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I’m not going to sit here and pretend to know what you’re interested in doing with your ski holiday. Just as much as the next guy (or not), you would rather rub elbows with international crowds or ski down crazy slopes or snowboard in amazing snowparks or simply get wasted every night or find solitary in a reclusive cabin. To each there own and may each find there own version of happiness or something like that. At any rate, what I can do for you today is tell you two reasons to visit one or more of these next five resorts. Consider this a free highlight of what a popular place has to offer you.

Italy:

Cortina d’Ampezzo or Cortina as it is often abridged is a good place to come to if you like to avoid the applesauce feeling in your legs from skiing or boarding all day and rather confront local coffee shops, chocolate shops and fine dining. It’s more about sunny alpine days and less about getting sweating (no glistening) on the inclines.
Hypocritically, however, Cortina is the bomb (that’s a good thing) when it comes to skiing. The whole of the Dolomiti region is accessible by the affordable Dolmiti Superskipass, with over 500-some lifts in the Italian Alps.

France:

Chamonix in France used to be a farming community—can you imagine looking up at those Alps (Mt Blanc) and staying in the pastures? Didn’t last long. Today, Chamonix is one of the topmost adventure skiing areas in Europe. There is always snow, super-long runs, cliffs, chutes, headwalls and hundreds of slopes.
Oh, I have to give you another reason. There are other things to do like tobogganing, paragliding, dog sled rids, sleigh trips and things a-flurry for the whole fam.

Switzerland:

Switzerland and the Jungfrau skiing region houses some of the most common mountain peaks in the Alps. From the Jungfrau and the Eiger to the Schiltohorn. Try resorts Grindelwald, Wengen, Interlaken and Murren. ’nuff said.
The town is historic, picturesque and full of history. If you’re the camera-happy-clicker-person of the group, then bring extra memory cards for the scenes at sunrise and sunset. The mountains tend to glow a purple hue come nightfall.

Austria:

It’s time to get your snowboarding on with a ski holiday trip to Zell Am See Kaprun. There’s a boarder park up on the glacier with half-pipe, jumps, slides and boxens.
This is also a place to try the 20 km of skate or 20 km of cross-country skiing. If you like snow but prefer booty-down style, then try sledding, sleigh rides, snow tubing or hanging out at one of the 60 restaurants, 20 pubs or 3+ discos.

Germany:

Brauneck-Wegscheid in Germany makes my list because I like the options to try other snow-related pursuits. In addition to late night skiing and a snowboarding fun park, you can hike for over 30-km on marked trails.
And, secondly, there are over 100 cross-country and skating tracks for those who like pain with their pleasure. There are purportedly some nice views of the surrounding mountains and not a lot of crowds in your way should you choose to go backcountry.