Why Sölden is Highly Rated for Intermediate Skiers

Sölden has cemented its position as a top intermediate destination, rating highly with a 4.66/5.00 rating in our Best Ski Resorts for Intermediate Skiers in Europe 2025 category. This Austrian gem offers exceptional progression opportunities across its terrain, with user reviews consistently highlighting the variety of wide-open pistes that build skills and confidence. Natalie, an intermediate skier, praises the "great choice of runs," while Ade points to the "good selection of blue runs" that provide perfect training grounds. The resort's exceptional layout allows intermediates to develop technique on expansive slopes - as Ben notes, there's "plenty of room to experiment with technique." What truly impresses is how the glaciers offer safe, straight slopes for building confidence, with multiple users mentioning how the wide blues make perfecting technique easier.

The resort excels at catering to skill development with its range of progressive terrain. Jennifer, an intermediate skier, explains that the pistes "fall into three main areas which are well linked," creating varied learning environments in one resort. Intermediate snowboarder Saray loves how Sölden "caters for many skill levels with lots of terrain to cover." This design allows skiers to challenge themselves gradually - something highlighted by Aleksandra who notes how "most of the blue runs are very wide, making it really easy for beginners to have enough space to perfect the technique" before progressing to more challenging options. Jusy confirms this, describing "a large variety of runs" where "a skier of any level should be comfortable."

Read our full resort guide to see how Sölden stacks up across all 20 of our community-rated categories, with more stats and recommendations too!