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Alpe-d'Huez
An impressive French ski resort with variety of terrain and sunny, vast and gentle, south-facing slopes. Efficient modern lift system with few long waits, great scenery of the peaks in the Ecrins national park. 1,120m to 3,320m of altitude, 230km of pistes of all difficulties, 86 lifts, huge snowmaking coverage to keep runs open despite the sun.
Avoriaz
Well positioned on the main Portes du Soleil circuit, giving access to very extensive, quite varied runs for all grades totalling 650km of slopes and over 200 lifts. A car-free, purpose built village rigt at the slopes, with good children's facilities. 975m - 2,350m.
Le Corbier
A modern winter resort located in Savoie, France. All residences facing the slopes, with a shopping mall, and no traffic on the snow front. 1,550m - 2,265m, 75km of skiing.

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Areches Beaufort
Two French Savoy-Alps villages set in grandiose landscape between the Mont-Blanc and the Vanoise, 23km from Albertville. 50km of pistes with 15 lifts. 1,050m - 2,300m.
Aussois
At the foot of Dent Parrachée, one of the highest summits in Vanoise, Aussois is located on a vast sunny plateau, 1500 m high, offering a magnificent panorama on the surrounding massifs and direct access to the Vanoise National Park, France. Skiing on 52km of runs in 1,500m to 2,750m of altitude.
Autrans
A village resort with a preserved architecture. At 1050m, it is located in the very heart of the Vercors Massif in a landscape of pastures and forests. French capital of cross-country skiing, with 160 km of trails, it also offers an 18 km alpine ski area, 15 ski-lifts and a chair-lift.
Ax Les Thermes
The Ax resort, between 1400 and 2400m altitude, has something for everyone with its three areas where you can ski the way you want. As a family on the sunny slopes, the adventurous under the firs or acrobats in the snowpark, the areas of Bonascre, Saquet and Campels are waiting to be discovered! 40 snow cannons guarantee the snow coverage on 75km of ski runs.
Bareges - La Mongie
A liitle spa village Bareges is one of the original ski resorts of the French Pyrenees. Linked by bus and lifts with the more modern resort of La Mongie. Both two form the largest ski area in the Pyrenees, sharing 120km of wide, mainly easy-to-intermediate pistes served by 47 lifts. Upper slopes are wide-open and sunny, lower ones offer sheltered tree-level skiing and snowboarding. Altitude ranging from 1,250m to 2,350m.
Bareges La Mongie
A small charming montain village at 1250 m altitude, remown ski and spa resort at the foot of the Col du Tourmalet and the Pic du Midi du Bigorre, Barèges has kept it's charm as an authentic village whilst having the largest skiing area in the Pyrénées.
Bessans
Mainly cross-country French-Apline resort, having 5km of downhill pistes with 4 lifts.
Besse
Mainly cross-country resort in the Auvergne region, France, 35 km from the A75 Paris-Clermont-Montpellier. 22 ski lifts (including 1 cable car and 4 chairs) connecting with the resort of the Mont-Dore. Artificial snow on beginner slopes. 85km of pistes for all levels.
Beuil Les Launes
A small French alpine ski area of Beuil / Valber with 90 km of pistes suitable for all levels.
58 pistes with 26 lifts, 1,500m to 2,100m of altitude.
Bonneval-sur-Arc
Situated at the foot of one of the highest Cols in Europe (Iseran 2770 m), the authenticity, traditions and the stone-built houses with their roofs of stone make for an exceptional village. 25km of pistes, heliskiing.
Briancon
Large linked ski area with 250km of slopes and 80 lifts. Good artificial snow cover, varied off-piste, great tree-level skiing. Recommended for families. Weekend crowds.
Brides-les-Bains
Savoie Meribel's baby sister. Cozy French spa resort connected by underused gondola to Meribel and providing access to all of the famous Trois Vallees.
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
A long established tourist town very easily accessed by road, rail or air. A lot of very tough terrain, especially off-piste. Amazing cable-car to the Aiguille du Midi, leading to the famous Vallee Blanche. Amazing views of peaks and glaciers. Altitude ranging 1,035m to 3,840m. Popularity means crowds and queues and lots of road traffic.
Champagny en Vanoise - la Plagne North side
A part of the huge La Plagne resort, offering more than10,000 hectares, between steep and gentles slopes under the pine trees around the villages, between an altitude of 1250m and 3250m. Champagny is the southern side of the skiing domain, including 225 km of slopes of all difficulties. Beautiful scenery, extensive off-piste possibilities.
Chamrousse
Offers some of the closest skiing to Grenoble - being 30 minutes from the city. 92km of piste served by 23 lifts. Also great terrain park for snowboarders.
Châtel
A distinctively French base for touring the Portes du Soleil easily reached by any means, close to Geneva. Local slopes are relatively queue-free, in parts of Portes du Soleil queues can be a problem, particularly on weekends. Unreliable snow cover because of low altitude (1,200m). Altogether 650km of skiing of all standards. Great resort for all.
Combloux
Facing the majestic Mont-Blanc, Combloux is only minutes from prestigious French ski resorts such as Megeve (4km) and Chamonix Mont-Blanc (30km) and offers 62 km of trails. An authentic mountain village with lovely alpine architecture of stone and wood.
Courchevel
The Courchevel ski area, with 65 lifts, and 102 downhill skiing runs with an accumulated length of 150 km, guarantees you quality snow cover (thanks to its 523 snow cannons). Part of in the Trois Vallées ski paradise.
Flaine
Big, varied ski area in Haute-Savoie, French Alps, very close to the Geneva airport. Lots of off-piste challenges for experts as well as extensive intermediate terrain. Reliable snow, excellent facilities for children, car-free village righ on the slopes. Gorgeous scenic setting, not much nightlife. 260km of pistes, 75 lifts, 700m to 2,480m of altitude.
Flumet - St Nicolas - La Chapelle
Gateway to Mont-Blanc, it is an authentic resort village just 10km away from Megeve. 1000m - 1600m altitude, the resort provides 40km of slopes for all levels (and there's always plenty of snow, Mont Blanc being so near) and a further 150km of slopes accessed by 42 ski lifts that link the resort to the neighbouring resorts of Praz-sur-Arly and Notre-Dame de Bellecombe... you're at the Domaine Val d'Arly (1000m to 2070m).
Font-Romeu
The resort, 19km from Perpignan and 200km from Toulouse, is set on a sunny plateau known for its mild climate, making it unreliable for snow at the beginning and end of season. The skiing is 4km from the village (linked by bus) - 52km of pistes with 28 lifts.
Not a resort for black-diamond piste bashers, also weekend lines can be annoying.
Gerardmer
Low altitude French local ski area. Located in the Hautes-Vosges, 25km from Remiremont. Altitude ranging 750m - 1,150m. 40km of skiing serviced by 20 lifts.
Gourette
A small French ski area 50km from Pau, ideal for families and beginners or early intermediates. 21 lifts on 29 runs, altitude ranging 1,400m - 2,400m.
Gresse en Vercors
Located at the bottom of the Grand Veymont, highest point of the Vercors chain (2341 m). Ideal for families with children, numerous activities can be practiced for everyone's pleasure. 16 lifts, 20 runs oh 20km of terrain. Nothing for black-diamond experts here.
Isola 2000
A purpose-built resort and the most southerly ski area in France, 90-minute drive north of Nice. Offering 50 runs on 120km of slopes, 24 lifts and boasts a respectable vertical drop of 860m. Great for families with children. 1,800m to 2,610m of altitude.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre - Saint Honore
Far away from crowded places in an area of 1360 acres, 34 miles of ski slops are waiting for you. Come and enjoy skiing from an altitude of 1400 to 2200 metres will all the family or with friends in a cheerful atmosphere.
La Bresse
Located in the heart of the Vosges Balloon Natural Park, La Bresse is a mountain village with altitude ranging from 600m to 1,366m (the highest point being the Hohneck). 30km of pistes with 21 lifts. Mostly red and blue runs.
La Clusaz
French mountain village in a scenic setting, retaining traditional Gallic atmosphere. Extensive, interesting slopes (132km) with many attractive mountain restaurants. Snow conditions unreliable because of low altitude, not many true experts challenges, busy at weekends. Best resort for beginners and intermediates, lot to do off the slopes.
La Compagnie du Mont-Blanc
The Mont-Blanc is a symbol of purity and freedom, a place of leisure and intense emotion. In June 2000, the major lift companies and ski areas merged to optimise their performances. The Compagnie du Mont-Blanc was born.
La Foux d'Allos
Ski area of 1,800m of altitude in the southern French Alps with 20 lifts and 230km of pistes, mostly for intermediate skiers. Area linked with neighbouring Praloup ski resort.
La Grave
A legendary mountain for free-riders. Usually crowd-free, plenty of snow and with excellent powder higher up. Linked to Les Deux-Alpes area. Not a resort for beginners, little to do off the slopes. Only 5km of pistes with 4 lifts - practically all the skiing here is off-piste. Storms close the slopes on average 2 days a week - it is smart to have a car on hand for access to other ski resorts nearby.
La Norma
A cosy family ski resort that seduces all sports-lovers. Situated at 1350m on a tree-covered plateau, with a pound. It has a magnificient view of the Vanoise Massif and the high valley of the Arc river. 1,350m - 2,750m, 65km of pistes for all grades, 18 lifts.
La Plagne
La Plagne consists of 10 separate villages, most of them purpose-built at altitude in the main bowl above the tree line. Extensive intermediate slopes, plentiful off-piste terrain. High and fairly snowsure area with 215km of groomed pistes and 111 lifts.
La Rosiere
An attractive purpose-built resort (1,440m) with sunny local slopes with very good snowfall record. Its already fair-sized area of slopes is linked with La Thuile in Italy, thus totalling 150km of pistes of all grades, serviced by 35 lifts. Few off-slope diversions.
La Tania
Small, family-friendly base for exploring the Three Valleys - the world's biggest linked ski area. Long, rolling, intermediate, wooded runs back to the village, which is atractivelly developed, small, traffic-free and budget-priced. Good local nursery slopes for families with children. 1,300m - 3,200m, 600km of linked pistes of all grades, 200 lifts.
La Toussuire
Located in a large sunny plateau, at an altitude of 1800m, on the south of France, 90km from Chambery. Resort offers a magnificent 360° panorama, 29 runs with 19 lifts.
Lans en Vercors
Ski resort situated in the Vercors Natural Regional Park in eastern France. Altitude ranging from 1020m to 1983m. 16 lifts on 10km of slopes, mostly for beginners or early intermediates. No expert slopes here.
Le Collet d'Allevard
Smallish ski resort in eastern France. 35km of pistes with 13 lifts, extensive night skiing.
Le Grand-Bornand
Between the Mont-Blanc and the Lake of Annecy, at the bottom of the Aravis range, which spreads its summits up to the 2752m of the Pointe Percée, come to discover a skiing area, from 1000m to 2100m of altitude, astonishing of richness and diversity. 48 slopes (shared in 4 inter-linked sectors), ideal for any types of levels.
Le Lac Blanc
A small French ski area situated in the Natural Parc of the Ballons des Vosges, in the heart of the Vosges massif. 10km of skiing, 9 lifts. 860m - 1,250m altitude.
Le Lioran
Open from December to April, Le Lioran is very friendly family holiday resort. 1,160m - 1,850m, 24 lifts, 46 runs on 100km of slopes.
Le Mont-Dore
Nestled in the heart of the Natural Park of the Auvergne lakes and volcanoes at an altitude of 1050m, in the high Dordogne Valley and at the foot of le Puy de Sancy, highest peak in Massif Central (1886m). Reasonable snow reliability, good for families. 30 runs on 85km of pistes, 20 lifts. Mainly green and blue runs for beginners.
Le Sauze Super Sauze
Basking in the southern sunshine, 4 km above Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley, the village resort offers a wide range of winter sport activities : skiing, free riding, snowboarding... practise your favourite sport amid trees, down the mogul fields or easy to reach slopes.
Les 7 Laux
Nestled in the heart of the Massif of Belledonne, France. With its three different sites on both parts of the mountain, the area is regarded in winter as the third ski resort in the Dauphine region. 100km of mainly intermediate pistes, 23 lifts. 1,350m - 2,400m.
Les Aillons
Nestled in the heart of the Savoy Alps, surrounded by the Regional Nature Reserve of Les Bauges, Les Aillons resort combines a village rich in tradition with a large number of tourist facilities. 24 ski lifts spread out over two sites. The exceptional exposure of Les Aillons-Margeriaz area guarantees snow from December to April.
Les Angles
Skiing in the French Pyrenees 10km from Mont-Louis in 1,600m - 2,400m altitude. 32 runs on 40km of pistes, served by 24 lifts. Best for beginners and/or intermediate skiers.
Les Arcs
A purpose-built ski village located in the Mont-Pourri range, France. A wide range of runs to suit all, few lift lines, good snow reliability. Plan Peisey and Vallandry parts have brilliant woodland runs. Splendid views of Mont Blanc massif. 200km of pistes, 76 lifts.
Les Arcs - Paradiski
Les Arcs and the Paradiski area are one of the worlds biggest linked skiing areas. The possibilities offered by the ski domains of Les Arcs, La Plagne and Peisey Vallandry cater for all abilities both on and off piste. Skiing above and below the tree line also ensures almost certain skiing in all weather conditions.
Les Contamines - Montjoie
Traditional, unspoilt French village nestled in the heart of the Mont Blanc region. Good snow record for its height (1,165m - 2,485m), 120km of pistes with 26 lifts. Lift pass covers several nearby resorts, easily reachable by road. Lift lines quite often.
Les Deux-Alpes
A long and narrow village sitting on a high, remote col. 200km of high, snowsure slopes including an extensive glacier area, 58 efficient, modern lifts. Stunning views of the Ecrins peaks, lively nightlife. Altitude ranging from 1,300m to 3,570m.

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