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The only thing that trumps a ski holiday is a ski holiday with amazing snow. And with sky-high peaks, socking great glaciers and annual snowfall that would bury whole houses, these resorts are no strangers to the white stuff.
Stay in one of the resorts below, and you’ll be skiing the best conditions on the planet – with huge linked ski areas, big après ski and gobsmacking views adding the final touches of an incredible week on the slopes.
Top 10 Snow Sure Ski Resorts
When you’re skiing in Europe’s highest ski area, snow sureness is pretty much a given. A host of glaciers keep this neck of the woods cool and white, including the fabulous Theodul between the Breithorn and Klein Matterhorn mountains on the Swiss-Italian border. Rarely a year… + more
The tourist office here have issued a ‘Snow Guarantee’ in recent years, which challenges you to find any other resort in Europe that can match VT’s quality and quantity of snow. You can’t mock their confidence: For starters, this is the highest ski resort in Europe at a giddying 2… + more
If a place lays claim to the biggest summer skiing destination in Europe, it’s going to be a safe bet for cracking conditions in the winter. All hail the socking great Mont De Lans glacier, where some of the most varied snow-sure terrain we’ve ever skied peaks at 3568m. High in… + more
ONE ski resort, with TWO skiable glaciers and THREE peaks towering over 3000m: The Tiefenbach and Rettenbach glaciers hold hands at the top of the ski area (reachable by car or bus along the Ötztal Glacier road), and its these we have to thank for Solden’s super long season.… + more
Saas Fee’s positioning is spectacular, in both snowy and scenic senses of the word. The Dom Mountain is Switzerland’s second highest summit at a dizzying 4545m – and it’s one of THIRTEEN 4000m+ peaks that encircle the resort, keeping the temperatures low and the views stupidly… + more
At 3883m, the Plateau Rosa glacier (called the Theodul in neighbouring Zermatt) has the highest pistes in Europe – up here, snow depths of 3 metres have been recorded in recent years, and a large chunk of the mountain’s able to stay open for skiing in the summer months. The town… + more
Altitudes peak at 3456m up on the magnificent Grande Motte Glacier, where the slopes are skiable in the summertime thanks to cool temperatures and generous dumpings from the north and south-east. With the town at a lofty 2100m and most of the ski area above it, not to mention… + more
The Coast Mountain range is covered in dense rainforest, and as you’d expect it gets a LOT of precipitation. Whistler’s snowiest month on record was November 2009, when over 5.5 metres of the stuff fell – more than other resorts can wish for in an entire year (on average, the… + more
At 1850m, Val itself manages to have the height of a purpose built resort, plus all the charm of an old school mountain town. The Pissaillas glacier has a little something to do with the snow quality, where blue and red slopes stream down from 3300m. It’s not the only skiable… + more
More often than not, Lech tops the tables for garnering the most white stuff in Europe. Owing to a fabulous microclimate, winters are cold and oh so snowy, with the first flakes appearing in September most years. And they properly pile up as the season goes on – to around 7… + more
All of these ski and snowboard destinations have at some stage held titles like "Best snow sure ski resorts" or "Best snow sure ski resorts in Europe", or been included in the winners lists of top North American ski resorts such as "Top Canadian Snow sure ski resorts"... All adding up to the most SNO sure ski resorts worldwide.
Best snow sure resorts
| Resort | Best features |
|---|---|
| Zermatt | Skiable year-round, glacier pistes, world class snowmaking |
| Val Thorens | Europe’s highest ski resort at 2300m, slopes from 3230m, average 6m snow/year |
| Les 2 Alpes | Big summer ski destination, beginner-friendly glacier skiing, top height - 3568m |
| Solden | 2 skiable glaciers, 3 peaks above 3000m, long ski season, excellent snowmaking |
| Saas Fee | Glacier skiing, top height of 3500m, almost all slopes above 2000m |
| Cervinia | Italy’s highest ski resort, Europe’s highest pistes @ 3883m, glacier skiing |
| Tignes | 2 glaciers, top height 3456m, high altitude bases |
| Whistler | Longest season in North America, glacier skiing, average 11m snow/year |
| Val d'Isere | High altitude resort, most slopes above 2500m, 2 skiable glaciers, 9000 snow cannons |
| Lech | Very snowy microclimate, deep cover – often 7-10 metres/year, north facing slopes |
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