A common question amongst winter sports enthusiasts is: what is the best ski resort in the world? Of course there is no correct answer, but many column inches have been dedicated to the question, including on this blog! The Daily Torygraph, which for all its political failings does a good job of covering winter sports, analysed what its readers researched and came up with the following list:
- St Anton, Austria
- Chamonix, France
- Courmayeur, Italy
- Les Deux Alpes, France
- Val Thorens, France
- Les Arcs, France
- Morzine, France
- La Plagne, France
- Val d’Isère, France
- Cervinia, Italy
- Tignes, France
- Mayrhofen, Austria
- Zermatt, Switzerland
- Méribel, France
- Alpe d’Huez, France
- Courchevel, France
- Kitzbühel, Austria
- Lech, Austria
- Obergurgl, Austria
- Flaine, France
It is an interesting list, dominated by French resorts, perhaps addressing a certain demographic’s idea of what is a good package holiday destination. Nowhere from North America? No Wengen. No Cortina. No Borovets for the budget conscious? Morzine over Avoriaz? Nonetheless a selection of resorts you can’t fault. Not my list though.
