La Thuile or Sestriere?
Sestriere takes 5 of 9, with 3 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Italy
La Thuile
North-facing, tree-lined and empty on a Wednesday, linked over the col to La Rosière in France. The best-value way into a 160 km area anywhere in the western Alps.
Worth knowing. Quiet to the point of empty. Very little happens at night.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,039 a week from London
Italy
Sestriere
400 km of Milky Way skiing running into France, from a high, purpose-built base with a 95 km transfer from Turin. Snowfall is less reliable this far south-west than the altitude suggests.
Worth knowing. This far south-west the snowfall is less reliable than the altitude suggests.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £994 a week from London
Side by side
| La Thuile | Sestriere | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 55/100 | 74/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 160 km linked | 400 km linked |
| Top lift | 2642 m | 2823 m |
| Cost before travel | €965 | €880 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Off-piste | 8/10 | 6/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.