Ski Destination Pronunciation Guide

To help you sound like a true ski professional we have prepared this handy guide to pronouncing the more difficult ski resort names. This fool-proof guide will soon have you speaking with confidence and assuming the air of a hardened skier. Learn and enjoy!

Andorra

Arinsal Ah-ren-sahl
Pas de la Casa Pas-ta-la-casa
Soldeu Sol-day-oo

Austria

Alpbach Alp-back
Axamer Lizum Ax-am-er-Lit-Zum
Bad Kleinkirchheim Baad Kline-kirk-hime
Ellmau El-mao
Fulpmes Fulp-mez
Galtur Gal-tour
Ischgl Ish-gull
Kitzbuhel Kitz-bool
Kuhtai Koo-tie
Mayrhofen My-er-hof-fen
Obergurgl O-ber-gur-gil
Rauris Rao-ris
Saalbach Saal-back
St. Johann St.Yo-han
Scheffau Shef-fow
Schladming Shlad-ming
Seefeld Say-feld
Zell am See Tsell am Zay

Bulgaria

Borovets Boh-roh-vetz
Pamporovo Pam-poh-roh-voh

France

Alpe d'Huez Alp Do-wezz
Avoriaz Ar-vor-ee-az
Brides les Bains Breed lay Bain
Chamonix Sha-mon-ee
Courchevel Corsh-e-Vall
Isola 2000 Iss-o-la 2000
La Clusaz La Clue-sa
La Plagne La Plan
La Rosiere La Roz-ee-air
Les Deux Alpes Lay derz Alp
Le Grand Bornand Le grand bor-non
Les Menuires Lay Men-weir
Meribel Merry-bell
Montgenevre Mon-jer-nev
Mottaret Mot-ta-ray
Risoul Ree-zool
Serre Chevalier Sair Chev-al-ee-ayz
St. Sorlin St. Sore-lan
Tignes Teen
Val d'isere Val diz-air
Val Thorens Val Tor-ren
Valloire Val-waar
Valmeinier Val-men-e-a

Italy

Aosta Ay-os-ta
Bardonecchia Bar-don-eck-ee-a
Canazei Can-a-zay
Cervinia Cher-vin-ee-a
Champoluc Shamp-o-luke
Courmayeur Cor-may-err
La Thuile La Tweel
Madonna di Campiglio Ma-don-na dee Camp-ee-lee-o
Passo Tonale Pas-so Toe-narl - lee
Sauze d'Oulx Sow-zee doo
Val Gardena Val Gar-day-na

Norway

Geilo Yay-lo
Hemsedal Hem-se-darl
Lillehammer Lily-hammer

Slovenia

Bohinj Bock-hin
Kranjska Gora Kran-ska Gor-ra

Switzerland

Chateau d'Oex Shat-o Day
Grindelwald Grin-del-vald
Gstaad G-stard
Les Diablerets Lay dee-ab-ler-ray
Leysin Lay-zan
Saas Fee Sars Fay
Wengen Vengen
Villars Vil-lar
Zermatt Sir-mat