European Ski Resorts

How good is your knowledge of European Ski Resorts? 14 questions to really test you. Let's find out?

Ok, which French ski resort has a piste named after two Olympic champions?

Meribel Val d'Isere La Plagne Tignes

Which of these French ski resorts were connected by a double-decker cable car for the first time in 2003?

La Plagne and Les Arcs Val d'Isere and Tignes Meribel and Courcheval Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez

Which of these Austrian ski resorts is noted for its challenging runs and raucous apres-ski scene? It has also regularly been included in lists of the world's

St Anton Going Lech Ellmau

The linked Austrian 'Ski Welt' area includes the villages of Soll, Scheffau, Westendorf, and which of the following?

Mayerhoffen Lech Ellmau St Anton

In 1981, the first-ever podium finish by a British downhill skier in a World Cup race was achieved at an Italian resort. Which of these was it?

Val Gardena Cervina Cortina Sestriere

Glitz and glamour spring immediately to mind in relation to a certain Swiss ski resort that is among the oldest in Europe. It has been claimed that winter skiing holidays were invented there. Which resort is also home to the Cresta run?

Champery St Moritz Zermatt Engleberg

Sun, sea, sand, and skiing? Does Spain have any ski resorts?

Yes No

In 1984, the Winter Olympics were staged for the first time in a country that was later to be the scene of a bloody civil war. What was the name of the host city?

Pristina Belgrade Sarajevo Zrenjanin

Several neighbouring resorts in Italy and France are part of a huge ski region that shares its name with a chocolate bar. Which chocolate bar?

Bounty Milky Way Kit Kat Mars Bar

Scotland has its devotees among very hardy skiers and snowboarders, but which of these areas has the most ski runs?

The Lecht Cairngorm Glenshee Glencoe

The 'Three Valleys' ski area in France is centered around the resorts of Courcheval, Meribel and Val Thorens. Which linked village lies in what was sometimes called 'The Fourth Valley'?

Flaine Mottaret Orelle Isola 2000

Eastern Europe may not have the social cachet of the glamourous alps, but its resorts are relatively more affordable. Bulgaria has been building its reputation. Which of these resorts is its largest?

Vitosha Borovets Bansko Pamprovo

One of the most famous downhill ski races of all is the notoriously difficult Hahnenkamm. Which Austrian resort played host to this race in the FIS Word Cup each year?

St Wolfgang St Anton Kitzbuhel Zell Am See

Norway has become increasingly popular with non-native skiers. Which of these cities hosted a Winter Olympics first?

Lillehammer Voss Geilo Hemsedal