An eSIM for your ski trip
Keep the group chat going from the lift queue to the chalet, and check the weather before you head up. Prepaid data, with no plastic SIM to fiddle with in gloves.
Why an eSIM helps on a ski trip
Find your group, check the weather and share the view, without a surprise bill when you get home.
Connected for the transfer
Install your eSIM on Wi-Fi before you travel and switch it on when you arrive, so you can message the chalet or check your transfer on the way up. Your plan's validity starts when the eSIM first connects to a supported network, not when you install it.
Meet up on the mountain
Our eSIMs are data-only, so your home SIM stays in your phone for calls and texts. Use apps like WhatsApp or Messenger to call, message and share your location with the rest of the group over data.
Sorted for the whole group
Skiing with friends or family? Buy everyone's eSIMs in one checkout, create a trip and share a single Group Trip Sharing link. Each person claims and installs their own eSIM.
Learn moreExtra days on the slopes?
Add data to the eSIM you already have from your account, with nothing new to install. Top-ups are for the same country or region your eSIM covers.
Popular ski destinations
Plans for favourite mountain spots. Allowances and prices are on each destination page, and regional plans list the countries they cover.
How much data will I need?
Days on the slopes are usually light on data. Uploading videos and streaming in the evenings is what eats into your allowance.
Maps, messages and the weather
Light useFinding the lift, the restaurant and your group, checking the forecast and keeping up with messages.
Sharing photos and browsing social apps
Moderate usePhotos from the slopes add up over a week, and scrolling social apps in the lift queue adds more.
Uploading videos and video calls
Heavy useThe biggest use. Save uploading clips from your phone or action camera, and long video calls home, for Wi-Fi at the hotel or chalet.
Streaming and sharing data in the evenings
Heavy useFilms, shows and a tablet or laptop on your hotspot all come out of your allowance. Download what you want to watch on Wi-Fi before you travel.
Tips for a connected ski trip
Turn on data roaming for the eSIM
When you arrive, choose the eSIM as your mobile data line and turn on data roaming for it: the eSIM needs roaming on to connect. With the eSIM as your data line, your home SIM isn't used for data by mistake.
Save maps for the mountain
Download offline maps of the resort and the valley on Wi-Fi before you head up. Coverage can be patchy in remote mountain areas, and an offline map still shows the way back to the lift or the chalet.
Pack a power bank
Maps, photos and messages all drain your battery over a long day on the slopes. Keep a power bank in your jacket so you can still find your group at the end of the day.
Ski trip eSIM questions
Other kinds of trip
Every trip needs data. Here's what to know for the next one.
Ready for the slopes?
Pick your destination, install before you go and arrive connected.
