Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. La Plagne comes out on top for a family ski vacation in January: 45% easy terrain with a 56in base in January.
Savoie, France · 4,101ft – 10,663ft
La Plagne in January: 45% easy terrain with a 56in base in January.
Savoie, France · 3,937ft – 10,584ft
Les Arcs in January: 35% easy terrain with a 61in base in January.
Isère, France · 3,609ft – 10,925ft
Alpe d'Huez in January: 35% easy terrain with a 48in base in January.
Valais, Switzerland · 5,315ft – 12,792ft
Zermatt in January: 20% easy terrain with snow cover that never melts out in January.
British Columbia, Canada · 2,215ft – 7,493ft
Whistler Blackcomb in January: 20% easy terrain with a 106in base in January.
Savoie, France · 3,609ft – 9,685ft
Méribel in January: 14% easy terrain with a 56in base in January.
Savoie, France · 5,085ft – 11,339ft
Tignes in January: 25% easy terrain with a 60in base in January.
Savoie, France · 6,070ft – 11,339ft
Val d'Isère in January: 25% easy terrain with a 59in base in January.
Isère, France · 4,265ft – 11,811ft
Les Deux Alpes in January: 30% easy terrain with a 46in base in January.
South Tyrol, Italy · 4,055ft – 8,261ft
Val Gardena in January: 35% easy terrain with a 22in 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 trail 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.