Bansko no longer Europe’s cheapest ski resort
Slovenia’s Kranjska Gora is now the cheapest of 16 ski resorts across Europe, overtaking Bansko which has been the cheapest for 10 years.
The Slovenian resort was one of six surveyed where prices in the local currencies have dropped to reduce the impact of sterling’s fall in value.
According to research by Crystal Ski, in partnership with the Post Office, Kranjska Gora was the cheapest resort surveyed with a cost of £1,071 for six days’ ski and boot hire, lift passes and ski school, together with a sample price for lunch on the slopes and a range of drinks for two adults and two children.
The low cost of family ski tuition was a key factor – £340 compared with £530 in Bansko.
Although Bankso is still cheapest for ski/boot hire and lift passes, the total cost was £1,151 – 7.5% more than Kranjska Gora.
The weaker pound has pushed up prices by more than 25% in half of the 16 resorts surveyed.
French and Swiss resorts surveyed struggled to compete on price with Italian and Austrian ones, excluding Kitzbuhel.
None of the three French resorts surveyed – Morzine, Serre Chevalier and Les Deux Alpes – made it into the top half of this year’s Family Ski Resort Report league table.
The Post Office said when the weaker exchange rate is added to local price rises of between 10%-14% in French resorts, UK skiers can expect to pay 33%-39% more than a year ago.
However, it pointed out that the survey was carried out in the beginning of October when the pound was weaker than it is now.
Switzerland remains most expensive in the survey although the price rises in the two resorts surveyed were lower than in France. This is because local charges are on par with last year in Saas Fee (£2,279) and slightly lower in Wengen (£2,398).
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
France prepares for a massive strike across all transports on September 18
Turkish tourism stalls due to soaring prices for accommodation and food
CCS Insight: eSIMs ready to take the travel world by storm
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt