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Pros: Huge expanse of open terrain
Cons: A bit isolated
Fiss, Serfas, and Ladis are three small Austrian towns that cling to the mountainside at about the 1400m level. I stayed in the town of Ried, and had about a 15 min... Full review
Source: Serfaus - Fiss - Ladis
Pros: Huge area, tightly clustered village
Cons: Seems a little a tough to get to...
Avoriaz is near the geographic center of the vast Portes du Soleil area, on the French side. It’s a purpose-built ski town, so there’s no old-world European charm like you might find... Full review
Source: Avoriaz
Pros: Lots of variety
Cons: Easy to get lost
It’s hard to say for sure exactly where Les Crosets begins or ends….at least two days wasn’t enough for me to get firm bearings. But Les Crosets is one of the areas... Full review
Source: Les Crosets
Pros: Easy access by car, train; huge region
Cons: No way to ski back to village
Champery is a convenient point from which to access the Les Portes du Soleil area…about 45 minutes driving time from the city of Montreux, it also has a train station that permits... Full review
Source: Champéry
Pros: Very nice facilities
Cons: Limited vertical
I had forgotten about skiing Snowbasin until seeing the feature this month in SKI magazine. Skied this a few years ago during a business trip to Ogden. It was in early December,... Full review
Source: Snowbasin