Kosher Ski Vacation 2026–27: Hotels, Food, Shabbat & Hanukkah

A kosher ski holiday is not a matter of luck but of choosing well in advance. The snow is good almost everywhere; what separates a lovely week from a week of sandwiches out of the suitcase is three simple questions: where do you eat kosher, where do you pray, and what does Shabbat look like when it starts at four in the afternoon. We wrote this guide for winter 2026–27 and checked every hotel and restaurant against its own website. Where the season dates have not been published yet, we say so plainly, so you know what to confirm before you book.

Three ways to do a kosher ski holiday - and which one suits you

A fully kosher hotel. Meals, a synagogue and sometimes a mikveh, all in one building. It is the calmest option, especially with children and over Shabbat, and also the most expensive. Europe currently has a few: in Canazei, Italy; Arosa, Switzerland; and Bansko, Bulgaria. An apartment or ordinary hotel, with kosher food arranged separately. Good if you want more freedom in choosing a resort: stay somewhere with a kitchen, shop at the nearest city's kosher grocery, and order Shabbat meals from the local Chabad house. It takes more planning and opens up far more destinations. An organised package. Every winter there are organised kosher ski weeks - in Bulgaria, Georgia, France and Italy - that include flights, transfers, meals and sometimes a lift pass. They change from year to year, so check the dates and the kashrut of the specific programme before you book.

Canazei, Italy: everything under one roof

My Kosher Hotel in Alba di Canazei, in the heart of the Dolomites, is a four-star mehadrin kosher hotel open all year. The hotel has its own synagogue with Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv, and a mikveh - so both Shabbat and Hanukkah happen without leaving the building. It sits in the Dolomiti Superski area, one of the largest linked ski regions in Europe. Who it suits: families, couples who want quiet, and anyone coming for Hanukkah. On the first Shabbat of Hanukkah (December 4, 2026) candle lighting in Canazei is at 16:08 - so you come off the slopes around three, light the Hanukkah candles and then the Shabbat candles.

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Canazei does not have one obvious Jewish quarter. My Kosher Hotel Synagogue (synagogue listed on the site) is the anchor - book a hotel within walking distance of it rather than picking a random part of Canazei.

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Arosa, Switzerland: a kosher hotel for the winter season

Levin's Kosher Metropol in Arosa is a mehadrin kosher hotel under the supervision of the Biala Rebbe (Lugano-Jerusalem), with a Swiss breakfast buffet and a meat dinner served at the table. According to the hotel's website it has a synagogue and a mikveh. Arosa is a quiet ski village in the canton of Graubünden, and its slopes are linked with Lenzerheide's. Mind the dates: according to the hotel's website the season opens on December 20 and runs to the end of March - that is, after Hanukkah. If Hanukkah is what you are planning, Canazei or Bansko fit better; for January to March, Arosa is one of the easiest options in the Swiss Alps. Confirm this winter's exact dates and rates with the hotel.

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Arosa has no local Jewish community. Levin's Kosher Metropol (hotel listed on the site) is the anchor: kosher meals, a synagogue and a mikveh under one roof. If you are not staying at the hotel itself, ask it in advance about meals and prayers, and book within walking distance of it.

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Bansko, Bulgaria: the closest to Israel, and the best value

Bansko, at the foot of the Pirin mountains, is the most convenient kosher ski destination from Israel: a short flight to Sofia, then about two and a half hours by road. It has two different kosher options. Little Israel is a kosher restaurant at the Platinum hotel, supervised by the Chief Rabbinate, open to everyone and not only hotel guests, with half or full board - and next to it a synagogue and Shabbat centre. Chateau Bansko describes itself as a year-round mehadrin kosher hotel. Important for Hanukkah: last winter Little Israel opened on December 14, and this winter's opening date has not been published yet. If it opens in mid-December again, Hanukkah (December 4–12) will fall before it - and then Chateau Bansko, open all year, is the safe option. On the first Shabbat of Hanukkah, candle lighting in Bansko is at 16:37.

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Bansko does not have one obvious Jewish quarter. Platinum Hotel and Casino Bansko (hotel listed on the site) is the anchor - book a hotel within walking distance of it rather than picking a random part of Bansko.

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Park City, Utah: a kosher restaurant inside the ski resort

In North America, Park City is the easiest place to ski kosher. Bistro Kosher Deli, a glatt kosher restaurant, sits right inside Canyons Village at the base of the slopes. It opens for the ski season (roughly December to March), Sunday to Thursday evenings, and is closed on Friday and Saturday. Chabad of Park City, led by Rabbi Yudi and Devori Steiger, is in the same complex, and in season Shabbat meals are held at the restaurant by advance reservation. In practice: stay at any hotel or condo in Canyons Village, eat dinner at the Bistro, and reserve Shabbat with Chabad at least a few days ahead. On the first Shabbat of Hanukkah, candle lighting in Park City is at 16:40.

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Park City does not have one obvious Jewish quarter. Bistro Kosher Deli (the kosher restaurant listed on the site, inside the Canyons Village ski area) is the anchor - book somewhere near it rather than picking a random part of town.

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Aspen, Vail, Whistler and Bariloche: the Chabad house as your base

Some famous resorts have no kosher restaurant but do have an active Chabad house - and that is enough for a good week if you plan well. Aspen has a Chabad Jewish Community Center with a synagogue, a mikveh and Shabbat meals for visitors, but almost nowhere to eat kosher out. Vail has its own Chabad. Whistler, about two hours from Vancouver, has a Chabad led by Rabbi Schneur Druk. And in the southern hemisphere, Bariloche in Argentina has had Rabbi Boaz Klein's Chabad house since 2009 - the season there is June to September. The method: an apartment with a kitchen, kosher shopping in advance in the nearest big city, and a message to the Chabad house a few days before you arrive to arrange Shabbat meals.

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Shabbat at a ski resort: what to do from Friday lunchtime

In winter Shabbat starts early - between four and five in the afternoon at most ski resorts. A few things worth knowing in advance: Lift pass: most resorts sell passes by the number of days. A five-day pass, Sunday to Thursday, usually costs less than a full week in which you don't ski on Shabbat. Room: in an ordinary hotel the key is usually an electronic card. Ask in advance for a mechanical key, or a low-floor room - neither the ski lifts nor the hotel lifts are yours on Shabbat. Walking to shul: on snowy, icy streets every distance feels twice as long. Stay a short walk from the synagogue or Chabad house, and check the route on a weekday. Gear: skis stay over Shabbat in the hotel's ski room or a locker at the base - sort that out on Friday before Shabbat comes in.

Hanukkah 2026 on the snow: two Shabbatot inside the festival

This winter the first Hanukkah candle is lit on Friday, December 4, 2026, and the festival runs until December 12. So it contains two Shabbatot - December 4 and 11 - and on both you light the Hanukkah candles first and only then the Shabbat candles, all at an hour when you would usually still be skiing. Shabbat candle lighting on December 4: Canazei 16:08, Arosa 16:15, Bansko 16:37, Park City 16:40. In practice, you finish skiing at three. At the hotel: smoke detectors and fire rules are a real issue. Ask the hotel in advance where you may light - by the window in your room, in the lobby or in a designated corner. In kosher hotels this is arranged already; in an ordinary hotel, ask before you book, not on the first evening. Hanukkah candles are easier to pack than oil and wicks.

Before you book: a short checklist

1. Kosher season dates: seasonal kosher hotels and restaurants open on dates that change every year. Confirm with the place itself, not a comparison site. 2. Kashrut: ask who the supervision is and whether it suits you. For the hotels in this guide, the supervision is published on their own websites. 3. Shabbat: book Shabbat meals with the Chabad house or restaurant a few days ahead - some close registration on Thursday or even earlier. 4. Travel insurance that covers skiing: most basic policies exclude winter sports. Make sure your cover includes skiing and mountain rescue. 5. Phone data: an eSIM activated at home saves hunting for a SIM at the airport and lets you navigate to shul and coordinate with Chabad the moment you land. 6. Walking distance: if you are not in a kosher hotel, stay close to the synagogue or Chabad house - the links in this guide show hotels and apartments around each place.

A kosher ski holiday works best when you decide in advance which kind you want: a kosher hotel where everything is arranged, or the freedom to pick a resort and build food and Shabbat around the Chabad house. And if you are aiming for Hanukkah, first check that the place is open on December 4–12. Weekly Shabbat times, kosher restaurants, synagogues and Chabad houses for every destination are on its page on our site. Enjoy the slopes, and Shabbat shalom from the mountain.