The best and worst value places to go skiing in Europe for the 2024/25 season have been revealed – and it’s Bardonecchia in Italy that’s cheapest for the second year running.
Bardonecchia has been rated best value for adult skiing in the Post Office Travel Money Ski Resort Report 2025, well ahead of its nearest rival, Borovets in Bulgaria.
The most expensive resort, the study reveals, is Zermatt in Switzerland, once again.
The ranking, produced in partnership with Crystal Ski Holidays, was compiled by comparing the total cost across 36 resorts of a basket of essentials – a six-day ski pass and ski/boot hire for one person, plus ski school (five to six half days), and a range of drinks and lunch on the slopes.
The total for Bardonecchia is £543 per person (a rise of 1.5 per cent), with the total in second-place Borovets coming to £563.
The best and worst value places to go skiing in Europe for the 2024/25 season have been revealed – and it’s Bardonecchia (above) in Italy that’s cheapest for the second year running
The ranking was compiled by comparing the total cost across 36 resorts of a basket of essentials – a six-day ski pass and ski/boot hire for one person, plus ski school (five to six half days), and a range of drinks and lunch on the slopes. Borovets in Bulgaria comes second with a basket cost of £563
Past best-value holder Bansko (above) comes third (£573), up from sixth last season
The ranking in full shows the total cost across 36 ski resorts for one person
Bardonecchia is one of six Italian ski resorts to feature in the best-value top ten for adult skiers.
The others are Livigno (fourth, £637), Sauze (fifth, £664), Sestriere (sixth, £709), La Thuile (seventh, £723) and Cervinia (10th, £739).
Past best-value holder Bansko comes third (£573), up from sixth last season.
Post Office Travel Money notes that Norway is an ‘unexpected destination to feature in the adult top 10 ski resorts’, thanks to ‘competitive pricing for ski passes, equipment hire and tuition’.
Norefjell in Norway’s Scandes Mountain range is the only new entrant to the adult ski top ten, rising to ninth place from 14th last year on the back of a 2.6 per cent fall in costs to £739, the report explains.
Cost-conscious skiers could also consider resorts in Andorra and Spain, the study suggests, explaining that the Spanish resort of Baquiera Beret has retained its place in the adult ski top ten in eighth place, although prices have risen by 4.9 per cent to £738.
There are no top-ten places for French or Austrian ski resorts.
Le Corbier is highest placed in the adult table in 11th position, but prices in the French resort have risen by 9.9 per cent to £744, the most significant increase recorded for adult skiers, according to Post Office Travel Money.
Ellmau (12th, £752) offers the lowest prices of the nine Austrian resorts surveyed.
At the other end of the table, Zermatt is ranked priciest thanks to a ski basket total of £1,346, with the Swiss resort of Wengen just behind in 35th place (£1,308).
The report also produced a ranking of the cheapest and priciest resorts for families, based on costs for two adults and two children aged six and eight.
The best-value family resort for 2024/25 is Passo Tonale in Italy, followed by Kranjska Gora in Slovakia, with Saalbach in Austria ranked the most expensive.
Laura Plunkett, Head of Post Office Travel Money, said: ‘Although sterling is currently stronger against currencies for most European ski resorts compared with last year, our latest comparison of prices in leading destinations shows that the cost of lift passes, equipment hire and ski school continues to vary by hundreds of pounds.
The most expensive resort, the study reveals, is Zermatt (£1,346) in Switzerland, once again
Laura Plunkett, Head of Post Office Travel Money, said: ‘Our latest comparison of prices in leading destinations shows that the cost of lift passes, equipment hire and ski school continues to vary by hundreds of pounds’
‘This makes it vitally important for skiers looking for a bargain break to do their homework before booking a ski holiday.
‘Italy is again looking great value, but Bulgaria offers a good alternative to more expensive ski resorts in Switzerland, France and Austria.’
Chris Logan, Managing Director at Crystal Ski Holidays, commented: ‘Italy has continued to be a popular choice amongst our customers for the winter 2024-25 season – which is reflected for the second year running in this report.
‘We’ve also seen strong demand for budget-friendly destinations, including the Bulgarian resorts of Borovets and Bansko, as well as for France.’
For more visit www.postoffice.co.uk/skireport2025.
The best-value family resort for 2024/25 is Passo Tonale in Italy, followed by Kranjska Gora in Slovakia, with Saalbach in Austria ranked the most expensive
