Engelberg or Monterosa Ski?
These two are close on 5 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Switzerland
Engelberg
The Laub and the Steinberg glacier: 2,000 m of continuous off-piste vertical an hour from Zurich, and the reason Scandinavians fill this valley every February. The piste skiing is an afterthought.
Worth knowing. The piste skiing is an afterthought. Come for the off-piste or do not come.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,325 a week from London
Italy
Monterosa Ski
Three valleys under Monte Rosa, the best lift-accessed freeride in Italy, and heliskiing on top of it. Quiet, unglamorous, and the reason people who can actually ski keep going back.
Worth knowing. Old lifts, and the pistes are an afterthought.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,177 a week from London
Side by side
| Engelberg | Monterosa Ski | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 59/100 | 54/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 82 km | 180 km linked |
| Top lift | 3020 m | 2971 m |
| Cost before travel | €1315 | €1085 |
| Families with young kids | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Snowboarders | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Budget and après | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Off-piste | 10/10 | 10/10 |
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.