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Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass

Best ski resorts for advanced skiers in the Ikon Pass area of validity (best difficult slopes, ski routes) as well as best powder snow skiing/freeriding in the Ikon Pass area of validity


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Ikon Pass: freeride ski resorts and ski resorts for very good skiers (advanced skiers)

1-50 out of 68 ski resorts

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Advanced skiers will love Kitzbühel’s many difficult slopes and ski routes. The wide selection of… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 20 km (11%)
  • Ski routes: 45 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Snowbird is a paradise for experts and freeriders. The ski resort has a reputation for its excellent… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 36 km (35%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Lake Louise is a paradise for experts. The biggest challenges are located on the Back Side and at the… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 42 km (30%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Alta is a paradise for experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh snow and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 39 km (55%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The Brévent-Flégère ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers. In addition to the long and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 20 km (36%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Taynton Bowl and the Extreme Dream Zone are well known among experts. You can race down to the valley… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 56 km (50%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Red Mountain Resort is a paradise for experts and freeriders. The ski resort has a reputation for its… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 60 km (50%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Mt. Norquay offers the steepest slopes in Canada. Experts can find ungroomed steep… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 12 km (40%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Cortina d’Ampezzo offers attractive steep and difficult slopes which are a real challenge even for… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 16 km (13%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Mt. Hutt is a paradise for experts. Difficult slopes are distributed all over the… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 10 km (25%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Snowbasin is very popular with experts and freeriders. Lots of challenges can be found within the ski… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 24 km (30%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Experts and freeriders can find lots of challenges within the ski resort boundaries: steep groomed and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 33 km (28%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Solitude is very popular with experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 32 km (50%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Brighton is very popular with experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 25.5 km (39%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Difficult runs and powder snow areas promise lots of thrills for all experts. Black slopes, such as… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 34 km (22%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Zermatt is a paradise for advanced skiers. The long freeride slopes (ski routes) on the Stockhorn and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 27 km (8%)
  • Ski routes: 38 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Killington is a paradise for experts. You can find steep and wide slopes on Bear… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 51 km (43%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The Sunshine Village ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers with its difficult and extreme… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 34 km (31%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Advanced skiers love the North Bowl and Greely Bowl. There are numerous powder runs and many difficult… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 21 km (38%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Niseko United has established a very widespread reputation for its excellent snow… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 10.2 km (20%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
In Arabba, several attractive black runs lead down to the valley, from the Porta Vescovo in… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 8.9 km (14%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Advanced skiers and freeriders will get their money's worth here. Two black slopes, plenty of open… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 3 km (10%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Grandvalira offers many black slopes which are distributed across the ski resort. There are also many… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 33 km (15%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The slopes from Grands Montets over the Rognon Glacier or beneath the cable car lift are the… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 14 km (48%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Difficult runs and endless powder slopes promise lots of thrills for experts and freeriders. Against… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 8 km (23%)
  • Ski routes: 10 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Corvatsch/Furtschellas is a paradise for freeriders. There are endless wide,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 17.7 km (15%)
  • Ski routes: 2 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Numerous advanced runs through steep chutes lead down from the Top of the Sierra to the valley. There… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 22.9 km (26%)
  • Ski routes: 100 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Palisades Tahoe is a paradise for experts. The highlights are on the KT-22,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 65 km (33%)
  • Ski routes: 50 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The Winter Park ski resort offers ideal runs for advanced skiers with the Parsenn Bowl and the Vasquez… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 79 km (55%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Advanced skiers will get their money's worth in Snowmass. The runs on the Hanging Valley Wall, the… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 111 km (47%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Aspen Mountain is known as "the mountain" for advanced skiers. The majority of slopes are difficult to… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 54 km (52%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Aspen Highlands is a paradise for experts. In Temerity (with the extreme Canopy Cruise, South Castle… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 70.2 km (52%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Arapahoe Basin is a paradise for experienced skiers. There are countless difficult and extreme slopes,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 31 km (60%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The Sun Peaks ski resort offers many possibilities for advanced skiers. Difficult slopes are available… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 43.5 km (32%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
One of the most difficult slopes in Italy leads below the Jochtal gondola to the valley With a… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 9.3 km (17%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Pampeago and Predazzo have some difficult slopes for advanced skiers. The highlights are the very… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 6.9 km (14%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
There are some difficult slopes at Kronplatz, including the Sylvester valley run and the Herrnegg run… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • few freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 29 km (24%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Carezza Ski has several difficult slopes for experts. Very difficult slopes start from Laurins Lounge,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • few freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 4.8 km (12%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Val Gardena offers long, difficult runs down to the valleys, such as Saslong, Ciampinoi and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • few freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 21 km (12%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The Trametsch black slope is an insiders’ tip for experts. In combination with the Plosepiste slope,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 13.5 km (32%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of The Remarkables offers challenging slopes and runs in Shadow Basin and Curvey Basin.… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 6 km (30%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Experts can find a few difficult runs in the ski resort of Coronet Peak At the Rock Gully T-Bar, there… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 16 km (40%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Experts can find ideal terrain in the upper area on Mt. Buller. There are difficult slopes here at the… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 16.6 km (35%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Thredbo is known for its challenging slopes, such as the famous “Big 5”. These are the longest runs in… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 12 km (23%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Experts are ideally catered for with difficult slopes in the ski resort of 3 Zinnen Dolomites. These… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • few freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 8.4 km (10%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Sunday River is ideal for experts. There are steep slopes and gladed runs on White… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 28.8 km (34%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
In the ski resort of Tremblant, there are lots of difficult runs and mogul slopes. There are also runs… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 35.8 km (44%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
There are many difficult slopes for advanced skiers and a good balance between powder snow runs and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 22.4 km (44%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Experts can look forward to several black slopes and a host of powder options. The La VolatA black… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 8.5 km (13%)
  • Ski routes: 1.5 km

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
There are half a dozen difficult and extremely difficult slopes in June Mountain. In fresh snow, it is… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 18.4 km (45%)
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