14th October 2025
Final modified on October fifteenth, 2025
There are 20 specialist classes, with lesser-known American resort Grand Targhee claiming the Greatest Total Ski Resort title worldwide, while Italy’s Alta Badia topped the European rankings. NEW
The Snomad Ski Resort Awards are primarily based on over 140,000 skier and snowboarder scores.
They have been collected within the 2024/2025 ski season and up on final 12 months’s 78,000 responses.
The awards declare to be essentially the most genuine and unbiased recognition within the ski trade from folks’s experiences.
They’ve give you some fascinating outcomes.
Grand Targhee Resort’s general win will come as a shock to most.
The small Wyoming resort is comparatively undiscovered, definitely for UK skiers and snowboarders.
It’s 1.5 hours from the better-known resort of Jackson Gap.
“Nevertheless, it has been rising in cult standing amongst these within the know and American skiers,” mentioned Snomad founder, Dan Lever.
Greatest Total Ski Resort 2025, Grand Targhee. Picture c/o Snowmad.
‘With over 500 inches of snow per 12 months, and an impeccable scores profile, throughout a number of classes, that constantly punches above its fame, it could be a shock winner in title recognition however not within the information,” added Dan.
“A no-frills, true skier’s resort.’’
PlanetSKI visited Grand Targhee just a few years again on considered one of our lengthy & legendary North American highway journeys.
We have been suitably impressed – particularly when a few of that well-known deep powder began falling:
Grand Targhee, Wyoming. Picture © PlanetSKI
Grand Targhee, Wyoming. Picture © PlanetSKI
Grand Targhee, Wyoming. Picture © PlanetSKI
“I liked Grand Targhee and it stays a agency favorite of mine as I really like off-the-beaten-track resorts, and to win the award as the perfect general ski resort on this planet is an fascinating, and barely odd alternative,” mentioned PlanetSKI’s editor, James Cove.
James has skied round 500 ski areas, throughout 5 continents.
European Excellence
For UK skiers looking for closer-to-home locations, the European awards ‘Showcased the continent’s various snowboarding providing,’ mentioned Snomad.
Alta Badia, in Italy’s Dolomites, claimed the general European title.
Once more it’s a ski resort we all know effectively at PlanetSKI and we’re agency followers of The Dolomites, – the mountain eating places and meals are superb in Alta Badia.
St. Anton am Arlberg gained ‘Greatest for Après-Ski’ in each European and Worldwide classes.
No argument with that one.
Greatest Total Ski Resort 2025 Europe – Alta Badia. Picture c/o Snomad.
Different European winners included:
Verbier (Switzerland) dominating powder snowboarding, moguls and off-piste classes. Ischgl (Austria) successful Greatest for Superior Skiers and Greatest for Snowboarding. Livigno (Italy) taking Greatest for Snow Parks. Davos Klosters (Switzerland) for Greatest Ski Faculties. Unhealthy Gastein (Austria) for Greatest Lodging Choices. Schladming (Austria) for Greatest Groomed Runs.
Within the latest findings of the Snomad Resort Finder quiz, worth for cash was rated as one of many prime motivators for skiers and in Europe.
The Greatest Worth award goes to the Andorran resort of Vallnord: Pal-Arinsal.
Once more right here at PlanetSKI we’d say that the times of Andorra being a less expensive vacation spot are lengthy since gone.
It definitely was nice worth in Andorra again within the day, however a lot much less so now as costs have elevated and it’s on a par with the Alps
However its choices are up a notch or two:
Grandvaliria, Andorra. Picture © PlanetSKI
French resorts additionally featured with La Plagne taking Greatest for Newcomers and Peisey Vallandry (Les Arcs/Paradiski) successful Greatest for Tree Runs.
In our view at PlanetSKI top-of-the-line areas for tree snowboarding within the Alps is certainly within the Les Arcs/Paradiski space.
However it isn’t Peisey Vallandry, however the different facet of the ski space above the village of Villaroger.
Les Arcs, France. Picture © PlanetSKI
Spain’s Baqueira-Beret claimed Greatest for Consuming Out Choices.
Who cannot love tapas and Spanish meals?
North American Highlights
Past Grand Targhee’s stunning win, North American resorts have been judged:
Revelstoke (Canada) taking Greatest for Powder SkiingSteamboat (USA) incomes Greatest for Tree RunsAspen Snowmass (USA) claiming Greatest for Specialists and Après-SkiBrian Head Resort (USA) successful each Greatest Worth and Greatest for Households.
What Makes These Awards Completely different?
The Snomad Ski Resort Awards say they’re decided by verified scores from guests who’ve skilled these resorts first hand.
“This method ensures that successful resorts really deserve recognition primarily based on visitor satisfaction quite than advertising and marketing budgets or social media follower counts,” mentioned Dan Lever from Snomad.
“When actual skiers and snowboarders determine the winners, receiving an award is really an achievement to be happy with.”
This 12 months marks an growth of the awards programme permitting for extra various recognition of excellence throughout completely different markets.
Winners at the moment are introduced throughout 20 classes in three regional classifications:
WorldwideEuropeNorth America
The highest 3 winners throughout the 20 classes will be discovered right here: https://gosnomad.com/ski-resort-awards/2025
Snomad Ski Resort Awards 2025. Picture c/o Snomad.
Snomad Ski Resort Awards 2025. Picture c/o Snomad.
About Snomad Ski Resort Awards:
The Snomad Ski Resort Awards declare to be essentially the most genuine and unbiased recognition within the ski trade, primarily based on visitor experiences from skiers and snowboarders.
The awards cowl 20 classes with winners introduced for Worldwide, European, and North American areas.
Scores are collected from verified guests who’ve skilled the resorts first hand and are primarily based on 140,000 scores.
About Snomad:
Based to deal with the altering ski trade panorama, Snomad is a community-driven platform connecting skiers with genuine resort info.
The platform collects user-generated scores throughout 20 classes, offering essentially the most complete resort comparability instrument obtainable.
Now in its third season, Snomad claims it’s the go-to useful resource for skiers looking for unbiased, genuine suggestions from fellow fans.
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