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Skiing: Destinations & Places

Ski travel guides featuring resort comparisons, snow reliability data, lift pass deals, and chalet picks across the Alps, North American Rockies, and Japan’s powder belt.

  • Mountains ski resort Bad Gastein Austria

    Bad Gastein

    Bad Gastein rises along steep mountainsides with Belle Époque hotels, a waterfall crashing through town center, and thermal springs that have drawn visitors since the Habsburg era.

  • Trail and scenic mountain landscape at Puez-Odle Nature Park, Dolomites, Italy

    Dolomites

    The Dolomites are Italian Alps that don’t look like any other mountains — pale limestone towers, pink sunsets called enrosadira, and via ferrata routes bolted into vertical rock.

  • Baroque ceiling and floral wall details inside Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

    Kaprun

    Kaprun has year-round skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier and a village at the foot of the Hohe Tauern range — the Austrian Alps at their most accessible and least pretentious.

  • Breathtaking Baroque Interior of the Hofburg Palace in Innsbruck: Opulent design, frescoes, chandeliers, and artistry.

    Saalbach

    Saalbach-Hinterglemm connects 270km of ski runs across a valley in the Austrian Alps — the Skicircus lives up to its name with après-ski that matches the terrain.

  • Taos Ski Valley in Taos, New Mexico

    Taos

    Taos has a 1,000-year-old pueblo, a ski valley that gets serious snow, and a high-desert art colony that attracted Georgia O’Keeffe for a reason.

  • Train on the viaduct bridge and the scenic view of the Swiss Alps in Switzerland

    Swiss Alps

    The Swiss Alps put the Matterhorn, Jungfrau, and the Glacier Express route into a country smaller than West Virginia — every train ride is a scenic one.

  • Train on a Train Station in St. Moritz, Switzerland

    St. Moritz

    St. Moritz invented winter tourism in 1864 and hosted two Olympics — a Swiss Engadine valley town where the frozen lake hosts cricket, polo, and horse racing on ice.

  • Beautiful Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City, Utah

    Park City

    Park City hosts Sundance, has two ski resorts connected by a single gondola, and a Main Street lined with galleries that stay open after the lifts close.

  • Skiing in Yosemite Valley - Adventure on the Slopes of Yosemite National Park

    Loveland

    Loveland is a Colorado ski area at 12,700 feet on the Continental Divide — no frills, no village, just steep terrain and some of the state’s deepest powder.

  • United States Capitol

    Keystone

    Keystone is Summit County’s family-friendly ski resort with night skiing, a tubing hill, and a gondola ride that makes the commute from the parking lot part of the fun.

  • Snake River Grand Teton Range in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Winter Snow

    Jackson Hole

    Jackson Hole has the steepest ski terrain in the US and a town square with elk antler arches — a Wyoming mountain valley that takes itself exactly as seriously as its peaks.

  • Copper Mountain Aerial View

    Copper Mountain

    Copper Mountain divides naturally by skill level — beginners on one side, experts on the other, and a village base that keeps things simple compared to Vail next door.

  • Chamonix town in France

    Chamonix

    Chamonix sits at the base of Mont Blanc with the Aiguille du Midi cable car climbing 3,842 meters — a French Alps town built for people who like their mountains serious.

  • Skiers at Breckenridge Colorado in winter with the Rocky Mountains

    Breckenridge

    Breckenridge is a gold rush town turned ski destination at 9,600 feet — five peaks, a walkable Main Street, and a summer that rivals the winter season.

  • Lake Louise panoramic view in Banff National Park, Canada

    Banff

    Banff sits in the Canadian Rockies where the lakes are actually that color — Lake Louise and Moraine Lake don’t need a filter, just clear morning light.

  • Transavia airplane departure at Innsbruck Airport with Austrian Alps backdrop

    Austrian Alps

    The Austrian Alps cover 62% of the country — from Innsbruck’s Olympic runs to Grossglockner’s high alpine road, this is where the mountains set the daily agenda.

  • Aspen Square Condominium Hotel building at night

    Aspen

    Aspen has four ski mountains within minutes of town, a summer music festival, and a Maroon Bells backdrop that makes every other mountain town jealous.

  • Think2Master Swiss Alps Grindelwald Jigsaw Puzzle

    Grindelwald

    Grindelwald sits below the Eiger’s north face with the new Eiger Express gondola, First Cliff Walk, and Swiss Alpine views that justify every cent of the train fare.

  • cortina-d-ampezzo destination image

    Cortina D’Ampezzo

    Cortina sits in the Dolomites with peaks that glow pink at sunset — a 2026 Winter Olympics host town where the skiing and the scenery compete for your attention.

  • Bombardino in Garmisch Classic Ski Area

    Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    Garmisch-Partenkirchen sits at the foot of Germany’s highest peak — a Bavarian twin town where Olympic history meets alpine trails and beer garden culture.

  • Transavia airplane departure at Innsbruck Airport with Austrian Alps backdrop

    Innsbruck

    Innsbruck, where alpine majesty meets urban charm, offers a captivating blend of outdoor adventure, cultural riches, and warm Tyrolean hospitality.

  • Exterior View of Meow Wolf Denvers Convergence Station Exterior, a premier architectural landmark for authentic cultural travel

    Denver

    Denver sits a mile above sea level at the foot of the Rockies — craft breweries outnumber Starbucks and the mountains are a 45-minute drive from downtown.