France ski resorts
France has, unquestionably, some of the best and most varied ski areas in the world, and it certainly has some of the biggest. For example Les Trois Vallées is made up of the three valleys which include the resorts of Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens, La Tania and Les Ménuires. The whole area has a huge 600km of pistes. France has two main mountain ranges, the Pyrenees and the Alps, with ski resorts located around both. France also has some of the best summer glacier skiing in Europe. French resorts really vary in appearance. There are huge, ugly, purpose-built monstrosities like Flaine and pretty old farming villages like Megève or Chatel. But you can't beat many of France's purpose-built resorts for convenience. For example in La Plagne it's easy to ski to the doorstep of most chalets – a bonus for families with small children.
France ski resorts
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- Alpe d'Huez ski resort - This is a wonderful, sunny resort set high in the Grandes Rousses mountains of the Southern Alps with 245 km of groomed pistes and 86 lifts...
- Avoriaz ski resort - Avoriaz and Morzine are two out of the 12 resorts on the Portes du Soleil which link together to provide an enormous 650 km of high altitude skiing...
- Chamonix ski resort - Chamonix sits in the shadow of Mont Blanc and offers some of the most challenging skiing in Europe...
- Chamonix Valley ski resort - The Chamonix Valley is set amongst stunning peaks, including the backdrop of Europe's highest mountain, the awesome Mont Blanc at 4808m...
- Champagny ski resort - Champagny is one of the 10 resorts of La Plagne, on the Southern side of the skiing domain, including 225 km of slopes...
- Chatel ski resort - A lively village centre, perfectly preserved mountain architecture, skiing in the vast unspoiled spaces of the Portes du Soleil...
- Courchevel ski resort - Courchevel consists of several different villages, each with different character. Courchevel 1850 is the most well known, and the most exclusive...
- Flaine ski resort - Flaine is set in a huge tree-lined bowl, close to Geneva, and boasts one of the best snow records in the Alps...
- La Plagne ski resort - La Plagne, France is one of the biggest ski and snowboarding areas in the world, it makes a great destination for a family ski holiday.
- La Rosiere ski resort - The village rests on a high sunny plateau at 1850 metres, making it one of the highest villages in the Alps.
- La Tania ski resort - La Tania is set in the forest between Courchevel and Meribel and is one of the most convenient ski villages in Les Trois Vallees...
- Les Arcs ski resort - Les Arcs is ideal for families, intermediates and boarders abound. Whether you choose Les Arcs 2000, 1950, 1800 or 1650, there’s loads of long-descents...
- Les Coches ski resort - Les Coches is a small and modern Savoyarde style village with a friendly atmosphere...
- Les Deux Alpes ski resort - Set high up in the picturesque Dauphine region of the Southern Alps, Les 2 Alpes is one of France's oldest and most prestigious ski resorts...
- Les Gets ski resort - On the edge of the Portes du Soleil, at 1172 m, lies Les Gets - a typical Savoyard village...
- Les Menuires ski resort - Occupying an enviable position in the vast Three Valley area, the purpose built resort of Les Menuires...
- Meribel ski resort - Great ski-in, ski-out base for the wonderful Three Valleys. For keen slope-bashers who dislike tacky purpose-built resorts, Méribel is difficult to beat...
- Meribel Mottaret ski resort- Mottaret, located just above the main town of Meribel at 1700m, is a series of medium sized, low level buildings...
- Montgenevre ski resort - A convenient but natural ski area with a lovely old village. Possibly the best non-glacier conditions in France...
- Morzine ski resort - Since the 1920s Morzine has been a tourist destination for diplomats based in Geneva and in 1934, with the launch of the Pleney cable car...
- Sainte Foy ski resort - Sainte Foy has just had new ski lifts put in to extend the ski area and open up a wealth of new blue and green runs...
- Serre Chevalier ski resort - Serre Chevalier has lots of wonderful treasures just waiting to be discovered. Stretching along the Guisane valley...
- St Martin de Belleville ski resort - The last undiscovered gem of the world's biggest ski area - the Trios Vallees. This wonderful Savoie village...
- Tignes ski resort - The group of towns on the Tignes side of Espace Killy is a very good built-for-skiing resort. The series of modern villages string from 5,000 to 6,900 feet with the main village...
- Val d'Isere ski resort - The combined resorts of Val d'Isere and Tignes, known as L'espace Killy, is one of the biggest and most versatile ski resorts in the world...
- Val Thorens ski resort - The combined resorts of Val d'Isere and Tignes, known as L'espace Killy, is one of the biggest and most versatile ski resorts in the world...
- Val Thorens Valley ski resort - The Val Thorens valley offers some of the best skiing and accommodation available in the Alps...
- Valmorel ski resort - Valmorel was purpose built in the mid-1970s and was intended to look and feel like a traffic-free mountain village with pretty wood clad buildings...
- Vars ski resort - Risoul and Vars are part of La Foret Blanche, the largest ski area in the Southern French Alps which boasts a good snow record and a marvellous sunshine record...
- Risoul ski resort - Risoul and Vars are part of La Foret Blanche, the largest ski area in the Southern French Alps...
- Vaujany ski resort - Perched up in the Dauphiné Alps and surrounded by stunning high mountain scenery, Vaujany has been home to farming families for generations...
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