I have skied some twenty or so pretty well known resorts in Asia, France and Switzerland including Les Deux Alpes, and Mayrhofen blew me away.

It's not really Mayrhofen itself, it's the entire Zillertal valley. One ski pass gets you access to the Hintertux glacier and it's only a 20 minute bus ride away with very regular and punctual services. If it's a blue sky day just ski there, but then again there are hundreds of kilometers of bus linked and some lift linked resorts all under one reasonably priced ticket. Locals are friendly, and if you like a beer it's great, loads of the best German beers from Munich on tap.

The food is a bit bread, meat and cheese and many of the resorts don't get over 2,500 meters, it also can be busy. But with Hintertux at the top of the valley, skiing is always guaranteed.

In the next few years I'll try out Zermatt and Chamonix, however, I expect I'll be back to Austria and the Zillertal valley.