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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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Best rating:
5 out of 5 stars

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass – Advanced skiers, freeriders KitzSki – Kitzbühel/Kirchberg

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass – Advanced skiers, freeriders Snowbird

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass – Advanced skiers, freeriders Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass – Advanced skiers, freeriders Alta

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Ikon Pass – Advanced skiers, freeriders Lake Louise

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

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1. KitzSki – Kitzbühel/Kirchberg

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

KitzSki – Kitzbühel/Kirchberg

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

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%)

1. Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

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

Alta

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

Lake Louise

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

Panorama

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%)

1. Red Mountain Resort – Rossland

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Red Mountain Resort – Rossland

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%)

1. Mt. Norquay – Banff

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Mt. Norquay – Banff

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%)

1. Cortina d'Ampezzo

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Cortina d'Ampezzo

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

Mt. Hutt

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

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

Deer Valley

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

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

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%)

1. St. Moritz – Corviglia

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

St. Moritz – Corviglia

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%)
Ski routes: 8 km

1. Zermatt/Breuil-Cervinia/Valtournenche – Matterhorn

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Zermatt/Breuil-Cervinia/Valtournenche – Matterhorn

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

Killington

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%)

1. Banff Sunshine

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Banff Sunshine

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%)

1. Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Revelstoke Mountain Resort

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%)

1. Niseko United – Annupuri/Grand Hirafu/Hanazono/Niseko Village

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Niseko United – Annupuri/Grand Hirafu/Hanazono/Niseko Village

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%)

1. Arabba/Marmolada

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Arabba/Marmolada

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%)

1. Ordino Arcalís

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Ordino Arcalís

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%)

1. Grandvalira – Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig/Soldeu/El Tarter/Canillo/Encamp

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Grandvalira – Pas de la Casa/Grau Roig/Soldeu/El Tarter/Canillo/Encamp

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%)

1. Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

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%)

1. Diavolezza/Lagalb

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Diavolezza/Lagalb

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

1. Corvatsch/Furtschellas

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Corvatsch/Furtschellas

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

1. Mammoth Mountain

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

1. Palisades Tahoe

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Palisades Tahoe

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

1. Winter Park Resort

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Winter Park Resort

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

Snowmass

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%)

1. Aspen Mountain

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Aspen Mountain

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%)

1. Aspen Highlands

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Aspen Highlands

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%)

1. Arapahoe Basin

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Arapahoe Basin

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

Sun Peaks

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%)

35. Latemar – Obereggen/Pampeago/Predazzo

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Latemar – Obereggen/Pampeago/Predazzo

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%)

35. Val Gardena (Gröden)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Val Gardena (Gröden)

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%)

35. Kronplatz (Plan de Corones)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Kronplatz (Plan de Corones)

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%)

35. Gitschberg Jochtal

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Gitschberg Jochtal

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

Carezza

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%)

35. Plose – Brixen (Bressanone)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Plose – Brixen (Bressanone)

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%)

35. The Remarkables

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

The Remarkables

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%)

35. Coronet Peak

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Coronet Peak

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

Mt. Buller

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

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%)

35. 3 Zinnen Dolomites – Helm/Stiergarten/Rotwand/Kreuzbergpass

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

3 Zinnen Dolomites – Helm/Stiergarten/Rotwand/Kreuzbergpass

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%)

35. Sunday River

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Sunday River

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

Tremblant

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%)

35. Cypress Mountain

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Cypress Mountain

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%)

35. Passo San Pellegrino/Falcade

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Passo San Pellegrino/Falcade

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

35. June Mountain

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

June Mountain

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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