Anybody been to Europe for vacation during the winter? I'm considering planning a trip for some skiing / snow fun around Christmas. Any recommendations on places to go?

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Don't plan on skiing around Christmas. Way too early in the season & you'll be lucky if you can find 5 open trails on any mountain. Source: lived in Europe for 3 years & attempted 3 ski trips to diff mountains around that time.

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I've been skiing there a few times. Usually in February. Awesome time and a hell of a lot cheaper (3-5 day pass for <250€).

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Didn't ski, but the Christmas Markets are fun and festive, definitely a merit to Europe in the winter

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Used to live in CH (but 10+ years ago, so may be out of date). December is a little early, but most of the larger resorts have snow machines anyway. Some Swiss are skiing, but it's a lot of tourists. We tried to avoid some of the crowds by skipping Zermatt, Davos- preferred Flims/Laax/Valera. (Flims has a great sledding course if skiing is not great.) Near Zurich is Hoch-Ybrig- smaller but locals only.

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I'd check out either Scandinavia or Macedonia. Less of a crowd, but great slopes and good après-ski

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So are you actually asking has anybody ever been to Europe on vacation around Christmas? Can you read your question again please. Then throw away your phone...

Hey, ATK: fuck off if you don't have anything productive to add.

There's a couple of snow consistent resorts in Austria, Hochgurgl and Ischgl are awesome even in years with little snow. Also a fraction of the cost you pay in the US.

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