Study reveals Europe's cheapest and most expensive ski resorts

Study reveals Europe’s cheapest and most expensive ski resorts

Friday, 24 Jan, 2007 0

A study of 30 ski resorts in 10 European countries by www.PriceRunner.co.uk has revealed France as the most expensive destination.

According to the report, the average price of a skiing holiday in Europe for a family of four is £1,982.

But a typical family ski holiday in France costs over £3,800, compared with just £1,073 in Bulgaria, the cheapest country in the study.

Switzerland is surprisingly cheap compared to France at £2,185 while Germany is the fourth cheapest country overall at £1,612.

The cheapest resort for children is Zelena Rhuda in Czech Republic and the most expensive is Val D’Isere

The most expensive resort for an adult ski pass is Val D’Isere at £132 and the cheapest is Zelena Rhuda at £50

Slovenia is the cheapest destination for snowboard rental at £43, while the most expensive is Kitzbuhel, Austria, at £110.

For après ski, Norway is by far Europe’s most expensive country with a beer costing over £4 and a basic lunch costing over £12.

In comparison, in Italy a beer costs under £1 and Germany at £1.35. The cheapest country for lunch is Slovenia at just £4.27.

PriceRunner.co.uk UK country manager Mattias Berg said: “It is important to explore your options before choosing your skiing holiday.

“The prices of ski holidays differ greatly, but it is wrong to assume that the most expensive resorts are always the best. If you are flexible in terms of resorts and countries, you can have a truly great skiing holiday on the cheap.”

The top three resorts in each country chosen for the study were sourced from the Ski Club of Great Britain’s Snowsports Analysis 2006.

PriceRunner.co.uk is a price comparison site and is a division of ValueClick, Inc. Online prices are updated on a daily basis by a specialist team that develops and manages cutting edge technology which hunts down the cheapest online prices available.

By Bev Fearis

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.