The Skiresort Guide

Two Villages, One Mountain — So What’s Actually Different? Val d’Isère and Tignes are often pitched as rivals, but here’s the thing: they share exactly the same ski area. Espace Killy gives both resorts access to 300km of pistes, the same Grande Motte glacier, and a summit at 3,456m. Buy one lift pass and you … Read more

Cortina d’Ampezzo and Zermatt are two of the most beautiful ski resorts on earth — both famous beyond skiing, both steeped in Alpine history, and both commanding premium prices. They are as different as Italy and Switzerland: Cortina is warm, fashionable, and laid-back about the skiing; Zermatt is precise, high-altitude, and seriously ski-focused. This guide … Read more

Ask North American skiers to name the two greatest ski resorts on the continent and most will say Whistler Blackcomb and Aspen. They’re both correct — and both wrong, depending on what you’re after. Whistler is the largest ski area in North America: vast, wild, and extraordinarily diverse. Aspen is four mountains in one valley, … Read more

Kitzbühel and St Anton are the two names that define Austrian skiing at the international level. Both have hosted World Cup races, both have legendary reputations, and both attract a high-spending, ski-serious clientele. But they’re very different resorts. Kitzbühel is the glamorous, historically rich Tyrolean town that invented Alpine chic. St Anton is the cradle … Read more

Val Thorens and Chamonix are France’s two most talked-about ski resorts — but they represent almost opposite ends of the skiing spectrum. Val Thorens is Europe’s highest purpose-built resort: high, reliable, and entirely ski-focused. Chamonix is a mountain town famous for big mountains, serious alpinism, and off-piste that separates the committed from the rest. Here’s … Read more

Verbier and Zermatt are Switzerland’s two most iconic ski resorts — and the debate between them is one skiing’s most enjoyable arguments. Both sit above 3,000 metres, both attract serious skiers from around the world, and both charge serious prices. But they deliver entirely different experiences. This guide breaks down exactly how they compare so … Read more