The best ski bucket list experiences in Europe
Grab those ski poles and tighten your bindings, because we're taking you on an unforgettable adventure to count down Heidi's Ultimate Ski Bucket List, as chosen by UK skiers and snowboarders.
We've been busy asking the real questions and crunching those all-important numbers to give you the Top 30 Bucket List ski holiday experiences that skiers and snowboarders across the nation would love to experience at least once in their lifetime.
Why? Because with Heidi, you can chase your powder-powered dreams and tick off some of the wildest snow adventures imaginable. From carving turns beneath star-lit skies while the Northern Lights dance overhead, to skiing across multiple countries in a single run, we're here for every moment of it.
Whether you're a snow fanatic, a freeriding thrill-seeker, or simply in search of some ski holiday inspiration, this is your guide to transforming your frosty fantasies into unforgettable, snow-dusted memories. Let's get stuck in.
Night skiing and Northern Lights in Levi, Finland. Photo credit: Visit Finland, Harri Tarvainen 1. Ski Under the Northern Lights in Norway, Finland, or Sweden
3. Ski the longest on-piste run in the world - the 22km Klein Matterhorn to Valtournenche, from Zermatt to Cervinia
4. Ski the stunning Sella Ronda circuit in the UNESCO Dolomites
5. Stay at the highest hotel in the French Alps - Le Refuge de Solaise (2,551m)
6. Ski the fjords in Norway
7. Ski three countries in a single day – Austria, Italy, and Switzerland
8. Eat at the highest restaurant in Europe - Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, in Zermatt
9. Ski the longest off-piste run in the world - the 23km Vallée Blanche in Chamonix
10. Ski all of the Three Valleys in one day
12. Go night sledding on the Jungfrau Eiger Run in Grindelwald
13. Ride the highest gondola in Europe - on the Klein Matterhorn in Zermatt
14. Go heli-skiing
15. Try the highest zipline in the world (La Bee) - from Orelle to Val Thorens
16. Do a ski season
18. Ski in the summer (Europe, glacier, or in the southern hemisphere)
19. Zoom down an Olympic bobsleigh track in La Plagne
20. Try paraskiing (combining skiing and paragliding)
21. Be a spectator at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina
22. Whizz down Europe’s Longest Toboggan Run in Val Thorens
23. Go on a gourmet ski safari in Alta Badia
24. Have a ski lesson with an Olympian
25. Tackle the famous Streif World Cup downhill course in Kitzbühel
26. Take literally the first ski lift of the day
27. Ski on a glacier
28. Take part in a ski competition
29. Get air with a ski jump
30. Dance on a table at La Folie Douce après-ski
* These are the results from a survey conducted in September 2025 by Boxclever on behalf of Heidi, polling 450 UK skiers. Scores represent an index relative to the average appeal (100 = average, 200 = twice as appealing).
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