Bichlbach - Berwang

The praise is for how well it works with children: most runs are easy or intermediate and wide, which keeps small skiers comfortable. Lift queues are all but non-existent, grooming is called excellent and the instructors professional. Visitors like the prices in local places, the lodging right by the slopes, the easy rail connection and the well-developed ski bus network. Night skiing and a toboggan run add to it.

The shortage of difficult terrain draws criticism: hard runs are very few, there is no snow park, and a strong skier has little to do beyond a couple of days. At weekends day trippers flood in, leaving the pistes crowded and, some say, unsafe. Parking is limited, so arriving early is the standard advice. Reviewers agree the area suits a short break rather than a full week.