Despite being known as Ibiza-on-snow during the 80’s, Sauze has worked hard to shift its boisterous image and today offers lively après-ski with a host of pubs, cocktail bars and reasonably-priced restaurants and pizzerias. Starting early and finishing late, the possibilities for non-stop nightlife in Sauze are many and varied. Competitively priced, easily accessible, with a better than average sunshine record and English widely spoken, why go anywhere else?

Well, on the downside, while the resort is modern and inconspicuous, what’s obvious is the lack of investment: the lifts are not centrally located, the ski buses are expensive and infrequent and with acutely unreliable natural snow, Sauze d’Oulx needs to resolve these issues and make the amenities comparable to other key European resorts. That said, if you’re largely after après fun, Sauze will not disappoint.