And as much as we love the Alps there’s value out east in skiing in the land of the -skis.
You know.. Eastern Europe where every person is either an -ov (ova, if you’re a woman) or a -ski.
Now if you only know Bulgaria from the Black Sea beach resorts then set your sights higher to the mountains.
A study has revealed the best Euro resorts with Aleko in Vitosha coming out tops.
Bulgaria has you covered
The research, conducted by winter sports insurance company SportsCover Direct looked at eight different metrics from ski resort info.
And that includes total price for a day ski pass, average star rating, number of ski lifts, highest elevation, slope lengths, median price of hotels and number of hotels within 10km to determine the best resorts.
The Aleko resort in Vitosha, Bulgaria was named the best resort due to ease of accessibility with 197 hotels nearby hotels, elevation difference of 740m and an average of €26 (£22) for an adult day lift pass.
All of which fits with our own experience of Bulgaria, albeit 27 years ago when we took advantage of free flights from under-2s for the Son and Heir.
And met a family from Scottishland who had returned for their second holiday of the year after saving on their previous trip earlier that year.
All the more money to get piste (well, we were always going to!).
The feast from the East
Following Vitosha, the Straja resort in Hunedoara County, Romania was second with visitors also paying around €26 (£22.27) for an adult day lift pass.
Ravna Planina in Bosnia and Herzegovina was third best, reminding us that the Balkan republic is where one of the most iconic Winter Olympics, Sarajevo 1984 were held.
Ravna Planina proves popular with newbies, with an 86% rating of ‘easy’ for the slopes.
Furthermore, the cheap adult daily lift pass of only €15 (£12.85) makes it an affordable destination.
In fourth is Tornik, Zlatibor, located in Serbia which boasts a cheap €952 (£815.3) average price for a week’s stay in one of the 45 nearby hotels.
Users rate the slopes as ‘easy’, whilst 60% rate it ‘intermediate’.
And making up the top five is Montenegro’s resort Kolašin 1450 and Kolašin 1600 adjoined to it.