The very best from the world of skiing
By Paul Johnson on Jan 24, 2022 in Europe, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Switzerland, Western Europe, Worldwide
The winners of the World Ski Awards – now in their ninth year – were announced recently and, whilst there are also many national awards, here is a round-up of the worldwide winners. As you will see, it was a great year for Switzerland! It was a double celebration for the Swiss resort of Verbier, in particular, picking up not just the World’s Best Ski Resort, but also for being home to the World’s Best Ski Hotel (W Verbier). Switzerland’s LAAX, home to the world’s largest halfpipe, was also named as the World’s Best Freestyle Resort.
Here’s a full round-up of the worldwide winners:
- World’s Best Ski Resort 2021: Verbier (Switzerland)
- World’s Best Freestyle Resort 2021: LAAX (Switzerland)
- World’s Best Ski Hotel 2021: W Verbier (Switzerland)
- World’s Best New Ski Hotel 2021: The Vale Rusutsu (Japan)
- World’s Best Green Ski Hotel 2021: rocksresort (Switzerland)
- World’s Best Ski Boutique Hotel 2021: Aurelio Lech (Austria)
- World’s Best Ski Chalet 2021: Chalet Zermatt Peak (Switzerland)
- World’s Best New Ski Chalet 2021: Chalet Face à Face (France)
- World’s Best Ski Resort Company 2021: Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel (Austria)
- World’s Best Indoor Ski Resort 2021: Ski Dubai (UAE)
- World’s Best Ski Tour Operator 2021: TUI
- World’s Best Ski Travel Agent 2021: Leo Trippi
- World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator 2021: Bella Coola Heli Sports (Canada)
- World’s Best Ski Transfer Operator 2021: Schneebeben
Can’t really argue with that. A great year for Switzerland !
Yes, and particularly Verbier. I’m sure all these places can look forward to 2022 with a lot more optimism on the back of these awards.