ski resorts are becoming more popular with travellers
From cheap and cheerful Bansko ski studios to luxurious Swiss chalets James Bond would feel at home in, here's our pick of some of the best ski resorts in Europe.
The snow stalwarts
Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France
The French Alpine resort next to the Mont Blanc remains a firm favourite with British skiers, it has a broad selection of properties and enquiries are up nearly 70 per cent year on year.
Most popular accommodation type: Two bed apartments
Average peak season rental rate: £1,100 per week for two bed apartment
Type of travellers it's ideal for: Families and groups
What you get for your money in peak season:
Bellevue Apartment, Les Houches
Sleeps up to five (two bedrooms), from £650 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Parc du Mont Blanc Apartment, Chamonix
Sleeps up to six (three bedrooms), from £1,000 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Verbier, Valais, Switzerland
The plush Swiss resort, a favourite with the celeb crowd and known for its amazing off-piste skiing, is defying the pressures of the financial downturn with a growing number of holiday homes and a 56 per cent increase in enquiries.
Most popular accommodation type: Three bed apartments
Average peak season rental rate: £5,000 per week for three bed apartment
Type of travellers it's ideal for: Party-loving skiers with money to spend
What you get for your money in peak season:
Sportrama 115 Apartment, Verbier
Sleeps up to four (one bedroom), from £1,052 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Chalet Janluke, La Tzoumaz
Sleeps up to 10 (four bedrooms), from £6,500 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Les Trois Vallées, Savoie, France
This huge ski region, which includes the popular resorts of Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens and Saint Martin de Belleville, saw a 69 per cent uplift in enquiries year on year. Of those, Courchevel saw the biggest increase with enquiries jumping over four-fold.
Most popular accommodation type: Two bed apartments
Average peak season rental rate: £1,700 per week for two bed apartment
Type of travellers it's ideal for: Serious skiers and families
What you get for your money in peak season:
Chalet Direct, St Martin de Belleville
Sleeps up to 12 (five bedrooms), from £680 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Abode, St Martin de Belleville
Sleeps up to 10 (five bedrooms), from £9,405 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Morzine, Haute Savoie, France
This popular town is in the heart of the popular Portes du Soleil resort, one of the world’s largest ski regions with 650km of marked pistes. It’s seen a whopping 139 per cent increase in year on year enquiries.
Most popular accommodation type: One and three bed apartments
Average peak season rental rate: £2,000 per week for three bed apartment
Type of travellers it's ideal for: Large groups
What you get for your money in peak season:
Cabane les Trembles, Les Prodains, Morzine
Sleeps up to 22 (eight bedrooms), from £299 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Chalet Les Loups, Montriond, Morzine
Sleeps up to 12 (five bedrooms), from £1,650 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Borovets, Bulgaria
This ski resort, just 73km from Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, is a favourite with skiers on a budget and it’s thriving, with a good selection of holiday homes and a demand uplift of 29 per cent.
Most popular accommodation type: One bed apartments
Average peak season rental rate: £350 per week for one bed apartment
Type of travellers it's ideal for: Skiers on a budget
What you get for your money in peak season:
Flora Apartments, Borovets
Sleeps up to four (one bedroom), £200 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Chalet Sofia, Borovets
Sleeps up to six (three bedrooms), £660 per week. Click here for more information or to book.
Rising snow stars
Tyrol & Saalbach, Austria
Austria is becoming increasingly popular with the British ski crowd. Enquiries in both the ski region of Tyrol, which includes the ski resorts of Kitzbühel and Ischgl, and Saalbach, one of Austria’s most popular resorts with an excellent snow record, nearly doubled year on year (97 per cent). The number of holiday homes is growing steadily in both areas too.
Average peak season rental rate for Tyrol: £900 per week
Average peak season rental rate for Saalbach: £700 per week
Bormio, Italy
This lovely Italian resort in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy has 50 km of marked ski runs, 14 lifts and several ski schools. It’s a regular stop on the World Cup circuit and the Pista Stelvio is one of the most challenging courses in the world. Bormio saw a 30 per cent uplift in demand and is a great option for more serious skiers.
Average peak season rental rate: £1,400 per week
Soldeu, Andorra
Andorra has long been a favourite with skiers in search of a cheaper alternative to the Alps, and Soldeu is considered to be one of Europe’s best budget resorts. It’s certainly doing well, with a growing number of self-catering options and a 28 per cent uplift in demand.
Average peak season rental rate: £850 per week
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