While daily ski passes in many U.S. resorts keep inching closer to $300, those at even the swankiest European ski resorts cost a fraction of their U.S. counterparts: Courchevel in France charges around $75 a day, St. Moritz in Switzerland from around $54. Then, considering that most European hotels include breakfast (another $15 to $30 a day per person in the U.S.) and the fact that tipping culture there is usually just rounding up the bill (as opposed to 20% or more), it’s safe to say you’ll be receiving a bit more bang for your buck. Additionally, flights can be somewhat comparable — flights to Europe are generally cheaper in the winter than in the summer, especially if flying into hubs like Munich or Zurich. Basically, it’ll likely be cheaper to ski in Europe for a week than it is to do so in the U.S. — even counting flight costs.

To give you a taste of European skiing, we’ve rounded up some of the continent’s most stunning slopes: