10 Must-Try Ski Resorts You Had No Idea Existed

Forget what you’ve been told – skiing in the United Kingdom is definitely possible. Thanks to the Scottish Highlands and the rugged hills of the Cairngorms National Park, the CairnGorm Mountain Resort now offers up as much as 30 kilometers of marked piste to eager riders from mid-December onwards (weather permitting). The runs range from shallow, long greens with majestic views over the surrounding hills, to speedy reds that carve their way down from the steep ridges of the Cairn Gorm summit at 1,200 meters up.

Away from the bustling cities of Fez and Marrakesh, or the sun-kissed swathes of the Moroccan Steppe, Oukaimeden hails in as one of the few places in North Africa where it’s possible to ride the pistes just like in Europe. It’s situated near the soaring summits of the Atlas’ highest peak, Jebel Toubkal, and touts five separate runs, a chairlift and a smattering of drag-lifts on the smaller slopes. There are also a number of earthy Berber food joints on-site, cooking up aromatic bowls of bubbling tagine for those looking to take a break from the snow. Gudauri | © Paata Liparteliani/WikiCommons