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Best Apres Ski Resorts in the World

Who doesn't like a beer or twenty after a day tearing it up? Whether you want to dance to euro pop, strike a pose, play it cool or just chill with your mates over a beer, these resorts probably have the best nightlife in the World.

Val d'Isere Terrain Park

#1. Val d'Isere, France

Val d'isere is like the St Tropez of the French Alps, Full of good-looking people spending a lot of money (and most of it daddy's). Cafe Face oozes cool and chic. This is a posers paradise, you'll find them sipping champagne listening to live music being mixed with silky house...

Summary

Freeride - 80%

Some tree runs & good off-piste

Freestyle - 70%

Park & Pipe

Pistes - 80%

Plenty of good wide slopes

Beginners - 65%

Nightlife - 85%

Great nightlife if you've the cash

Value - 65%

Can be done on a budget if you're smart

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Ischgl Winter

#2. Ischgl, Austria

If you like your night life served up Austrian après style, then you will love this place. There are no bars of any merit on the slopes luckily, but at the bottom it’s a different story. At the bottom of run 1a just next to the Pardatschgratbahn  is the Schatzi...

Summary

Freeride - 70%

few trees but some good off-piste

Freestyle - 70%

Decent park for all abilities

Pistes - 80%

Nice wide, well maintained groomers

Beginners - 80%

Lots of easy pistes and easy lifts

Nightlife - 81%

Full-on apres and parties that go into the morning

Value - 60%

Can be tricky to find budget accommodation

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Whistler April 2012

#3. Whistler/Blackcomb, Canada

Nightlife begins at Apres. Worth checking out in the village are GLC featuring chilled live DJs, vaulted windows overlooking the slopes and a huge fake logfire  (try the swanky 'Mallard Bar' in the Fairmont Chateau Whistler for the real thing!) Amsterdam Cafe caters for a funky young crowd and <

Summary

Freeride - 90%

Trees and amazing off-piste

Freestyle - 95%

World leader in parks & pipes

Pistes - 90%

Huge array of good runs

Beginners - 65%

Plenty for the beginner

Nightlife - 80%

Legendary bars and nightlife

Value - 60%

Expensive facilities

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Under the Langegg chairlift

#4. Solden, Austria

If you're on the Schwarze Schneide mountain stop at the Sonnblick bar on run-19/20 and drink a beer before descending. On the Gaislachkogel, head to the Philips bar in Innerwald. These will get the cogs moving again.After the lifts close at 4pm, the party commences with most of the après...

Summary

Freeride - 75%

A few tree runs and pretty good off-piste

Freestyle - 55%

Small terrain park, and poor natural

Pistes - 70%

Good for intermediates but not testing

Beginners - 70%

Some nice wide areas perfect for learning

Nightlife - 80%

Crazy apres ski and nighlife

Value - 68%

Good value accommodation can still be found

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Grands-Montets panorama, Chamonix

#5. Chamonix, France

There are plenty of good bars and clubs you can head to in Chamonix, decent nightlife is not going to be a problem, no matter if you’re looking for somewhere with a bit of class to have a cocktail or to chuck down plenty of post snowboarding beers. The Rue...

Summary

Freeride - 95%

Tree runs & amazing off-piste

Freestyle - 50%

Great natural

Pistes - 60%

Spread out & ungroomed slopes

Beginners - 65%

Dedicated beginner areas

Nightlife - 80%

Plenty going on and not tacky

Value - 60%

Pricey but possible on a budget

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St. Anton by night

#6. St Anton, Austria

Night-life is lively. You can kick off the evenings entertainment descending on run-1, just before it meets with run-21. In any other place in the world, didi diesel would be thrown out of the bar, never mind be the entertainment, but check out the Senn Hütte for some strange singing....

Summary

Freeride - 95%

Awesome off-piste but don't hang around

Freestyle - 65%

Good if small park but plenty of natural hits

Pistes - 85%

Wide, long and some very testing slopes

Beginners - 60%

Only small areas are really easy for beginners

Nightlife - 79%

THE resort for on slope apres ski

Value - 70%

It can be experienced on a budget

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Meribel-Mottaret

#7. Meribel, France

Meribel is package-deal central and as such, the bars are full of pissed Brits in silly hats waiting for dinner, or later on, really pissed Brits after buckets full of cheap wine they got free with their chalet dinner. Before the days' board is over, you can sink a few in the...

Summary

Freeride - 70%

Some trees & some good off-piste

Freestyle - 74%

2 Parks & sometimes 4 half-pipes

Pistes - 70%

Plenty of varied pistes

Nightlife - 78%

Lots of bars and tacky nightclubs

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penkenpark-penken-7.jpg

#8. Mayrhofen, Austria

Mayrhofen is renowned for its Apres ski scene and there is an old tradition in Mayrhofen which states after a day’s boarding you must visit the ice Bar as soon as you step off the Penken and drink a Grolsch. This bar reputedly sells the most Grolsch in Europe and...

Summary

Freeride - 70%

Some good spots when conditions allow

Freestyle - 80%

Amazing park

Pistes - 70%

Loads of pistes

Beginners - 70%

Better than it once was

Nightlife - 75%

Some renowned nightlife spots

Value - 65%

Pretty standard but some cheapish accom

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#9. Morzine, France

Nightlife. The town itself has a good selection of bars with everything on offer. The Dixie Bar is located in the centre of town and has a very familiar, English feel to it. It’s a good pace to go and watch the football as they keep serving until 2am. Good...

Summary

Freeride - 60%

Tree runs & some good off-piste

Freestyle - 55%

Ok terrain park but better close by

Pistes - 65%

Well maintained but bland

Beginners - 65%

Some really good areas to learn on

Nightlife - 75%

Some great bars

Value - 80%

Plenty of value options

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Saalbach landscape

#10. Saalbach - Hinterglemm, Austria

If youre not a fan of après ski then this place may be best avoided. If youre still reading then theres a choice of 32 après ski bars to pick from. Without question the Hinterhag Alm is the pick of the bunch, located at the top of the turmlift t-bar...

Summary

Freeride - 77%

Some good tree runs and off-piste

Freestyle - 68%

2 excellent parks + beginners one

Pistes - 75%

Wide, well maintained & plenty

Beginners - 75%

Excellent place to learn

Nightlife - 75%

Plenty of apres-ski but not much apart from that

Value - 75%

Some good value accomodation

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