Revealed: The best-value lift passes in Europe for ski holidays

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ski resorts with the best value-for-money lift passes in Europe have been revealed, with the top spot working out at less than 30p per kilometre of piste. Research on 21 of the continent’s top resorts by holiday operator Sunweb analysed the cost of six-day lift passes and the number of kilometres of accessible slopes over the 2022/23 season The top spot – when broken down by kilometre – was taken by the Dolomiti Superski area in north-east Italy, with a total price of €373, working out as €0.31 per km across its 12 resorts throughout the Dolomites. Its 1,200km domain is twice as big as the next best-value lift pass location, France’s Port Du Soleil – with a pass costing €292.50, or €0.49 per km. Similarly, Sunweb said “the steep price of a pass in Solden doesn’t give skiers much bang for their buck”; the Austrian resort offers 144km of slopes, setting keen snow-seekers back €2.62 per km.