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Switzerland’s been doing winter holidays for longer than anyone else, and as you’d expect it has some of the biggest, best resorts on the planet. We’re talking big towns, huge linked ski areas and oodles to do from skiing to spas to shopping.
You’ll find the titans below - where from hotels to pistes to restaurants, there’s a lot of choice in every department. They also double up as some of the prettiest, most scenic places on the planet – and the Swiss standards of quality go without saying.
Switzerland: Top 10 Biggest Ski Resorts
Verbier’s local slopes cover 100km, which form a chunk of Switzerland’s biggest ski area. There’s a mammoth 410km of corduroy across the entire 4 Valleys, not to mention the dizzyingly high Mont Fort, and some of the finest off piste on the planet. All this is shared between 6… + more
The best things come in threes, and original ski town St Moritz (also twice Olympics host) is no exception. Not stopping at a lone village, St M has a trio, each with a different kind of vibe. On the shores of the giant frozen Moritz Lake is Dorf, the main hub of posh boutiques,… + more
Two villages - Crans-sur-Sierre and Montana – joined hands in the 60’s to form one big 6km-long resort – and it’s become a bit of a titan. Both sides have held onto their own characters: Crans is the more upmarket of the two, with the biggest luxury shopping area in the Alps and… + more
Spa town, party town and the highest full-sized town in Europe, Davos is no stranger to weighty claims. Its population stands at around 13,000, and there are over 28,000 guest beds. A place of two parts, Davos Dorf has the quickest access to the white stuff; whilst Platz is home… + more
Most places would seem a mere speck on the horizon when surrounded by most of the Alps' highest peaks, but Zermatt holds its own. The village achieves the golden balance of small-resort charm and big-resort facilities, with a population of 5,600 and the scope to host nearly 30,000… + more
This is the largest and liveliest ski resort in the Jungfrau ski region – and it’s also the only one you can reach by car. There’s a train station too, making it super easy to get out and explore. Favourite trips include the ones to the Eiger Glacier and Kleine Scheidegg, which… + more
Klosters made it big in the Golden Age, when the nickname ‘Hollywood on the Rocks’ came about for its star-studded following (Garbo, Harrison, Hepburn…). And though the high profile guests just keep coming (Prince Charles is a regular – they’ve named a lift after him), it’s held… + more
With a year-round community of 6000, Nendaz sits right in the centre of the 4 Valleys - Switzerland’s biggest ski area. Cosy but roomy, it lays claim to 16 churches and a whopping 17,000 tourist beds. But compared to neighbouring Verbier, there’s a lot less song and dance here.… + more
70km of trails ramble through the local ski area, and Arosa’s recent merger with Lenzerheide tallies on another 155km of the good stuff - making this one of the biggest ski areas in the country. Hop on the Hornli-Unrdenfurggli cable car to be up there in a super-speedy five… + more
Just west of Lake Geneva, Villars first saw skier’s way-back-when in 1913, and has since welcomed everyone from Grace Kelly to Mick Jagger. Overlooking the Rhone valley, it wins the gong for eco-savviness, with a heard of hybrid busses to ferry skiers around, and low-energy snow… + more
If you want to ski or snowboard really big miles, then the very biggest Swiss ski resorts and linked ski areas in Switzerland are what you need, this is a list of Switzerland's biggest ski resorts.
All of these ski and snowboard mountains have at some stage held titles like "largest ski resort in Switzerland" or "biggest Swiss ski resort"... the biggest ski areas in Switzerland.
Switzerland - biggest ski resorts
| Resort | Ski area size |
|---|---|
| Verbier | 410km |
| St Moritz | 350km |
| Crans Montana | 140km |
| Davos | 320km |
| Zermatt | 360km |
| Grindelwald | 206km |
| Klosters | 320km |
| Nendaz | 412km |
| Arosa | 155km |
| Villars | 125km |
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