The Top 10 Largest Ski Areas in Europe

We've rounded up the largest ski areas in Europe by lift pass coverage. To qualify, these ski areas don't have to be fully interconnected but it needs to be possible to easily access all the resorts in the area such as by a short bus ride.

VIDEO CORRECTION: The French ski area of Les Sybelles should be in position 8 with 310km of total skiable terrain. One of Europe’s top ten and the fourth largest in France.

A sprawling ski area in the French Alps, Les Sybelles covers the resorts of St Sorlin d’Arves, La Toussuire, Le Corbier, Saint Jean d’Arves, Les Bottières and St Colomban des Villards. The Snomad community comments on ‘not queueing for a lift once’ during holidays in this area and a generally undiscovered vibe with plenty of off-piste, as only St Sorlin d’Arves and La Toussuire tend to be well-known amongst the wider skiing and snowboarding community. Links from these two resorts into the wider area are good, however you may be disappointed if you’re looking for a thumping après scene - things tend to be on the quieter family-friendly side here.

The area is known as being great for famllies as well as its wide, cruisey pistes varying in steepness, a fantastic snowpark, untouched off-piste and the L’Ouillon to St Colomban run, a 7.8 km blue slope with stunning views.