Best place to ski???

My boyfriend and I are looking at skiing in Europe in January 2011. My boyfriend is an advanced skier and I am a beginner/intermediate skier. We skied Whistler in Canada in 2007 and we liked staying in the Village and being able to walk to the lifts from our apartment. We want to stay somewhere similar in Europe. We are also looking at budget accommodation. We are planning a round the world trip so at this stage we are only just putting together an itinery so not sure what countries we will be flying in an out of. At this stage we are flexible. Suggestions of the best countries and ski resorts are most appreciated.

Lisa

Not that well-traveled but did take my 6 year old to Lech-Zurs this past spring, its in Austria. It has the reputation of being one of the world's greatest ski resorts, especially with St Anton and St Christoph also 25mins away. Frankly Lech-Zurs is beautiful - big long broad runs with enough steeps for most. Staying in Oberlech is unusually comfortable and classy, we stayed at the Montana, the food was better than anything I've tasted anywhere. It's probably smaller than some of the French mega-resorts but not by much. Its quite a nice place. Overall, I have trouble imagining a place with the ski-in/ski-out class of Oberlech.
Here is thread with TR:
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/6071.page

and here is link to video story of our trip if interested:
http://vimeo.com/4335854

We have also been to Sunshine Village in Banff National Park, beautiful, and stayed on-mountain, great spot but Lech-Zurs will be a hard act for any place to beat including Whistler, though have never been to Whistler and recognize its an amazing place.

Taking son to Alta in 10 days, lets see how that goes.

over many years i have skied in many places ( not well!! ) i am the person that always falls of the lift and leaves everyone hanging in mid air!!!!

my favourite place to ski is the states, however if you want to do europe try ,Selva Val Gardena,

its in the dolomites and has afabulous hotel called the grand baita.

the skiing is great for everyone, you can access the dolomite circuit (28km) which you can do in a day if you are a good skier and they have ski guides in the resort. beginners/intermediates can still do the circuit but i found that doing parts of it and coming back to base was enough for me!!!

the bombordinos are fab!! thats the mid piste beverage that keeps you going!!

if its lively and fun that you want try st anton

Thank you for the replys. As Europe is such a big place I have got no idea where to even start looking. I have to admit that Whistler was pretty amazing and the lifts being in the village was a big help.

How much snow does Europe get in December and January?

Enough