Best ski resorts for intermediates

Huge linked areas, varied terrain, and room to progress

As an intermediate skier you want variety — long cruising reds, challenging blues, and enough piste to explore for a full week. These resorts score highest for intermediate terrain quality, ski area size, and the range of runs available.

1

Les Trois Vallées

Savoie, France

499km piste3221m top142 lifts
Huge ski areaHigh altitudeReliable snowOff-piste paradise
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2

Paradiski

Savoie, France

425km piste3250m top130 lifts
Huge ski areaHigh altitudeReliable snowFamily friendly
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3

Portes du Soleil

Haute-Savoie / Valais, France;Switzerland

600km piste2277m top196 lifts
Huge ski areaGreat nightlifeFamily friendlyNon-skier friendly
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4

Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn

Salzburg;Tyrol, Austria

253km piste2090m top80 lifts
Huge ski areaReliable snowGreat nightlifeNon-skier friendly
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5

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental

Tyrol, Austria

233km piste1865m top80 lifts
Huge ski areaReliable snowGreat nightlifeFamily friendly
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6

Tignes - Val d'Isère

Savoie, France

210km piste3455m top90 lifts
Huge ski areaHigh altitudeReliable snowGreat nightlife
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7

Les Arcs

Savoie, France

204km piste3205m top93 lifts
Huge ski areaHigh altitudeReliable snowOff-piste paradise
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8

La Plagne

Savoie, France

189km piste2717m top71 lifts
Reliable snowGreat for beginnersFamily friendlyGood value
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9

KitzSki

Salzburg;Tyrol, Austria

174km piste1992m top63 lifts
Reliable snowGreat nightlife
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10

Serfaus Fiss Ladis

Tyrol, Austria

164km piste2817m top48 lifts
Great for beginnersFamily friendlyGood valueNon-skier friendly
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11

Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun

Graubunden;Tyrol, Austria;Switzerland

163km piste2868m top44 lifts
Reliable snowGreat nightlifeOff-piste paradise
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12

Arosa Lenzerheide

Graubunden, Switzerland

153km piste2855m top47 lifts
Reliable snowFamily friendly
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13

GrandValira

Canillo;Encamp;Pyrénées-Orientales, Andorra;France

137km piste2624m top53 lifts
Great for beginnersFamily friendly
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14

Alta Badia

Belluno;Bolzano/Bozen, Italy

134km piste2526m top61 lifts
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15

Val Thorens - Orelle

Savoie, France

127km piste3221m top27 lifts
High altitudeReliable snowOff-piste paradise
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