Europe's Best Affordable Ski Resorts

The ultimate challenge: the soaring costs of a ski trip. We've scouted out well-sized ski areas where a six-day lift pass during high season costs less than €275, ensuring budget travelers can still chase their winter dreams.
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Timestamps and booking links:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Borovets, Bulgaria - www.booking.com/city/bg/borov...
01:35 Val Cenis, France - www.booking.com/city/fr/val-c...
02:50 Vogel, Slovenia - www.booking.com/city/si/ukanc...
03:52 Serre Chevalier, France - www.booking.com/city/fr/serre...
05:07 Jasná Nízke Tatry, Slovakia - www.booking.com/city/sk/brezn...
06:20 Boí Taüll, Spain - www.booking.com/city/es/tahul...
07:43 Sudelfeld-Bayrischzell, Germany - www.booking.com/city/de/bayri...
Credits:
Sudelfeld-Bayrischzell clips- ‪@Marius_Quast‬

[@ekay4495]

AFTER ALL COSTS Flights+transfer+Pass+equipment+Accomodation in europe it will cost you about 1000 Euro per person Minus Food/etc to go to the BEST resorts on the planet, or about 700 per person minus food/etc to go To a bad one. If your gonna be spending this much money anyways, save another 20-30% and go to the best ones

[@highsoflyify]

Good point. Especially when you consider that the amount of holidays in most people's life is very limited. So better pay 200-300€ more to use your limited resources (time&energy) as good as possible

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

"Yes, a ski resort in Spain!" It never ceases to amaze me the idea that people have about Spain. Dude, there are several ski resorts in Spain, and not only in the Pyrenees. La Molina, Cerler, Astún, Formigal, Alto Campoo, Manzaneda, Pajares, Baqueira, Sierra Nevada, Valdesqui, Candanchú... Some of them very small and all that, but this video says it like it was the Sahara or something. You know what we also have? electricity, street lamps, running water, hospitals... yeah, I swear, and since forever! I know right? crazy! lol

[@ekay4495]

Exactly why he said it like that... Most people don't know

[@christoskallias2115]

The same goes for Greece. The two biggest skiing resorts of the country are located hardly 2 hours from Athens by Car, meanwhile 90% of the country's population has a direct access to at least one of the 25 skiing resorts. But everybody thinks Greece=santorini

[@robertplant2059]

Problem with Spain resorts for me is the difficulty getting to them by train or bus. I have been to Val Thorens, Val D'isere, St Anton and going to Zermatt, all with a bus or train a walk away from where I stayed. The US is basically impossible to some resorts.

[@counterfit5]

​@@robertplant2059it's basically impossible to most resorts in the US, especially by train. And most busses will be private charters for groups, rather than public transit.

[@peterross1071]

​@@robertplant2059I think you can go to La Molina from Barcelona by bus.

[@lukapogo]

corrections for Vogel. The resort is quite literally ON lake Bohinj, and it takes about 30 minutes to Bled, not an hour. And it's 1 hour from Ljubljana airport, not 90 minutes :) Current prices (feb24) are 42/day for an adult.

[@mako5708]

Well.. Jasna is anything, but not cheap. For that price, travell anywhere in Austria.

[@NoConstra1nt]

The pricing is outdated. Last year borovets Bulgaria increased day pass to 45€ a day.

[@Matttski]

how on earth Bosnia is not on this list is beyond me. Lift pass for a week 130GBP (150 euro), 75km of slopes, accomodation for a week around 400 euro or less, 40 minute transfer, food on the slopes less than 10 euro and beer for less than 4 euro

[@footlong4769]

Which resort

[@branislavkovacevic5494]

​@@footlong4769 Jahorina, republic of Srpska

[@andrewflavell3560]

100% agree! Ive been and its brilliant!!!! I can’t believe more people don’t go!!!

[@limon2108]

Dunno, one bedroom on booking is 800-900...

[@zsoltcseszak3366]

Also, Tornik at Zlatibor in Serbia. Great for families. Been there 3 times. Small, but really affordable.

[@gnvinternationalambassador925]

how Anglophones pronounce ANY foreign word has been baffling me for ages

[@stephanedajtlich]

Same here.

[@Espen..]

Be aware that some of the clips shown for each location is not actually from that location. I recognize a few clips from other locations blended in with the resorts mentioned

[@steinadler4193]

1:32 you talk about Borovets, Bulgaria, but you show the Mooserwirt in Arlberg, Austria.

[@JonWilliams1]

Also in Germany and worth checking out: Garmisch, Oberjoch, Nebelhorn. Easily accessible from Memmingen or Munich airport. Small but cheap!

[@veljkoradovic9884]

Regarding Vogel: Lake Bohinj is 5 minutes walk away from bottom lift station! Not 40! Lake Bled is 20 minutes away from lift bottom station by car.

[@paksta]

I came here to say the same thing! I wonder how they were travelling, cause not even walking to Bohinj is gonna take that long. Stunning area with the chillest people. One of my favourite places in the world.

[@lashatelia2705]

Checkout Gudauri guys 🙌🏽

[@Albertinouu]

From whos ass did you get these prices? Borovets - 500 BGN (256€), 178€ in video Val Cenis - varies ~150-220€, 90€ in video Jasna - 262€, 136€ in video

[@leswoodburn5764]

If you are a senior, 70 or above then Baqueira in the Pyrenees charges for a 6day ticket 36 euros or in English £5 a day. For others about 260euros for 6 days plus a large ski area.

[@tonguepiercing]

I think the maker of this video should tryand listen to the pronunciation of the places mentioned to correct several of them. The most hilarious is the youth hostel at the end (Jugendherberge). But still a nice effort to show us affordable places.

[@siemvandongen6867]

Where are you getting these prices? Val Cenis is about €250 for 6 days.

[@ekay4495]

I was gonna say complete BS, but just checked the Ski Pass prices December 17th for 6 days pass costs 120 Euro, it's variable depending on the dates, a lot for 150 for 6 days

[@sebivrecic7604]

@@ekay4495 yes in periods where there is no snow it doestn cost that much... lol

[@Mr-Mully]

We own an apartment literally connected to one of the cable cars in serre chevalier, its a great resort been there every year since i was 2, but it doesnt cost 255 euro its more

[@KaziShumon]

Beautiful

[@allanm1007]

excellent and a few places added to my list now, what would be cool is if possible, a pdf to go with the videos. thank you))

[@ovidiu5986]

Giugenderburge and Mun-Chen... best German pronunciation ever 😂😂😂

[@Marius_Quast]

Why are you not even linking our Videocontent by telling your sources? Thats just more than unfair. We produce in Sudelfeld and you guys are using it to make money. An easy and fair link of our Video or your sources would be nice, but you obviously didn't feel like it. 😣

[@mountain_sight]

Hi Marius, sorry about that. We've tagged your channel and video both in the video and in the description as well.

[@tikharment2496]

thanks bro, you just made my day, my mom doesnt want an expensive trip for just skiing and i showed her this and this is a good price

[@mountain_sight]

You’re welcome. Hope you find a great destination!

[@mikereijnders3121]

Borovitz is lovely for beginners that is where I started, and love to mess around

[@stephanedajtlich]

Borovets!!

[@IncomingLegend]

Zlatibor in Serbia is also a good one

[@zsoltcseszak3366]

We love Zlatibor! True, its only small, but great for families. Also, best food in the world!

[@emilieemiliee]

Really informative! Didn’t know these resorts but they look great and affordable!

[@mountain_sight]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrKnocik]

I was considering Jasna but skipass at 342 euros for an adult for 6 days was pretty much matching Alps so I chose there. The prices on the vid are BS or the cheapest you can get outside season. But then why not to mention Livigno where you have free ski weeks and ski passes for 0 euros!?

[@lukasvrana6388]

Jasna was cheap like 20yrs ago. I had no problem to buy flexible 14days skipass fresh after school, even local food etc. was cheap. Now its even more expensive than Austria Alps, so not sure why its on this list.

[@zsoltcseszak3366]

Lierally been there a few weeks ago…. Family of four, ski pass for 6 days was just over 600 Euro. Fantastic place for skiing!

[@fgfgfgfgt]

Borovets where do you get that price? I see on the internet around €300 for 6 days lift pass. Lower end Hotel is €600

[@carlsmye6701]

Borovets ain't as cheap as it was a few years ago.

[@christoskallias2115]

It is good that people keep ignoring how cheap skiing is in Greece (in some areas even 7 Euros), because this is going to keep the prices low.

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Greece and Turkey, great and fun terrain.

[@IncomingLegend]

yeah, right... in Parnassos it literally costs 100€ for 4 days...

[@christoskallias2115]

@@IncomingLegend Parnassos is the most expensive skiing Resort in the entire country. What about Helmos, Vasilitsa, Anilio, Mainalon etc?

[@tswalshie]

Or buy a magic pass and ski 69 destinations in Switzerland for the season for roughly €400. ....

[@ignjz3178]

Show me where do you get 6day ski pass in Serre Chevalier for 255eu...

[@Smap_SC]

08:04 talks about a free-ride area ... but shows the park at the Stubai glacier...

[@fifthpint4571]

I’ve been to Jasna this year and I am (un)happy to report that a day skipass there is €100 (€92 with gopass) so not sure where you got the prices from. Also, everything around Jasna (restaurants, accommodation) is shockingly expensive for where it is. It easily rivals Austria price-wise and is not far off St Moritz. The resort is fantastic btw, really has it all, but I was left agape nearly every time it came to paying (burger? That’d be €19,80… 200ml Cuba libre? €8.20 please. Etc etc etc). We did some quick and dirty maths and a family of 4 will easily drop €3,5 - €4,5k for a week’s worth of skiing there.

[@pricelesssteel6192]

This selection seems pretty arbitrary to me. There are dozens of other medium-sized French and Swiss ski resorts easily accessible where a day pass is around 50 to 60 euros. And if you get the Swiss magicpass during pre-selling in March / early April, it's 389 euros for 69 resorts for one year. In average, my skiing in Switzerland is less than 20 euros a day and if you book early you can easily get bnb (with private bathroom) for approximately 50 to 70 euros a night in a manageable distance to the skiing area.

[@jannovotny6244]

How about a list of ski resorts easily accessible by public transport, preferrably train? It is very difficult to find ones that are convenient, especially when travelling with skis - and some (despite their false marketing) are almost ridiculously difficult to get to (Livigno for example runs a marketing campaign for a bus to St. Moritz - which is great, but St. Moritz isn't exactly on the main line either :D )

[@mountainmoments]

By law, all lifts in austria tat are on a public road, are accessible by public transprt. St.Anton is very convenient to reach even with the fastest train.

[@slinkycues]

I agree with ^ St Anton is a great resort for ease of transport. They have a train which is easy to get to from Geneva or Innsbruck.

[@DavidNelsonATX]

I skied Zermatt in 1975 and it was easily accessible by train. It’s probably not affordable by this video’s standards though.

[@IncomingLegend]

I know your pain, I've been trying to find ski resorts that are easily accessible by public transport and are near an international airport... I would suggest Poiana Brasov, Romania its cheap and you can find a train route on google maps right from Bucharest international airport!

[@IncomingLegend]

I would recommend Poiana Brasov, Romania

[@stef2499]

I personally would recommend Brauneck over Sudelfeld.

[@szakalbarnabas87]

How Jahorina and Kopaonik wasn’t on this list?

[@BatkoBrat]

Popova Shapka, Kolasin, Bjelasnica, Stara Planina. All very much cheaper in both ski pass prices and the accommodation prices then the ski resorts in this video...

[@theunchosenone4610]

8:15 as a native german speaker this pronounciatiion put shivers down my spine. you can make the argument, it's so far from correct as you can be

[@f1gridlock]

I'm planning a road trip driving to Venice in Easter this year (from UK), but I would love to learn to ski somewhere in the Alps - what's a good place to learn the basics? I will only have time to spend 1 day.

[@lukapogo]

Falcade/Passo San Pellegrino or Arabba/Marmolada :) Are you a complete beginner?

[@computerabuser5606]

08:19: schuschenderbertsch?? 😂😂

[@andrewflavell3560]

Bosnia? Turkey, Way cheaper than a lot of these. Went to jasna in Slovakia though. Worth going.

[@Seva_v]

February 2023 Jasna : Skipass = 306 Euro.

[@Bastiman69]

Super interesting! How about Georgia? I've heard about good things about the skiing there :D

[@mountain_sight]

Thanks! Will definitely look into skiing destinations in Georgia

[@vanakunn]

Ski passes are quite cheap ~100 eur per week. Accomodation depends, Guduari has quite european accomodation prices. Mestia (hatsvali / tetnuldi) has really affordable accomodation as well. Though requires extra transport to get to tetnuldi. Food is exceptional

[@lukasl6626]

Where did u get the skipass prices? For example Jasna - Slovakia costs around 60 euros for one day.

[@KrebsHD]

Jasna will cost this season even more then 60 Euros a day its not cheap at all I dont know how slovaks can afford this

[@zsoltcseszak3366]

I bough mine literally today. 3 days for 115 eur. Kids go cheaper.

[@stephanedajtlich]

Val Cenis day pass is cheaper than supposed to be cheap Jasna!

[@fifthpint4571]

@@KrebsHDI thought the same. Poland felt expensive but Slovakia was just mad. What do people there do for a living??

[@ekay4495]

Honestly Minus Val Cenis, none of this was 'budget', just the word being repeated, and accomodation very similar as in all of alps. Pay $100 extra for the ski pass and $150 extra for the resort per person and your going to the top resorts in the world, the trip will cost you about 1,500 per person in reality regardless of resort for a week. Flights $250 + Transfers $150 + Accomodation $250 + Ski Pass $400 + Equipment $150 = $1200 per person Minus food/Restaurants/Activities

[@bumbar5]

GO to Bosnia on Bjelasnica best mountain in world and very cheap ❤🇧🇦❣️

[@veljkopetrovic3490]

Kopaonik - Serbia is much much better than all these mentioned above, and cheaper also.

[@PipinhoSnow]

I wish visit all!!!!

[@mountain_sight]

Do it! Just do it!

[@tobyanderson5360]

You missed bialka poland. Its £20 full day ski pass and gets cheaper the more days you do. Also accommodation around (if you book in advance) can be as little as £300 for 6 nights.

[@Matttski]

any recommendations? where did you stay transport etc

[@ivanmeciar9690]

❤️🇨🇭🇸🇰✌️

[@premit83]

Ski passes are very cheap In dragobrat in Ukraine 🇺🇦. Also Bukovel decent price with food and apres ski

[@schummyka]

Totally agree..! (getting there by road is a horror story but the Bukovel ski resort is "must have category") I hope we could back soon'

[@premit83]

@@schummyka been there last month I agree not easy to get there. I don’t use road instead the mighty Ukrainian trains 🚂 Going to dragobrat again next week from 🇬🇧

[@Adventureshunterpandy]

£217 for 6 days now

[@Yisi.voyager]

There’s so much cheaper options not mentioned

[@radekp9850]

Jasna is not affordable. I was 2 weeks ago and for 5 days ski pass i had to pay 204 euro. Accommodation, 800 euro for 5 days....

[@strobi0001]

I see no relation to affordability 😅One or two of them actually are affordable, but more likely this list is the preference of the narrator who did not find a better title to show his favourites. However, everyone finds affordable ski resorts in their vicinity so cannot understand this thing globally.

[@ThinLineMedia]

Nothing compares to the variaty, the size, the quality and the prices of France's ski resorts. Switzerland comes close but it is pricey.

[@mountain_sight]

France is a magical place!

[@JOESMITH-yt7uf]

Yes to size, maybe variety, no to quality and a very strong NO to prices ! Prices for everything in France have rocketed in recent years. Prices in Italy are now much lower.

[@Matttski]

for a price of french ski pass I can get a week all included in bulgaria or bosnia...

[@sandersson2813]

Yes they do. Austria is certainly comparable, and much cheaper than France, crucially Austrian resorts have the best lift infrastructure in the entire world.

[@user-wc9vy4oc5h]

​@@sandersson2813taking into account what I've seen I would say the prices in France are rather a bit lower than in Austria. I would estimate 10-20%

[@gillesputtemans]

Never compare Val d'isère and Val cenis again please :)

[@counterfit5]

But they both have Val in their name!

[@Solicitor1957]

Some absurd attempts at pronunciation. WTF!

[@nathans.5242]

This video makes me dizzy… hard to watch.

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[@CAR_NL]

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[@Bikeaddict4235]

We went to Bulgaria ONCE Never again

[@ezbg]

what happened?

[@1Flyingfist]

I wanted to try Slovenia, but i was told that people were super racist there 😢.

[@mountain_sight]

I bet the majority of Slovenians are friendly if welcoming people no matter your race 💙

[@stephanedajtlich]

Not more racists than in Africa

[@user-gc4ip6je5b]

I was considering Jasna but skipass at 342 euros for an adult for 6 days was pretty much matching Alps so I chose there. The prices on the vid are BS or the cheapest you can get outside season. But then why not to mention Livigno where you have free ski weeks and ski passes for 0 euros!?