Find your next ski day.

Alvaneu

Alvaneu offers terrain for first attempts at skiing. More experienced skiers can enjoy its varied slopes.

Amden

Amden’s downhill skiing is split between Mattstock above the village and the Arvenbüel sector. Mattstock offers intermediate pistes, while Arvenbüel combines easy and intermediate slopes suited to families with a beginner area for first ski experiences and a snowpark.

START HEREThe Mattstock chairlift carries skiers from Amden village up to Niederschlag.

Pistes

20 km

Ski-area elevation

931–1,684 m

Lifts

6

Ancelle

This village resort is surrounded by larch, beech and fir woodland. Winter activities include alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ski touring and skijoring.

START HEREThe Chatégré chairlift starts at this lower terminal.

Ski-area elevation

1,340–1,807 m

Lifts

12

Ankogel Mallnitz

Ankogel offers skiing and snowboarding amid the mountain scenery of Hohe Tauern National Park. Panoramic views and a sun terrace provide opportunities to relax during a ski day.

Pistes

13 km

Annaberg

Annaberg is a family-oriented downhill ski area in the Mostviertler Alps, with slopes for beginners and more experienced skiers and snowboarders. Anna-Land provides a dedicated setting for children learning to ski, while Anna-Park adds a separate option for practising turns, waves and jumps.

Pistes

12.5 km

Ski-area elevation

895–1,300 m

Anzère

Anzère is a mountain village in Valais, at 1,500 m above sea level. In winter, its ski area offers pistes for different abilities, with mountain restaurants and refreshment stops.

START HEREThe Les Rousses–Le Bâté chairlift provides access from the Les Rousses base.

Lifts

12

Arolla

Arolla Espace Dent-Blanche offers downhill skiing across 17 local pistes, including four valley descents. Its skiing is centred on Arolla in Valais, with Evolène and La Forclaz forming separate areas of the same destination rather than extensions covered by Arolla's piste figures.

Pistes

35.5 km

Lifts

6

Arralifte Harmanschlag

Arralifte Harmanschlag offers compact downhill skiing in the Waldviertel, with snowmaking across its pistes. Two surface lifts serve five runs, with terrain suited to beginners as well as more experienced skiers, making it an option for families learning and progressing together.

START HEREFantastic-Lift is a platter lift; Panorama-Lift is a drag lift.

Pistes

2.1 km

Ski-area elevation

734–857 m

Lifts

2

Arvenbüel

Arvenbüel offers mainly gentle blue pistes alongside somewhat steeper red runs. Its slopes suit families with children and beginner skiers.

START HEREThe two-seat Arven chairlift serves the start of the Arvenpiste.

Avers

Avers offers demanding downhill runs for skiers and snowboarders alongside easier pistes for beginners and children. Its quiet, low-key character suits visitors seeking skiing away from busy resort crowds.

Axalp ob Brienz

Axalp offers downhill skiing on broad pistes with room for carving. Its compact, easily surveyed lift layout gives the resort a relaxed, family-friendly character.

Axamer Lizum

Axamer Lizum lies at the edge of the Stubai Alps near Innsbruck, beneath the Kalkkögel. Its high-alpine pistes cater to beginners, intermediate skiers and experts.

Lifts

9

Bad Kleinkirchheim

Bad Kleinkirchheim offers recreational skiing and demanding black pistes. In St. Oswald, the Kidsslope is beside Sonnleitenlift.

Pistes

103 km

Lifts

24

Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/​Riedberger Horn

Balderschwang is a family-oriented downhill ski area with gently sloping beginner pistes and practice lifts for children learning to ski or snowboard. More confident young skiers can progress to blue runs, making it a practical choice for families moving beyond their first lessons.

Beatenberg-Niederhorn-Hohwald

Niederhorn is a family ski area in Beatenberg in the Bernese Oberland. Downhill skiing is complemented by a panoramic sledging trail, cross-country trails and an extensive winter walking network.

START HEREThe Vorsass–Niederhorn ski lift serves the ski area.

Beckenhalde

Beckenhalde offers neighbourhood skiing with a youth focus, operated by the Feldschützen-Gesellschaft der Stadt St. Gallen. Its setting in St. Georgen reflects the society's longstanding involvement in local recreation, alongside nearby family gardens and tennis.

Bedea-Novaggio

Bedea-Novaggio is a gentle downhill ski area where children, teenagers and adults can take their first steps on skis or a snowboard. Its modest slopes suit learning and relaxed practice, with an on-site snow-sports school supporting visitors who want instruction.

Beiningen

Skilift Beiningen offers family-oriented downhill skiing near Blaubeuren in the Swabian Alb. The broad, north-facing Nordhang main descent suits beginners, while the Schanzenpiste provides another skiing option. Floodlighting also enables skiing after dark.

Pistes

0.3 km

Belchen

Belchen offers gondola-served downhill skiing from the historic Belchenhaus towards Obermulten. Its easy and intermediate slopes suit children, beginners and skiers seeking gentle terrain, with every piste returning to the valley station. The named descents include Kaltwasserabfahrt and Donauwellenabfahrt.

START HEREThe Belchen-Seilbahn uses eight-seat Expo-Skyliner gondola cabins.

Bellwald

Bellwald has panoramic pistes with views towards the Matterhorn. Wide carving slopes and beginner hills sit alongside challenging steep descents.

START HEREThe Fürgangen–Bellwald aerial cableway connects the railway arrival point with Bellwald village; onward access is needed to reach the ski chairlift base.

Ski-area elevation

1,600–2,558 m

Lifts

4

Bergbahn Weissensee

Skigebiet Weissensee is a compact family ski area with relaxed downhill slopes and views across the lake and surrounding mountains. Near Weissensee bridge, the four-seat chairlift connects the central base with Naggler Alm, while children can take their first turns in Kinderskiwelt.

Bergeralm

Bergeralm is a ski and leisure area in Steinach am Brenner, around 20 km south of Innsbruck in Tyrol's Wipptal. Winter activities include skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing.

START HEREStart at Bergeralmbahn Talstation for the Bergeralmbahn gondola.

Berwang

Skiarena Berwang-Bichlbach is a family-oriented downhill area suited to relaxed skiing, snowboarding and carving. The skiing connects Berwang with Bichlbach, with village bases and lift-served slopes offering a practical setting for a family ski holiday.

Ski-area elevation

1,000–1,700 m

Lifts

12

Biberwier - Marienberg

Marienberg in Biberwier has wide, easy-to-ski pistes suited to families. Children have dedicated skiing options in the Kinderland and on Bibers Buzzebahn.

START HEREMarienbergbahn I is the six-seat chairlift serving the Biberwier arrival base.

Ski-area elevation

1,000–1,800 m

Lifts

5