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Top 10 ski resorts for off-piste

Best off-piste ski resorts

Every serious skier or snowboarder aspires to one day master the skills necessary to venture off-piste. It’s the ultimate challenge and the ultimate adrenaline kick: making your mark on the untouched slopes, carving a route where no one has gone before you. The Alps have a wealth of off-piste terrain to discover - where will you go next?

Afbeelding - La Vallée Blanche
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Chamonix, most revered off-piste in Europe

Chamonix lies at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps. With plenty of choice in the form of powder fields, steep couloirs, glades and glacier skiing, even those who are new to off-piste will...
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Verbier, exciting off-piste possibilities

Verbier boasts challenging off-piste, most notably around the back of Mont Fort, an isolated bowl with myriads of routes through virgin snow. Heli-skiing is available, although the Mont Gele lift should keep...
Afbeelding - Warth-Schröcken
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St. Anton am Arlberg, limitless off-piste

St. Anton is an off-piste paradise, with miles of powder and fantastic snow conditions. It’s worth getting a guide to show you the lesser-known off-piste areas, as St Anton can fall victim to its popularity...
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La Grave, difficult off-piste terrain

Some might call it primitive, but La Grave is Europe’s ultimate off-piste resort. You’re at the mercy of Mother Nature on these unmarked runs, most of which run through glacier territory. Bring a guide and a...
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Fieberbrunn, off-piste mecca

Recently merged with Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Fieberbrunn is an off-piste mecca and a popular stop on the Freeride World Tour. The resort offers superior amounts of snow and a variety of off-piste for all abili...
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Gressoney, off-piste hidden gem

Part of Italy’s Monte Rosa ski area, Gressoney enjoys a laid-back atmosphere with no crowds to speak of. This is good news for powder hounds who come to seek out the epic off-piste terrain. Heli-skiing is al...
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Tignes-Val d'Isère, vast off-piste territory

The two resorts that make up the Espace Killy share some of the best off-piste skiing in France. Easily accessible terrain includes narrow couloirs, glacier skiing and deep powder that will keep you entertai...
Afbeelding - Le Grand Bornand
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La Clusaz, training tomorrow's freeriders

This pioneering ski resort is home to many a freeriding champion. An off-piste playground with powder bowls, trees and combes, La Clusaz puts the focus on young freeriders with three specialized training sch...
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L'Alpe d'Huez, steep and cheerful

A plethora of off-piste routes through trees, drops and windlips topped off with the terrifying “Pyramide” make L’Alpe d’Huez more than worthy of a spot on this list. Handily, many of the couloirs lead back...
Afbeelding - Le Grand Massif
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Flaine, great introduction to off-piste

Part of the Grand Massif linked ski area, discover the true meaning of freedom with Flaine’s superb off-piste options including combes, ridges and bowls. Amateur off-pisters can train at the Gers bowl and th...