

A mountain for ambitious skiers, above a characterful railway town.

Advanced terrain Powder trips
United States · Colorado

Aspen Snowmass

Four distinct mountains and two different village experiences in Colorado.

Families Mountain villages
United States · Colorado

Vail

A large Colorado mountain with front-side trails and its signature Back Bowls.

Scenic skiing Families
United States · Wyoming

Jackson Hole

Teton scenery and a reputation built on challenging mountain terrain.

Advanced terrain Powder trips
United States · Utah

Park City Mountain

An extensive ski area with two main bases and a historic Utah town close by.

Families Snowparks
Japan · Nagano

Hakuba Valley

A collection of resorts beneath the dramatic peaks of the Japanese Alps.

Powder trips Advanced terrain
Ski slopes at Nozawa Onsen, Japan The shortlist
Japan · Nagano

Nozawa Onsen

A traditional hot-spring village with skiing on the mountain above.

Mountain villages Powder trips
Base facilities at Treble Cone skifield in New Zealand The shortlist
New Zealand · Wānaka

Treble Cone

Open alpine terrain and far-reaching views across Lake Wānaka.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Ski slopes at Thredbo. I took this on holidays.

Taken by Enoch Lau on 21 July 2005. As a courtesy, please let me know if you alter this image or this image description page. Original filename was 100_0467.JPG. The shortlist
Australia · New South Wales

Thredbo

A real alpine village with skiing on the slopes above the valley.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
View from near summit of Mount Perisher towards Perisher village and car park. New South Wales, Australia. July 2011. The shortlist
Australia · New South Wales

Perisher

Four linked resort areas and a broad choice of skiing and snowboarding terrain.

Families Snowparks
It is possible to observe the East of the Santiago capital, where the central-region ski resorts are located. The mountain to the right with the highest peak is Cerro Provincia. The buildings shown are part of Providencia neighborhood. (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Chile · Andes

Valle Nevado

A high alpine resort above Santiago, with wide Andean horizons.

Scenic skiing Families
Base del Cerro Catedral en Bariloche. (Patagonia Argentina) The shortlist
Argentina · Bariloche

Cerro Catedral

Patagonian lake views and a broad mountain area near Bariloche.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Imagen de las inmediaciones del Cerro Castor, en Ushuaia, desde las aerosillas. The shortlist
Argentina · Tierra del Fuego

Cerro Castor

Forest-lined pistes near Ushuaia, at the southern end of Argentina.

Something different Families
Norway · Scandinavian Mountains

Hemsedal

A Norwegian mountain base combining varied alpine slopes with après-ski.

Families Après-ski
Freeskiing in Trysil. Rider: Anders Nordermoen. Photo: Ola Matsson The shortlist
Norway · Innlandet

Trysil

A family-oriented ski mountain with several sides and well-established resort bases.

Families Snowparks
Sweden · Jämtland

Åre

A lakeside mountain town with varied skiing and a strong Scandinavian identity.

Mountain villages Advanced terrain
Levi Black pista in an aerial photo taken in the summer of 2004. Kittilä, Finland. The shortlist
Finland · Lapland

Levi

Fell skiing, snowy forests and a lively village in Finnish Lapland.

Families Something different
Spain · Val d’Aran

Baqueira Beret

A substantial Pyrenean ski area with the villages and food of the Val d’Aran.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Spain · Andalusia

Sierra Nevada

High mountain skiing within reach of Granada and Andalusian culture.

Something different Scenic skiing
Andorra · Pyrenees

Grandvalira

A network of connected sectors across the Andorran Pyrenees.

Families Après-ski
Germany · Bavaria

Zugspitze

Glacier-plateau skiing below Germany's highest summit, above Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Scenic skiing Something different
Bansko gondola lift, Bansko ski center. The shortlist
Bulgaria · Pirin Mountains

Bansko

An old town at the foot of the Pirin Mountains and a developed ski area above.

Mountain villages Families
Ski resort in the town of Borovets, Bulgaria The shortlist
Bulgaria · Rila Mountains

Borovets

Forest skiing and an established mountain resort in the Rila Mountains.

Families Mountain villages
Greece · Central Greece

Parnassos

Alpine slopes above Arachova, with Delphi close enough for a wider mountain escape.

Scenic skiing Something different
Snowy summit and telescope dome on Mount Helmos near Kalavryta, Greece (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Greece · Peloponnese

Kalavryta

Skiing on Mount Helmos with Kalavryta town as the natural base.

Scenic skiing Something different
Snowy Vogel ski-area landscape above Bohinj, Slovenia (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Slovenia · Julian Alps

Vogel

A compact mountain ski area overlooking Lake Bohinj and the Julian Alps.

Scenic skiing Something different
Jasná Ski Resort, Slovakia - gondola lift Kosodrevina - Chopok The shortlist
Slovakia · Low Tatras

Jasná

Skiing on both sides of Chopok, in Slovakia's Low Tatras.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Gudauri Ski Resort, Gudauri, Georgia The shortlist
Georgia · Greater Caucasus

Gudauri

Open slopes and expansive Caucasus views above the Georgian Military Highway.

Advanced terrain Something different
Shymbulak ski resort in Almaty  The shortlist
Kazakhstan · Tian Shan

Shymbulak

Mountain skiing above Almaty, combining a city break with the Tian Shan.

Something different Scenic skiing
Türkiye · Kayseri

Erciyes

Open volcanic slopes above Kayseri, with Cappadocia within the wider travel region.

Something different Scenic skiing
South Korea · Gangwon

Yongpyong

A long-established Korean ski resort with Olympic alpine-skiing connections.

Families Something different
China · Heilongjiang

Yabuli

A long-established northeastern Chinese ski destination in a deeply wintry landscape.

Something different Families
Lesotho · Maluti Mountains

Afriski

A small-scale Southern Hemisphere ski experience in the mountains of Lesotho.

Something different Families
Sight, in winter, of the snow front of Méribel-Mottaret ski resort, in Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Savoie

Méribel

A chalet-style base in the heart of Les 3 Vallées.

Families Mountain villages
Sight of the base of the slopes of Les Menuires ski resort, in Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Savoie

Les Menuires

A practical slope-side base in the Belleville valley.

Families
Les Deux Alpes resort The shortlist
France · Isère

Les Deux Alpes

High mountain terrain above a long, lively resort village.

Snowparks Scenic skiing
View of Alpe d'Huez from Pic Blanc, Oz, 2026 The shortlist
France · Isère

Alpe d’Huez

Open slopes above the Oisans valley and a broad mountain panorama.

Scenic skiing Après-ski
Chantemerle Heure Bleue The shortlist
France · Hautes-Alpes

Serre Chevalier

Several valley villages and forest skiing near Briançon.

Mountain villages Families
Le domaine skiable de Montgenèvre depuis le bois des Suffins, Montgenèvre, Hautes-Alpes, France The shortlist
France · Hautes-Alpes

Montgenèvre

A border village linking French and Italian mountain traditions.

Families Scenic skiing
Roc du Grand Renard and Aiguille Grive, with TSF Charmettoger and ski slopes in the foreground, Les Arcs, 2018 The shortlist
France · Savoie

Les Arcs

Distinct altitude villages above Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Paradiski area.

Families Advanced terrain
View of La Plagne during winter sport season, from Montagne de l'Arc, in February 2018. The shortlist
France · Savoie

La Plagne

A collection of mountain bases with access to the Paradiski network.

Families Scenic skiing
General view of the Saint-Foy-Tarentaise ski area from La Rosière, 2024 The shortlist
France · Savoie

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

A smaller Tarentaise base with forested slopes and a quieter atmosphere.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
View of Village des Eucherts and the ski school in the evening, Les Eucherts, La Rosière, 2024 The shortlist
France · Savoie

La Rosière

French-Italian border skiing in the Espace San Bernardo area.

Families Scenic skiing
Rochebrune front de neige, Megève, 2025 The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Megève

A traditional Alpine town with tree-lined slopes and Mont Blanc views.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
View from the Piste, Les Gets The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Les Gets

A village base in the Portes du Soleil, beside Morzine.

Families Mountain villages
View of Morzine from Avoriaz, Haute-Savoie, France The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Morzine

An established valley town between the slopes of Les Gets and Avoriaz.

Mountain villages Après-ski
Picture of Flaine Ski Resort's main buildings. Picture taken from the side of the Aup de Veran ski lift. The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Flaine

A distinctive modernist resort in the Grand Massif ski area.

Families Scenic skiing
Sight, in summer, of Les Saix plateau on the heights of Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Samoëns

A historic valley village with lift access towards the Grand Massif.

Mountain villages Families
Vue panoramique de La Clusaz avec l'église Sainte-Foy au centre. The shortlist
France · Aravis

La Clusaz

A Savoyard village and varied mountain sectors in the Aravis.

Mountain villages Advanced terrain
Sight, in winter, of Les Saisies ski resort and its western ski slopes, in Savoie, France. The shortlist
France · Savoie

Les Saisies

A mountain-pass base in the Espace Diamant area.

Families Scenic skiing
Lake geneva from the Châtel ski piste The shortlist
France · Haute-Savoie

Châtel

A village in the Abondance valley and the Portes du Soleil network.

Mountain villages Families
Skiguides freeriding in Lech am Arlberg The shortlist
Austria · Vorarlberg

Lech Zürs

Two Arlberg villages with access to the wider Ski Arlberg network.

Mountain villages Advanced terrain
"Kohlmaisbahn" in Saalbach-Hinterglemm (Austria), background: village itself, Schattberg and Zwoelferkogel The shortlist
Austria · Salzburg

Saalbach Hinterglemm

Linked mountain sectors around Saalbach, Hinterglemm, Leogang and Fieberbrunn.

Après-ski Families
Mayrhofen Harakiri Piste The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Mayrhofen

A Zillertal town serving the separate Ahorn and Penken mountains.

Snowparks Après-ski
Snow cornices at the edge of the Hintertux glacier ski area, Austria The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Hintertux Glacier

Glacier terrain at the far end of the Tux valley.

Scenic skiing Snowparks
Skigebiet Stubaier Gletscher vom Schrankogel mit Schaufelspitze links, Stubaier Wildspitze rechts The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Stubai Glacier

High glacier slopes reached from the Stubai valley south of Innsbruck.

Families Snowparks
Wildspitze and Taschachferner glacier seen from Hinterer Brunnkogel above the Pitztal glacier ski area, Austria (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Pitztal Glacier

Glacier skiing above the upper Pitztal valley.

Scenic skiing Something different
Kaunertal Glacier ski area in Tyrol, Austria. The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Kaunertal Glacier

A high mountain destination reached by the Kaunertal glacier road.

Scenic skiing Snowparks
Sicht vom 2828m hohem Masnerkopf in den Masnerkessel. In der Mitte des Bildes erkennt man die Talstationen der Masnerkopfbahn sowie der Arrezjoch. Rechts daneben ist die Masner Ski Hütte zu erkennen. The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Serfaus Fiss Ladis

Three villages sharing a ski destination above the Upper Inn valley.

Families Mountain villages
Panoramic view of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental ski resort in the Austrian Alps. Two skiers/snowboarders visible in the foreground with dramatic altocumulus cloud formations over snow-covered mountains. The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental

A linked area with several village gateways around the Wilder Kaiser.

Families Mountain villages
Söll im Brixental, Österreich: Nachtskifahren The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Söll

A village gateway to SkiWelt beneath the Hohe Salve.

Mountain villages Families
Chairlift in Ski Area Obergurgl-Hochgurgl in Tirol The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Gurgl

Obergurgl and Hochgurgl form a high-altitude Ötztal destination.

Scenic skiing Families
Winteransicht von Schloss Naudersberg, auf einem Hügel über dem Ort Nauders in Tirol, Österreich  The shortlist
Austria · Tyrol

Nauders

Bergkastel skiing near Austria’s borders with Italy and Switzerland.

Families Scenic skiing
Aerial view of some ski slopes with artificial snow at Tyrol, Austria The shortlist
Austria · Styria

Schladming

A Styrian ski town and gateway to the four-mountain ski circuit.

Families Après-ski
Obertauern ski resort The shortlist
Austria · Salzburg

Obertauern

A high pass resort with slopes arranged around the village.

Scenic skiing Après-ski
Austria · Salzburg

Flachau

A Snow Space Salzburg base within the Ski amadé association.

Families Après-ski
Gastein ski resort, part of Ski Amadé network of 28 ski areas. Slope signs for skiers. Ski run on Stubnerkogel mountain in Bad Gastein, Austria. The shortlist
Austria · Salzburg

Bad Gastein

Skiing and thermal-spa town character in the Gastein valley.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
Austria · Salzburg

Zell am See Kaprun

Lakeside Zell am See and the separate mountain areas around Kaprun.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Schitour am Hochkönig (Österreich) The shortlist
Austria · Salzburg

Hochkönig

Maria Alm, Dienten and Mühlbach share a mountain destination.

Families Mountain villages
Snow-covered ski slopes and mountain panorama at Kronplatz / Plan de Corones, South Tyrol, Italy The shortlist
Italy · South Tyrol

Kronplatz

A rounded Dolomite mountain with access from several valley bases.

Families Scenic skiing
The skiing area Belvedere, The Marmolada peak, Ciampac from the Col Rodella in the Val di Fassa Dolomites. The shortlist
Italy · Trentino

Val di Fassa

Ladin villages and Dolomite ski sectors around Canazei and Campitello.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Pescoi/Forcella Europa gondola lift, Arabba/Marmolada ski resort. The shortlist
Italy · Veneto

Arabba Marmolada

A Dolomite village below the Sella group with Marmolada connections.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Hasenköpfl chair lift, Helm/Monte Elmo, 3 Zinnen Dolomites ski resort. The shortlist
Italy · South Tyrol

3 Zinnen Dolomites

Dolomite skiing around Sesto, San Candido and the surrounding valleys.

Scenic skiing Families
Obereggen in the Latemar ski area, Italy (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Italy · Trentino South Tyrol

Val di Fiemme Obereggen

Separate ski sectors around the Fiemme valley and Latemar.

Families Scenic skiing
Italy · Trentino

San Martino di Castrozza

A Dolomite village below the Pale di San Martino peaks.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Italy · South Tyrol

Gitschberg Jochtal

A South Tyrolean ski destination above the Isarco valley.

Families Mountain villages
Ski slopes and lifts at Alpe Lusia, Italy The shortlist
Italy · Trentino Veneto

Alpe Lusia San Pellegrino

Dolomite sectors around Moena, Bellamonte and Passo San Pellegrino.

Families Scenic skiing
Skiing in the  in the Dolomites.  The   Civetta and Monte Pore  mountains. (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Italy · Veneto

Civetta

Skiing between Alleghe, Selva di Cadore and Val di Zoldo.

Families Scenic skiing
The ski area at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy The shortlist
Italy · Trentino

Madonna di Campiglio

A Brenta Dolomites base linked towards Pinzolo and Folgarida-Marilleva.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
Italy · Trentino

Folgarida Marilleva

Linked Val di Sole sectors with access towards Madonna di Campiglio.

Families
Italy · Lombardy Trentino

Pontedilegno Tonale

Mountain-pass slopes, Ponte di Legno and the Presena sector.

Families Scenic skiing
Ski Area Livigno The shortlist
Italy · Lombardy

Livigno

A high valley town with ski areas on opposite sides.

Snowparks Après-ski
Slalom skiing curves, red and blue gates - Luca De Aliprandini (ITA) - Bormio - Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom The shortlist
Italy · Lombardy

Bormio

A historic thermal-spa town beneath the Stelvio race mountain.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
La piste de ski Internazionale depuis le bas du télésiège Bertolini, Courmayeur, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie The shortlist
Italy · Aosta Valley

Courmayeur

An Italian Mont Blanc base with a lively pedestrian village centre.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
la Funifor che da Pianalunga raggiunge i Salati The shortlist
Italy · Aosta Valley Piedmont

Monterosa Ski

A linked mountain destination spanning Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Mount Sises (to the right) and Mount Rognosa (to the left) as viewed from the lower slopes of Mount Fraiteve. The town of Sestriere, Italy is in the foreground to the right of the image. Mount Sises hosts a major portion of the Sestriere ski resort within the larger Via Lattea ski area. The shortlist
Italy · Piedmont

Sestriere Via Lattea

A high village base in the Via Lattea ski network.

Scenic skiing Families
Panorama sulle piste di Pila The shortlist
Italy · Aosta Valley

Pila

Ski slopes above Aosta, reached by road or the valley gondola.

Families Scenic skiing
Bergrestaurant Morenia über Saas-Fee, Kanton Wallis, Schweiz The shortlist
Switzerland · Valais

Saas-Fee

A car-free glacier village beneath the high peaks of the Saas valley.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Skiing area Parsenn as seen from Weissfluh, Davos, Kloster-Serneus, Arosa, Grisons, Switzerland. The shortlist
Switzerland · Graubünden

Davos Klosters

Two mountain towns serving several separate ski areas.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
Switzerland · Graubünden

Arosa Lenzerheide

Two Graubünden destinations connected across their mountain ridges.

Families Scenic skiing
mt titlis switzerland! The shortlist
Switzerland · Obwalden

Engelberg Titlis

A monastery village below the Titlis mountain and glacier terrain.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Sunset after coming back from skiing In crans Montana The shortlist
Switzerland · Valais

Crans-Montana

A plateau destination overlooking the Rhône valley.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Switzerland · Bernese Oberland

Adelboden Lenk

Bernese Oberland villages linked by the main ski area.

Families Mountain villages
Switzerland · Bernese Oberland

Jungfrau Ski Region

Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Switzerland · Graubünden

Corvatsch Diavolezza

Separate high mountain sectors in the Upper Engadin.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Switzerland · Uri Graubünden

Andermatt Sedrun Disentis

A central Swiss destination spanning valleys around the Oberalp Pass.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Mont Gond's sight to Veysonnaz's ski area (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Switzerland · Valais

Nendaz Veysonnaz

Valais village bases within the larger 4 Vallées network.

Families Scenic skiing
Aletsch Arena The shortlist
Switzerland · Valais

Aletsch Arena

Car-free mountain villages above the Rhône valley near the Aletsch Glacier.

Scenic skiing Families
Beautiful day in Schönried. Fresh ski marks on the powder snow. A remarkable sight to see. The shortlist
Switzerland · Bernese Oberland

Gstaad

A chalet village with several separate surrounding mountain sectors.

Mountain villages Families
This image depicts Breckenridge ski resort at noon, near peaks eight and nine. The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Breckenridge

A historic Colorado town below five ski mountain peaks.

Mountain villages Snowparks
Keystone Ski Resort, Dillon, United States The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Keystone

A Summit County mountain destination with village-style resort bases.

Families Snowparks
Birds of prey, waiting The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Beaver Creek

A purpose-built mountain village west of Vail.

Families Mountain villages
Steamboat springs ski resort, Colorado, USA The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Steamboat

Tree skiing above Steamboat Springs and its western ranching heritage.

Powder trips Mountain villages
Winter Park Ski Resort...Colorado The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Winter Park

Mountain sectors including Mary Jane west of the Continental Divide.

Families Advanced terrain
Resolution Bowl at Copper Mountain as seen from Breckenridge The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Copper Mountain

A Colorado mountain with several base villages along Interstate 70.

Snowparks Families
The parking lot at Arapahoe Basin on October 29, 2004 (A-Basin's opening day) at 4:03 PM (local time).  Alas, this is only a thumbnail; I didn't keep the original version. The bottom of the main ski lift is visible. The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Arapahoe Basin

High alpine skiing below the Continental Divide, without a large resort town.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Telluride Ski Resort, Col. The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Telluride

A historic box-canyon town linked to Mountain Village by gondola.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Crested Butte Ski Area The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Crested Butte

A colourful Colorado town beneath a mountain known for challenging terrain.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
Chairlift and ski slopes at Sunlight Mountain Resort, Colorado, United States The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Sunlight Mountain

A smaller mountain near Glenwood Springs and its hot springs.

Families Something different
Children taking skiing lessons at Alta Ski Area in Utah. The shortlist
United States · Utah

Alta

A skier-only mountain at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Powder trips Advanced terrain
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Sandy, United States The shortlist
United States · Utah

Snowbird

Steep Wasatch terrain in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Advanced terrain Powder trips
Deer Valley Ski Resort Park City Utah photo Don Ramey Logan The shortlist
United States · Utah

Deer Valley

A skier-only destination with several bases near Park City.

Families Mountain villages
Brighton Resort, Brighton, United States The shortlist
United States · Utah

Brighton

A Big Cottonwood Canyon mountain with a strong snowboard following.

Snowparks Powder trips
Solitude Nordic Center, United States The shortlist
United States · Utah

Solitude

A compact resort village beneath varied Wasatch slopes.

Powder trips Families
Skiing at Snowbasin in June of 2005.  Photographer: Scott Appleby.  Skier: Kevin Brown. The shortlist
United States · Utah

Snowbasin

A mountain destination east of Ogden with Olympic downhill heritage.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
United States · Montana

Big Sky

Expansive mountain terrain below Montana’s Lone Peak.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Night scene at the New Year celebration on Whitefish Mountain, Montana, United States The shortlist
United States · Montana

Whitefish Mountain

Forest skiing above Whitefish in northwestern Montana.

Mountain villages Powder trips
United States · Idaho

Sun Valley

Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain beside Ketchum and Sun Valley.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico viewed from Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Carson National Forest. The shortlist
United States · New Mexico

Taos Ski Valley

A mountain village in New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo range.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
The Palisades Tahoe ski area, with Washeshu Peak to the right. The shortlist
United States · California

Palisades Tahoe

The Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows sides near Lake Tahoe.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in summer. The shortlist
United States · California

Mammoth Mountain

A volcanic mountain above Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra.

Snowparks Scenic skiing
Heavenly Ski Resort gondola lift base, fronting U.S. Highway 50.  Photo by User:ChrisRuvolo Feb 26, 2005.  Original: http://chris.ruvolo.net/pics/tahoe/cimg2998.jpg.  This version is rotated, cropped and scaled. The shortlist
United States · California Nevada

Heavenly

Lake Tahoe views from slopes spanning California and Nevada.

Scenic skiing Après-ski
Skiers riding the ski lift up the slopes in Killington, Vermont during the winter. The shortlist
United States · Vermont

Killington

A multi-peak Green Mountains destination in central Vermont.

Snowparks Après-ski
Sun Peaks Ski Resort...beware of the "sun dogs" The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Sun Peaks

Three mountains arranged around a pedestrian resort village.

Families Mountain villages
Looking out towards the Monashee mountains at the top of the Powder Chair, Big White Ski Resort. People in fore ground are skiers who have just disembarked from the lift. Chairlift in distance is Ridge Rocket Express. The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Big White

An Okanagan mountain village with accommodation around the slopes.

Families Powder trips
Silver Star Mountain and Ski Resort The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

SilverStar

A colourful mountain village above Vernon in the Okanagan.

Families Mountain villages
Canada · British Columbia

Fernie Alpine Resort

Alpine bowls and forest terrain above the town of Fernie.

Powder trips Advanced terrain
Kicking Horse Ski Hill The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Kicking Horse

Ridgelines and steep terrain above Golden in the Columbia Mountains.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Canada · British Columbia

Panorama

A mountain village near Invermere in the Purcell Mountains.

Families Scenic skiing
Canada · British Columbia

RED Mountain

Forest-covered mountains beside the town of Rossland.

Powder trips Advanced terrain
Inland Temperate Spruce Rainforest near Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson, British Columbia. (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Whitewater

A mountain day-trip destination outside Nelson in the Selkirk Mountains.

Powder trips Something different
Kimberley Alpine Resort, March 2012 The shortlist
Canada · British Columbia

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Tree-lined slopes above the town of Kimberley.

Families Mountain villages
Sunshine Village ski resort, Banff, Canada. December 2004. The shortlist
Canada · Alberta

Banff Sunshine

Mountain skiing in Banff National Park, reached by a valley gondola.

Scenic skiing Powder trips
Mt. Norquay is a mountain and ski resort in Banff National Park, seen from Cascade Summit The shortlist
Canada · Alberta

Mount Norquay

A smaller ski mountain close to the town of Banff.

Families Something different
Mount Tekarra from Marmot Basin Ski Resort The shortlist
Canada · Alberta

Marmot Basin

Rocky Mountain skiing above Jasper in its national park.

Scenic skiing Families
Resort accommodation at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada The shortlist
Canada · Quebec

Tremblant

A pedestrian resort village beneath a Laurentian mountain.

Mountain villages Families
Skiing above the Saint Lawrence River near Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Canada · Quebec

Le Massif de Charlevoix

Slopes descending towards the St. Lawrence River in Charlevoix.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Resort entrance monument at Rusutsu, Hokkaido, Japan The shortlist
Japan · Hokkaido

Rusutsu

Three Hokkaido mountains with extensive forest scenery.

Powder trips Families
Japan · Hokkaido

Furano

Two ski zones above the town of Furano in central Hokkaido.

Powder trips Mountain villages
Japan · Hokkaido

Kiroro

A resort in the snowy mountains inland from Otaru.

Powder trips Families
Tomamu ski resort in Shimukappu, Hokkaidō, Japan. The shortlist
Japan · Hokkaido

Tomamu

A Hokkaido resort combining skiing with a broader winter holiday.

Families Something different
Appi Kogen Ski Resort from Sailer Gondola The shortlist
Japan · Iwate

Appi Kogen

A mountain resort in northern Honshu’s Iwate prefecture.

Families Powder trips
"Snow Monsters", Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort, Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan The shortlist
Japan · Yamagata

Zao Onsen

A hot-spring village and mountain landscape known for ice-coated trees.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Shiga Kogen Ski Resort (near the central area) and Shiga Kogen Resort Gondola (Pulse Gondola) The shortlist
Japan · Nagano

Shiga Kogen

A network of ski areas in the highlands of northern Nagano.

Families Scenic skiing
Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort, Niigata prefecture, Japan The shortlist
Japan · Niigata

Myoko Suginohara

Long forested slopes on the flanks of Mount Myoko.

Powder trips Snowparks
Ski slopes at Madarao Kogen Ski Resort, Japan The shortlist
Japan · Nagano Niigata

Madarao

A mountain on the Nagano–Niigata border with forest skiing.

Powder trips Families
Japan · Niigata

Lotte Arai

A Niigata mountain resort above the Arai area.

Powder trips Something different
Lindvallen. A Swedish skiresort near Sälen. The shortlist
Sweden · Dalarna

Sälen

Several distinct ski bases around Sälen in Dalarna.

Families
Lövås ski centre in Vemdalen, Sweden (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Sweden · Jämtland

Vemdalen

Three mountain areas serving the Vemdalen destination.

Families Mountain villages
Sweden · Härjedalen

Ramundberget

A quieter mountain village in western Härjedalen.

Families Something different
Snow-covered mountain landscape at Riksgränsen, Sweden The shortlist
Sweden · Lapland

Riksgränsen

Far-northern skiing beside the Norwegian border.

Something different Advanced terrain
Ski slopes above Geilo, Norway The shortlist
Norway · Buskerud

Geilo

A Norwegian mountain town with skiing on both sides of the valley.

Families Mountain villages
Rote Skipiste in Hafjell mit Blick ins Tal The shortlist
Norway · Innlandet

Hafjell

An Olympic-linked ski mountain north of Lillehammer.

Families Snowparks
Alpinbakken på Kvitfjell går ned fjellsiden over Mælum gård. The shortlist
Norway · Innlandet

Kvitfjell

A Gudbrandsdalen mountain associated with downhill racing.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Myrkdalsvatnet lake in Myrkdalen, Norway (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Norway · Vestland

Myrkdalen

A western Norwegian mountain resort north of Voss.

Powder trips Families
Ski slopes at Ylläs, Finland The shortlist
Finland · Lapland

Ylläs

Two Lapland villages on opposite sides of Ylläs fell.

Families Scenic skiing
Ski jumping hill, Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland The shortlist
Finland · Northern Ostrobothnia

Ruka

A compact fell resort near Kuusamo in northeastern Finland.

Families Snowparks
The Pyhä downhill ski slopes in the summer. Pyhä, Lapland, Finland The shortlist
Finland · Lapland

Pyhä

A fell destination beside Pyhä-Luosto National Park.

Something different Scenic skiing
Finland · Lapland

Saariselkä

A far-northern fell resort near the village of Saariselkä.

Families Something different
Ski slopes at Vasilitsa, Greece The shortlist
Greece · Pindus

Vasilitsa

A Pindus mountain destination above the villages of Grevena.

Powder trips Scenic skiing
Skiing on the Kaimaktsalan, Greece The shortlist
Greece · Voras

Kaimaktsalan

High slopes on Voras above the village of Palaios Agios Athanasios.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Greece · Florina

Vigla Pisoderi

Forest skiing near the Pisoderi pass west of Florina.

Families Scenic skiing
Greece · Vermio

3–5 Pigadia

A Vermio ski area above Naousa.

Families Something different
Greece · Vermio

Seli

A mountain village and ski destination on Vermio.

Families Mountain villages
Greece · Magnesia

Pelion Agriolefkes

A wooded Pelion mountain setting above Chania.

Scenic skiing Something different
Ostrakina ski area on Mount Mainalo, Greece The shortlist
Greece · Arcadia

Mainalo Ostrakina

A small Arcadian ski destination surrounded by fir forests.

Families Something different
skiing center "velouchi" The shortlist
Greece · Evrytania

Velouchi

Mountain slopes above Karpenisi in central Greece.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Summer landscape at the Formigal ski area, Spain The shortlist
Spain · Aragon

Formigal Panticosa

Two Aragon mountain sectors in the Tena valley.

Families Après-ski
Pico de Cerler in the back and skiing resort of Ampriu in summer. Huesca, Aragon, Spain The shortlist
Spain · Aragon

Cerler

A Pyrenean village above Benasque in the Ribagorza region.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
La Molina ski, Catalunya, Spain The shortlist
Spain · Catalonia

La Molina

A Catalan Pyrenean ski base in the Cerdanya area.

Families Snowparks
Ordino-Arcalís ski resort, in Andorra. The shortlist
Andorra · Pyrenees

Ordino Arcalís

A high valley ski area in northern Andorra.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Drone view of Telefèric Arinsal-Pal and Restaurant Coll de la Botella in La Massana, Andorra. Yellow disc golf baskets are visible in picture. The shortlist
Andorra · Pyrenees

Pal Arinsal

Two connected sectors reached from La Massana and Arinsal.

Families Mountain villages
Kandahar Abfahrt mit einmaligem Blick The shortlist
Germany · Bavaria

Garmisch Classic

The lower mountain ski area above Garmisch-Partenkirchen, separate from Zugspitze.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Breitachklamm gorge west of Oberstdorf in winter, Bavaria, Germany (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Germany · Allgäu

Oberstdorf Kleinwalsertal

Several mountain areas across Germany’s border with Austria.

Scenic skiing Families
Feldberg in Winter  The shortlist
Germany · Black Forest

Feldberg

Black Forest skiing around the Feldberg mountain.

Families Something different
Landscape from Bulgarian ski resort Papmorovo during winter. The shortlist
Bulgaria · Rhodope Mountains

Pamporovo

A Rhodope mountain resort with forested slopes.

Families
Ski lift in Kranjska Gora. The shortlist
Slovenia · Julian Alps

Kranjska Gora

A Julian Alps village with ski slopes close to its centre.

Families Mountain villages
view of the top of the krvaves ski resort from its southern side toward the north The shortlist
Slovenia · Kamnik-Savinja Alps

Krvavec

Mountain skiing northeast of Ljubljana.

Scenic skiing Families
Rogla cross country skiing world cup 2009) The shortlist
Slovenia · Pohorje

Rogla

A forested Pohorje plateau destination.

Families Snowparks
Slovakia · High Tatras

Tatranská Lomnica

A High Tatras mountain base beneath Lomnický štít.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Štrbské Pleso The shortlist
Slovakia · High Tatras

Štrbské Pleso

A lakeside High Tatras destination with skiing above the village.

Families Scenic skiing
Coronet Peak Ski Fields The shortlist
New Zealand · Otago

Coronet Peak

An established ski mountain above the Queenstown basin.

Scenic skiing Snowparks
Mountain panorama from the road to The Remarkables ski field, New Zealand The shortlist
New Zealand · Otago

The Remarkables

Alpine bowls above Queenstown in the Remarkables range.

Scenic skiing Snowparks
Mt Hutt, New Zealand The shortlist
New Zealand · Canterbury

Mt Hutt

A Canterbury ski mountain above the town of Methven.

Scenic skiing Families
Falls Creek Hotel in summer (January). This is only 50m from the main ski bowl.
Note snowcat and snow trailers beside the road.

I took this picture in January 2006. Peter Ellis 22:21, 4 January 2006 (UTC) The shortlist
Australia · Victoria

Falls Creek

A Victorian alpine village with slopes around the resort.

Families Mountain villages
Mt Hotham Village in Victoria, Australia. The shortlist
Australia · Victoria

Hotham

A Victorian resort village set high on an alpine ridge.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
A view of the landscape from Mt Buller, Victoria, Australia. The shortlist
Australia · Victoria

Mt Buller

A mountain village and ski area northeast of Melbourne.

Families Mountain villages
Atardecer colorido en La Parva a 2.870 msnm, reflejos del cielo en un refugio The shortlist
Chile · Andes

La Parva

A mountain village and ski area above Santiago.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
The Chillán volcanic massif near Nevados de Chillán, Chile (wider destination area; not necessarily the ski slopes) The shortlist
Chile · Ñuble

Nevados de Chillán

Volcanic Andean slopes near the hot springs of Chillán.

Powder trips Scenic skiing
Las Leñas an Andean ski resort, located in the western part of the Mendoza Province, Argentina.Argentina6 068 The shortlist
Argentina · Mendoza

Las Leñas

A high Andean resort in Mendoza province.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Chapelco Ski Resort, a beautifull place. The shortlist
Argentina · Neuquén

Chapelco

Forest skiing above San Martín de los Andes.

Scenic skiing Families