The winter ski resorts of Europe's Alps and Dolomites are legendary, not only for their superb skiing, but for the postcard Alpine villages and celebrity-studded resort towns at their bases. In the mountains of Italy, France, Switzerland, and Austria, you'll find some of the best ski resorts in the world.
Spectacular seems an inadequate description of the scenery, and lift systems at many of them make access between several mountains possible on a single trip – often in a single day. One ski run can take several hours, beginning high in the mountains and dropping right into the heart of the village below.
