The most affordable ski resorts in Europe for 2025, from Norway to Italy

Since November, a thick blanket of snow has cloaked the craggy peaks and steep slopes of Europe, signalling the arrival of ski season. There’s nothing quite like spending a day speeding down mountains, refuelling at cosy stop-offs and rounding off the day with some serious apres-ski. But it’s no surprise that all this comes at a cost.

For the 18th year in a row, the Post Office has published the Travel Money Ski Resort Report, a survey that analyses the average cost of popular ski resorts across Europe. This year, they looked at resorts from nine different countries (Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Spain and Switzerland). The report is split into two: first is the adult ski report, looking at the cost per person for an adult skier, and the second is the family report, taking into consideration the price for children’s ski schools, rentals and meals. The idea is to give hopeful skiers a clearer picture of how much a one-week holiday might cost.

In both reports this year, Italy has been revealed to have the most affordable ski resorts in Europe, with six resorts in the top ten. For the second year running, Bardoneccia came in first place as the cheapest resort for adult skiing, while Passo Tonale has risen up the ranks of the family report to take first place. Other Italian resorts in the top ten resorts for adults include Livigno, Sauze, Sestriere, La Thuile and Cervinia. Also of note is the fact that there were no French or Austrian resorts in the top 10 for either report – in the adults report, classic ski resorts came further down the list, like Tignes (28th place), Meribel (29th place), Val d’Isère (34th place) and Zermatt (last in 36th place with an average cost of £1,345.76)

The best affordable ski results for adults in 2025

Below, find the full list of top 20 affordable ski resorts. The report analyses the average cost per person for a week-long ski trip in each destination, taking into consideration the price of a six-day ski pass, ski hire, ski school, and various drinks and food on the slopes. In Bardonecchia, for example, a six-day ski pass costs £158.77, ski and boot hire for the same length of time costs £80.08, and ski school for the week costs £161.87. The report counts for several different drinks each day (one large cup of coffee each day costs £10.20, one soft drink per day is £12.78, a glass of wine per day is £17.88 and one beer per day is £15.36), while six lunches on the slopes will, on average, set you back £86.88, creating a total one-week cost of £543.82 (a rise of 1.5 per cent from 2024 prices).