{
  "id": 19457520,
  "title": "What’s the world’s best ski resort? Val Thorens in France takes the title ahead of Deer Valley and Kitzbühel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/whats-the-worlds-best-ski-resort-val-thorens-in-france-takes-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T06:30:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/11/whats-the-worlds-best-ski-resort-val-thorens-in-france-takes-the-title-ahead-of-deer-valle"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Val Thorens, a resort located in France at an altitude of 2,300 meters, has been crowned the world's best ski resort for the 11th time in the World Ski Awards' 14th edition. The resort is part of Les 3 Vallées, which links around 600 kilometers of pistes across Courchevel and Méribel. The judges for the awards, comprising ski industry professionals and the public, voted for Val Thorens, alongside Deer Valley in Utah, US, and Kitzbühel in Austria as the top three resorts for 2026. Deer Valley and Kitzbühel also secured their respective national titles in the competition.",
  "summary": "Europe’s highest ski resort was the big winner at the annual World Ski Awards, while Switzerland took the top prizes for ski hotels, chalets and freestyle terrain.",
  "key_points": [
    "Val Thorens named world's best ski resort for 11th time",
    "Part of Les 3 Vallées with 600 km of pistes",
    "Deer Valley and Kitzbühel named top three resorts"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}