After CaravanTimes’ very own Dan Cartwright outlined the many advantages of tackling your skiing trip in a leisure vehicle last week, it’s time to think about the best resorts to pick as your destination.
The travel experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have put together a list of the locations they believe you should visit. They’ve also provided extra detail on what makes these destinations the best for winter sports.
Among the criteria were:
- Plentiful ski lifts
- Large number of slopes
- High elevations
- Lots of snowfall
- Cheap day ticket prices
Zermatt takes the top spot
Zermatt in Switzerland was named as the best ski resort in the world, as it has more lifts than any other, the most slopes and the best elevation.
It was followed by Italy’s Livigno, which boasts more than 50 kilometres of ski slopes at a maximum elevation of 2,798 metres.
Taking the third spot is Flachau in Austria, which despite having just 88 centimetres of snowfall, has in excess of 120 kilometres of slopes and 45 lifts. It is rated a 4.5 out of five by skiers.
Splash the cash
As Dan pointed out in his piece about the benefits of utilising your caravan or motorhome for a ski trip, it can keep costs down.
That means you can spend more money on those all important lift passes. The most expensive of these can be found at the Heavenly ski resort in California.
For £179 a day, you’ll have access to 27 ski lifts, 94 kilometres of slopes and over 3,000 metres at the resort’s highest point.
Money-saving options
At the other end of the scale, Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains can be scaled by lift for just £49, but they receive only eight centimetres of snowfall a year.
They’re relatively easy to reach from the UK by leisure vehicle, however, and have an elevation of 3,300 metres. This puts the Andulusian mountain range at number seven on the list of ski resorts.
Scotland’s Glencoe was the most budget-friendly overall, and its proximity to the rest of the UK also makes it fairly easy to access.
John Charnock, CEO of StressFreeCarRental.com said: “The research allowed us to reveal which ski resort is best in the world for those wanting to get away on a winter sports holiday.
“We’ve found that Zermatt ski resort in Switzerland is the best winter retreat for holidaymakers, with the highest number of lifts, ski slopes and elevation.
“Livigno resort in Italy and Flachau in Austria both make the top three in the ranking with both having over 115 km of ski slopes.”
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