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A Range of Ski Holidays in Europe

By Craig Walker
Jul 4, 2009
A ski holiday in Europe is ideal as there are many areas where you can enjoy winter sports with truly exceptional ski conditions and terrain. For a long time the only ski destinations were Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and Andorra. But today you can find great skiing where ever you find snow.

The most popular ski destination of them all is the French Alps. France has close proximity to many countries and is famous for its ski chalets. The top ski chalets in the world can be found in the French Alps; Chamonix, Alpe D'Huezs, Val D'Iseres, Courchevel, Tignes and Meribel. The chalets were built to facilitate those that wished to take a ski holiday.

The second most popular place to ski in Europe is Austria. Besides excellent skiing Austria's scenery and top class service and attention to detail are world class. Austria has chalets that cater to all levels of athletes. Besides it world class skiing it also has excellent aprs skiing.

Some of the most difficult skiing in the world can be found in Switzerland. The Swiss Alps has the toughest and highest ski runs in the world. Swiss ski chalets were built around existing towns so there is a lot of culture to experience as well as skiing, something that French ski chalets may lack. Besides the very advanced ski trails there are some chalets designer for the intermediate skier.

Italian has some excellent ski areas, in the Alps and Dolomites in northern Italy. Italian skiing is also less expensive than skiing in Switzerland, France and Austria. Italy is ideal for the beginning or less confident skier and also has the most amount of ski runs found in Europe. The Italian ski resorts are both modern and traditional at the same time, promising a not to be missed skiing experience.
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