Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. La Plagne comes out on top for a family ski holiday in January: 45% easy terrain with a 143cm base in january.
Savoie, France · 1250m to 3250m
La Plagne in January: 45% easy terrain with a 143cm base in January.
Savoie, France · 1200m to 3226m
Les Arcs in January: 35% easy terrain with a 154cm base in January.
Isère, France · 1100m to 3330m
Alpe d'Huez in January: 35% easy terrain with a 123cm base in January.
Valais, Switzerland · 1620m to 3899m
Zermatt in January: 20% easy terrain with snow cover that never melts out in January.
British Columbia, Canada · 675m to 2284m
Whistler Blackcomb in January: 20% easy terrain with a 270cm base in January.
Savoie, France · 1100m to 2952m
Méribel in January: 14% easy terrain with a 143cm base in January.
Savoie, France · 1550m to 3456m
Tignes in January: 25% easy terrain with a 152cm base in January.
Savoie, France · 1850m to 3456m
Val d'Isère in January: 25% easy terrain with a 150cm base in January.
Isère, France · 1300m to 3600m
Les Deux Alpes in January: 30% easy terrain with a 117cm base in January.
South Tyrol, Italy · 1236m to 2518m
Val Gardena in January: 35% easy terrain with a 57cm base in January.
Share of easy terrain, snow depth in your month, rain days, and family rankings.
Snow figures come from the same ten-year ERA5 record shown on each resort's snow history page, measured at mid-mountain height. Terrain splits come from each resort's own piste breakdown. Scores are relative to the other resorts searched, not absolute quality marks.
We ranked 48 resorts with a full climate record, out of 253 on the site, against a benchmark of 40 resorts across 18 countries. A resort without a record is left out rather than guessed at. Search it yourself.