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If you love the mountains half as much as we do, you’ll probably agree there’s no better way to see in the New Year, than to SKI in the New Year...
Hosting the biggest parties, and hogging the best early-season snow, these are our favourites when it comes to skiing out the old year, and welcoming in the new.
Top 10 New Year Ski Resorts
Tignes has held some pretty big NYE bashes in its time: Fire and Mix parties turned Le Lac into an open air night club (with the likes of David Guetta stealing the show), while Cirque Eloize brought the stars of Soleil to the Espace Killy. The midnight fireworks are some of the… + more
If you’re toying between the NY celebrations back home and spending the week in the mountains, Brit-favourite Meribel’s a corker. Festivities usually begin with a family-friendly torch lit descent into the Chaudanne area. And after the big firework displays and rip-roaring… + more
New Year’s is a party-in-the-streets affair in Anton: Get down to the pedestrianised centre for one of the nosiest countdowns we’ve ever seen (and heard), with fireworks going off every which way. If you’re in a catered chalet, hosts traditionally rustle up some special nosh… + more
With the wildest parties in France, one of the prettiest towns in the Alps and some of the world’s most spectacular, snow sure skiing – it’s hard to beat New Year’s in Val. Each bar and club host their own celebrations on the night: Big name DJs usually play in Dick’s Tea Bar,… + more
Verbier’s where you party in the New Year with the rich and royal. Fairnet famously welcomes midnight with gallons of champers, platters of canapes and big name DJs - it's also a top spot to see the firework display in Place Central (sometimes they retract the roof, which is… + more
Peak weeks needn’t cost mountains, which Sauze sets to prove: Lift passes, lessons, food and drink are cheaper than you’d find in the French and Swiss resorts – handy if you’re on a budget after Christmas. Not that you have to compromise when it comes to pistes or parties. You’ll… + more
There’s something special about ringing in the New Year in Zermatt: The village has a fabulously romantic feel to it – timber buildings, cobbled streets and church spire, all overlooked by the Matterhorn. The food sets sky high standards for the coming year, with Zermatt having… + more
Mayrhofen usually has all manner of ways to celebrate: One’s to hop on the New Year’s Eve train, where the Zillertal Railway takes you from Jenbach to Mayrhofen, stopping for music and entertainment at each station. In resort, venues like Ice Bar and Gasthof Bruecke are usually… + more
Big skiing, big parties and small prices are the makings of a smashing New Year’s in Pas. It hogs Grandvalira’s highest point at 2100m, opening in late November/early December most seasons, so there’s usually a decent cover by this time of year. And with 210km of slopes and 3… + more
With one of the biggest après scenes in the Austrian Alps, Ischgl really knows how to party in the New Year. There are usually FIVE sites for fireworks around the resort, and twelve music points pumping out tunes to accompany the fireworks. Pacha usually sees the night through… + more
Best New Year Ski Resorts
| Resort | Country | New Year highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Tignes | France | History of legendary NYE parties & great December snow |
| Meribel | France | Lively New Year celebrations & après, world’s biggest ski area |
| St Anton | Austria | Infamous Austrian après ski, gala dinners, snow sure skiing |
| Val d'Isere | France | Big party scene for NYE, snow sure slopes for early season skiing |
| Verbier | Switzerland | Goes all-out when it comes to luxury chalets, après ski and powder skiing |
| Sauze d'Oulx | Italy | Affordable peak date skiing, lively celebrations, great Italian snow |
| Zermatt | Switzerland | Romantic Swiss village, incredible scenery, festive feasting and big NYE soirees |
| Mayrhofen | Austria | Plenty of festivities, great snowmaking for early season conditions |
| Pas de la Casa | Andorra | Huge New Year’s Eve parties, high Andorra skiing, low peak date prices |
| Ischgl | Austria | Music concerts & big name DJs, high altitude skiing |
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