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Steep groomed ski piste with fresh carved tracks and a burst of powder, a chairlift overhead, snowy pines and peaks behind.

Experience

Skiing & Snow

Ski trips reward choosing the mountain before the hotel: snow reliability, season length, and the village at the lift base differ more than the hotels do. Start with where the runs are, then stay where the lifts start.

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Best places to stay for skiing & snow

Ranked by global recognition — how widely each place is read about across Wikipedia's language editions. Never paid placement, prices, or reviews.

Oslo waterfront with the twin-towered City Hall and Akershus Fortress along the blue Oslofjord

Oslo

Oslo County · NorwayOslo is Norway's capital, set at the head of its fjord in south-eastern Norway, the Østlandet region.Where to stay →Aerial view of Sofia's dense red-roofed streets stretching toward the Balkan mountains under a clear sky.

Sofia

Sofia-Grad · BulgariaSofia is the capital of Bulgaria, set in the Sofia Valley below Vitosha mountain, known for the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and its mineral springs.Where to stay →Downtown Salt Lake City skyline backed by the Wasatch Mountains, with green treetops in the foreground.

Salt Lake City

Utah · United StatesSalt Lake City is the capital of Utah, a mountain-rimmed city founded in 1847 and known for the Beehive House, the Seagull Monument, and Eagle Gate.Where to stay →Bursa cityscape with the Grand Mosque's twin minarets below the snow-capped Uludag mountains

Bursa

Bursa · TurkeySilk once moved through Bursa, a city in northwestern Turkey below Mount Uludağ, known as the first Ottoman capital and a stop on the Silk Road.Where to stay →San Carlos de Bariloche on Nahuel Huapi lake with snow-capped Andes rising behind the hillside town

San Carlos de Bariloche

Río Negro Province · ArgentinaSnow lines the peaks above Bariloche, a lakeside city in the Patagonian Andes on the shore of Nahuel Huapi Lake, known for skiing and its alpine chocolate…Where to stay →Elevated view over Erzurum's low-rise houses climbing toward green hills under a wide blue sky

Erzurum

Erzurum · TurkeySnow settles over Erzurum, a high city of Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, known for Erzurum Castle, its winters, and the ancient walls of Theodosiopolis.Where to stay →Aerial view of Narvik, Norway, its iron-ore harbour and peninsula reaching into the fjord below snow-flecked mountains.

Narvik

Nordland · NorwayNarvik is a fjord port in northern Norway, set in the north-eastern part of Nordland on the Nord-Norge coast.Where to stay →Red-tiled rooftops of Jelenia Gora's old town below the town hall clock tower and church spire, hills beyond.

Jelenia Góra

Lower Silesian Voivodeship · PolandJelenia Góra is a historic city in Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland, set below the Karkonosze mountains and rich in old churches and towers.Where to stay →Dense beige apartment blocks of Karaj spreading below the arid Alborz foothills under a clear blue sky.

Karaj

Alborz Province · IranKaraj is a city of northern Iran at the foot of the Alborz mountains, the capital of Alborz province, an industrial town on the Karaj River west of Tehran.Where to stay →Snow-dusted banks and still water of the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon, framed by pines and willows

Bend

Oregon · United StatesBend is a city of central Oregon, a high-desert town on the Deschutes river, ringed by the Cascade volcanoes and old lava country.Where to stay →Asahikawa spreading across its river basin in autumn, with the snow-capped Daisetsuzan peaks on the horizon.

Asahikawa

Hokkaido · JapanAsahikawa is a city of central Hokkaido in northern Japan, the second city of the island, a snowy inland town of rivers famous for its ramen and its zoo.Where to stay →Námestie SNP in Banská Bystrica with the leaning clock tower, Marian column and twin-towered cathedral

Banská Bystrica

Banska Bystrica · SlovakiaBanská Bystrica is an old copper-mining city in the mountains of central Slovakia, cradle of the Slovak National Uprising.Where to stay →
52 more Skiing & Snow destinations, by country

Sweden (10)

ÖstersundJämtland County · SwedenGällivareNorrbotten County · SwedenÅreJämtland County · SwedenMoraDalarna County · SwedenSälenDalarna County · SwedenStorumanVästerbotten County · SwedenMalungDalarna County · SwedenRiksgränsenNorrbotten County · SwedenSorseleVästerbotten County · SwedenVemdalenJämtland County · Sweden

United States (2)

BellinghamWashington · United StatesLoganUtah · United States

Japan (1)

MoriokaIwate · Japan

North Macedonia (1)

TetovoTetovo · North Macedonia

Turkey (2)

BoluBolu · TurkeyKastamonuKastamonu · Turkey

Bulgaria (1)

BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad · Bulgaria

Chile (1)

ChillánRegión de Ñuble · Chile

Finland (6)

KittiläLapland · FinlandSallaLapland · FinlandJämsäCentral Finland · FinlandMuonioLapland · FinlandSotkamoKainuu · FinlandHyrynsalmiKainuu · Finland

South Korea (1)

GwangjuGyeonggi-do · South Korea

Norway (20)

GeiloBuskerud fylke · NorwayNordfjordeidVestland · NorwayBeitostølenInnlandet · NorwayVossVestland · NorwayFlåBuskerud fylke · NorwaySortlandNordland · NorwayHemsedalBuskerud fylke · NorwaySjusjøenInnlandet · NorwayHovdenAgder · NorwayTysseVestland · NorwayVoldaMøre og Romsdal fylke · NorwayTrettenInnlandet · NorwayØrstaMøre og Romsdal fylke · NorwaySaudaRogaland Fylke · NorwayInnbygdaInnlandet · NorwayMoenTroms · NorwayStrandaMøre og Romsdal fylke · NorwayDovreInnlandet · NorwayOppdalTrøndelag · NorwayVangInnlandet · Norway

China (1)

Yanqing DistrictBeijing · Beijing Shi · China

Italy (1)

TurinPiemonte · Italy

Austria (1)

InnsbruckTirol · Austria

Switzerland (1)

LausanneCanton de Vaud · Switzerland

Romania (1)

BraşovBraşov · Romania

Spain (1)

HuescaAragon · Spain

Russia (1)

Krasnaya PolyanaSochi · Krasnodarskiy Kray · Russia

Common questions

How do I choose between ski destinations?

Judge the season, not the brochure: altitude and latitude set how early and late the snow holds, and lift-base villages save the daily commute to the slopes. A smaller area with reliable cover and lodging at the lifts usually beats a bigger name reached by bus.