3-5 Pigadia - Naousa

The praise is for the terrain: visitors call this the best place in Greece for confident skiers, rate the black run highly and report untracked powder up top after a storm. Cheapness helps too - the pass, rental and food cost far less than in the Alps, parking is roomy and the landscape around is wild and empty. Snowmaking, rare in Greece, and a small park with jumps and boxes get a mention.

Hardware and access draw criticism. The 1984 chairlift takes around twenty minutes to the top and is described as rusty and dirty, with complaints about ruined clothing and about maintenance that never happens. There are essentially two runs, not enough for several days in a row. The snow guns exist but visitors say they rarely see them working. The access road is in poor shape and badly cleared after snowfall, and several reports single out rude staff.