Skiing in Europe is often hyped up to be significantly cheaper than skiing in the United States, and that certainly seems true if you’re looking just at the lift ticket costs. While some of Europe’s largest and most well-known resorts cost less than $100 for a day ticket, many resorts not even a quarter of the size of Europe’s largest will charge $200+.
But when you consider food, housing, and travel, is a trip to Europe really cheaper than a ski trip in the United States? PeakRankings explored the price differences.
Depending on where you stay, a European ski resort’s hotel and food costs can easily rival or top that of the highest-end ski resorts in the United States. Once you consider the flights and travel costs, it wouldn’t be easy to do a Europe trip for significantly cheaper than a trip in the U.S. However if the costs are close, would you rather travel to a different state, or a different continent? I think the answer there is pretty clear.
