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European multi resort ski passes?

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Rachy
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So in the US there are a lot of options for multi resort passes. Mountain Collective being pretty much my favorite at the moment.

But I'm wondering if there are any similar season passes or pass packs in Europe?

Anyone used them and have positive results?

I'd like to tour around for a month or so and hit up multiple resorts, but with day rates of around $100, having a pass deal would be pretty amazing.


May 23 2013 12:07AM
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Hewbird
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as far as I know there are only really multiple resort passes for resorts right next to each other

3 valleys pass gives you courcheval, meribel an Val Thorens
Espace Killy gives you Val D and Tignes

etc...
May 23 2013 5:11AM
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Monsieur_Patate
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Yup, pretty much what hewbird8 said, at least in France.
There's also Paradiski for Les Arcs + La Plagne, but unfortunately there's no such thing as a pass that would work for an entire region, only 2-3 resorts for each pass.
May 23 2013 5:18AM
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HolySchimmel
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Tirol card in austria is pretty much for every resort around innsbruck (tirol).
May 23 2013 5:21AM
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Ali_Dibden
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yeah there is Zermatt and Cervinia too, also there is the Avoriaz, Morzine pass too. All of them add up to make massive ski areas.
May 23 2013 5:23AM
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Turkelton
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Topcard gives you Davos/Klosters, Laax/Flims and Lenzerheide but costs 1500CHF which is a bit expensive. If you're under 16 at Grindelwald, you get a season pass for 250CHF for like 900km of skiable terrain, then 16-18 is 550CHF and adults 900CHF. In France you can get Vars and Tignes and in Austria you can get a pass for St.Anton and a couple of others
May 23 2013 5:25AM
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ScottyN
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Its kinda shag getting from resort to resort anyway. cos a lot of the time they are close geographically but they are in different valleys so you often have to come all the way out of the valley down to moutier or even genever to get over into the next valley.

also portes du solei hasnt been mentioned yet either. thats avoriaz, morzine, chatel, thats kinda big.
May 23 2013 5:26AM
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Jibberino
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There are many multi resort passes in the Alps, here is a few.



I couldn't find a link, but the Kanton Graubünden in the estern part of the Swiss Alps also offer a skipass similar to the above mentioned.

The Tiroler card is the best option if you ask me, so many legendary resorts within 1-2 hours, shit's legit!
May 23 2013 6:31AM
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Jibberino
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This is very untrue for Austria and some parts of Switzerland. Getting to resorts, whether it be on public transport or by car is very easy. Like I said above, I recommend Innsbruck, 20+ resorts within 1 hour public transport, and even more if you have a car. Only downside is that it doesn't cover the legendary Arlberg.
May 23 2013 6:36AM
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Jibberino
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Going for triple post.

Vars and Tignes are nowhere near each other, but they are bot individually relatively big ski areas, with Tignes Espace Killy being by far the biggest. Vars has an amazing park and good BC as well. Same goes for Tignes (Park is in Val d'Isere though)
May 23 2013 6:39AM
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jeano
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definitely get the alta badia pass in sudtirol itlalia, its a massive resort

some great skiing but even better apre ski, comparable to stanton am arlberg

not to mention the best food ever
May 23 2013 6:54AM
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Monsieur_Patate
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Nope. Paradiski is definitely the biggest and the one with the best Freeride possibilities in my opinion. But Espace Killy also has some great spots.
May 23 2013 7:34AM
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Jibberino
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You misread my post, I was comparing Espace Killy to La Foret Blanche.
May 23 2013 8:09AM
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georgen12
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Chamonix is multiple resorts in one valley all linked with one ski pass
May 23 2013 8:16AM
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DrewEire
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Not exactly what you asked but pretty sick, maybe it's been posted before or is already common knowledge?


'Vail Resorts, Inc. today announced an epic partnership with the one of the most famous ski regions in the world, Arlberg, Austria, home to legendary mountain resorts of St. Anton, Lech-Zürs, St. Christoph and Stuben. The Epic Pass now features five free days of skiing and riding in Arlberg, bringing the total access to 15 world-class mountains in three countries and further enhancing the already exceptional value of the world’s greatest lift pass. Epic Pass holders have the opportunity to extend their winter from the U.S. to Europe—for the second consecutive year—and experience both Verbier, Switzerland, and now Arlberg, Austria, in addition to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora in Colorado, and Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in Lake Tahoe. Boasting an average of seven metres of annual snowfall (23 feet), the Arlberg area is legendary among skiers and riders from around the globe as the cradle of skiing, revered for the world-class experience and innovation in the sport that it affords while maintaining its traditional, alpine character.

The unrestricted five free days of skiing and riding will be reciprocated for Arlberg season pass holders, allowing more European guests to experience Vail Resorts. '
May 23 2013 8:18AM
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Hewbird
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Nope 3 Valley's is the biggest.....
May 23 2013 8:35AM
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Rachy
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So much amazing info. THANKS! Im hoping to get at least 21 days out of January or April. For 2000. Eurail included. I will end up using couchsurfer, Ns, and friends for housing, so not concerned there. Any more tips or recommendations on any order are still appreciated.
May 23 2013 1:23PM
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Tikayt
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I know for France, not for all Europe. Basically, if you have several resorts residing on the same mountain, you have a common pass (which doesn't prevent you to buy a pass just for one resort among the group of resort).

Example in Haute Savoie, near Chamonix, you have a moutain with "Morillon, Samoens, Les Carroz, Flaine", in order to go to every resort, you buy the Grand Massif ticket.
May 23 2013 1:38PM
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Maximumsushi
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Woah, that went up a lot in price. In 2008, it was about 1050 CHF!

Laax and Lenzerheide are somewhat close together, but Davos is a bit farther. I bought the topcard when I lived there and never really made use of Davos. Mostly because I could walk to the lifts in Flims/Laax and didn't have a great way to get to Davos/Klosters.
May 23 2013 1:56PM
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-SnowSnoli-
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If you're visiting switzerland, the Valais Canton (which includes Nendaz, Verbier, Zermatt, Saas Fee, Crans Montana+ many more)

you can get a valais ski card which gives you discounts and works like a top up card so you dont have to wait to buy a pass at each resort

http://www.valais.ch/en/Activities-experiences-winter/Activities-winter/Valais-Skicard-1.html

and if you do hit up the 4 vallees and need showin around if im free ill show you about.
May 23 2013 1:58PM
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JDA
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On the Chamonix pass there is Verbier and Courmayer included I think
May 23 2013 2:28PM
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-SnowSnoli-
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Only on season passes if i remember correctly, which is pretty expensive

like the verbier (4 vallee) pass is like 1200 chf or 700 with a work permit
May 23 2013 2:42PM
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Jibberino
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If you have any questions about Tirol or Graubünden, feel free to PM me.
May 23 2013 2:47PM
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250r
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you can kind of get a pass to both la grave/ deux alpes...epic backcountry on one mountain and a sick park on the other...guess its not the biggest amount of terrain but id really like to get back there one day
May 23 2013 3:18PM
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joris.blanc
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They also have the same thing for the Canton of Vaud, not as many resorts and don't really know about the price, but I'm not sure if you will find a good ski pass for multiple mountains.

I know that there is a ski pass for all of Switzerland ski resorts but I highly doubt it would be worth it for a month.

Also if you are in Switzerland there is a Rail&Snow and with it you get a train ride and a lift ticket for a day, it is just a little more expensive than the regular lift ticket.

I would also recommend you go at Les Portes du Soleil, I went there a day and never skied the same run twice. It fucking huge, like 5 resort linked together. And if I remember right it was around 60 Swiss francs for a day.

There are a lot of little ski stations that aren't as big as the big names that are around 40-50 Swiss francs a day.
May 23 2013 5:52PM
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Jibberino
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Why do people keep saying this?
May 23 2013 6:30PM
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ESB
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Since you asked: https://www.downdays.eu/articles/multi-resort-ski-passes-europe-guide/
Aug 30 2018 6:16AM
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rudeboy
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Look into the Tirol Pass, it covers loads of resorts and its in Austria, which is generally cheaper than France and Switzerland for stuff like beer and food and places to stay. Lots of small resorts are on it and quite a few big ones too.

this link lists all the resorts with info on each https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/snow-card-tirol/

http://www.snowcard.tirol.at/de/index
Aug 31 2018 9:18PM
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