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Aillon Le Jeune, France
Description: Les Aillons is situated in the Savoie. It is a traditional village
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Briancon, France
Description: The highest Town in France Briancon is part of the Serre Chevalier – a resort made up of 13 villages. The lift is right in the middle of town and takes you to mid mountain and then onwards. Around the lift station are shops, a casino, bars and restaurants but the area with the real character is the 17th Century fortified quarter with it’s charming cobbled streets, tradional bakeries, accommodation and restaurants It’s easy enough to travel around the villages with a free ski bus (with valid lift pass) though it does seem to stop relatively early.
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Chatel, France
Description: It is located at 1200m in the middle of the Port du Soleil very close to the Swiss Border. That altitude of 1200m is a bit of a concern, although it is an attractive village, it can get clogged up by cars. An underground car park helps a bit and other Port du Soleil resorts are easier to get to by piste than road. It's easy to get around the village on the free bus - it operates during the day going past all the access points to the piste, and it also operates in the evening so you can enjoy events that are on around the village. We love the chalet style buildings, most of which are timber clad with charm and authentic decorative carpentry both outside and in. If you walk around you will notice that the local master carpenters personlise each balcony railings, decorating them with flowers or animals.
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Bareges, France
Description: Bareges is a spa village found in the French Pyrenees. We love the fact that it's cheaper than the Alps. The town itself has lots of restaurants and cafes and of course being a spa town, thermal baths. The lift base isn't in the actual village but 4km up the valley. Don't worry there is a ski bus running so you don't have to walk. From Bareges you have access to a massive ski area made up of Barèges and the La Mongie/Tourmalet ski zone
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Crest Voland, France
Description: Crest Volland links to Les Saises and Praz sur Arly through the lift system that makes up Espace Diamant ski area. The village itself is close to Megeve and Le Grand Bornand and sits above the Arly Gorge with the Beaufortain Massif as its backdrop.
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Argentiere, France
Description: Just up the valley from Chamonix this old village looks over Mont Blanc, the Glacier d'Argentierre and the Aguille Du Midi. It is also close by to Cormayeur Chamonix, Megeve and Saint Gervais. It is a rustic typically Savoyarde Village
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Gresse en Vercors, France
Description: Gresse en Vercors is 45 minutes from Grenoble and is what we would call a family field. It is famous in WWII for bing at the forefront of the Resistance and is located at the foot of Large Veymont.
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Bellevaux - La Chevrerie, France
Description: Bellevaux is a great little family resort situated near Thonon Les Bains and only a short transfer time of 45 minutes from Geneva. It is based in the Chablais area of the Northern Alps, part of the Haute Savoie department.
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Montchavin, France
Description: A traffic free resort which has good links to Les arcs
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Champagny, France
Description: Set within the forest the modern architecture has been tastefully done to make this a pretty village. It's easy enough to take a car or taxi and have a day trip to Courchevel
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St Leger les Melezes, France
Description: St Leger Les Melezes is a small mountain village in the Champsaur Massif in the Haute Alps. It is not far from Gap.
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Termignon, France
Description: Termignon is found in the upper part of the Maurienne valley in the Savoie region. It's a small village with only 400 permanent residents. Termignon is made up of three villages, Termignon La-Vanoise at 1300m, Sollieres-Sardieres at 1300m and Bramans at 1230m whilst the highest peak is Grand Casse towering above at 3852m. The ski resort is a recent fixture with permission only being given as late as 1985. The plan is to eventually link the resort with Val Cenis
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Le Praz - Couchevel 1300, France
Description: We love the old feel of Le Praz. Wander around the streets, try out the excellent restaurants and enjoy some lovely tree skiing back into the village.
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Courchevel 1300, France
Description: We love the old feel of Courchevel 1300 or as it's more commonly known - Le Praz. Wander around the streets, try out the excellent restaurants and enjoy some lovely tree skiing back into the village.
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Serre Chevalier, France
Description: Serre Chevalier is made up of 13 villages. It's a resort loved by French families and well justified it is. There's plenty to do even if the nightlife might be a bit quiet compared to the larger French Alp resorts.
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Super Besse, France
Description: The village of Super Besse is 7km above Besse and Saint-Anstaise on the southern side of Puy de Sancy. Including the ski resort of Le Mont Dore there is 85km of runs.
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Oz en Oisans, France
Description: A busy little resort built of stone and wood which has a large underground carpark,a supermarket and various bars and restaurants. The ski field links into the vast Alpe d' Huez resort.
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La Norma, France
Description: La Norma is a small carless resort situated at 1350m on a tree covered plateau in the Maurienne valley. It has wondeful views of the Vanoise Massif and is very good place for families to stay. One of the big attractions is the easy transfer time. It is one of the closest resorts to the motorway in the valley.
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La Tania, France
Description: Set in the middle of a pine forest it is a great base to discover the 3 Valleys. It is located between Le Praz (Courcheval 1300) and Meribel, which are both only 2 lifts away
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Montalbert, France
Description: A traditional small French resort that continues to expand. It does have a desrved reputation for being a friendly place.
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Doucy, France
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St Francois Longchamp, France
Description: Doucy Combelouvière is located on the edge of the pine forest and has been designed around the traditional village style with wooden chalet buildings grouped around the central square – the main focus point of the resort Doucy shares the Grand Domaine ski area with Valmorel la belle and there is easy access to the slopes. The resort is an ideal place for families and those who enjoy the more tranquil alpine resorts. The Grand Domaine offer skiers and snowboarders gentle wide slopes around the forest and village going upt the steeper slopes near the. There are some beautiful views of Mont Blanc and the La Lauziere mountain range.
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Le Seignus-D'Allos 1500, France
Description: Le Seignus d'Allos, at an altitude of 1,500 metres, is known for being a family resort.
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Gourette, France
Description: Gourette is a Pyrenean ski resort located at the foot of the ski slopes, in the Ossau valley at an altitude of 1400 m. The resort faces due south so it catches lots of sunshine. There is car parking for 2000 cars. www.n-py.com A great event in the season is the mountain biking on ice, so go and give it a try!
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Le Sauze, France
Description: see details under Supersauze
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Ax Les Thermes, France
Description: Ax-les Thermes is close to Andorra and Font-Romeu and known for being a spa town dating back to Roman times. Positioned on the main A20 road it lies 26km south of Tarascon. It is in a convenient position to enjoy both skiing and walking in the Ariege region. The ski resort has been growing over the last couple of years and now includes some good runs for intermediates and beginners. There are in fact a number of ski resorts within easy reach which cover both downhill and cross country skiing, Bonascre, le Saquet and Campels
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Val Cenis, France
Description: Val Cenis is situated in the Vanois National Park, close to the Italian border. The Mont Cenis Pass at 2082m thousands of years ago would have hosted Hanibal crossing with his elephants. The neighbouring Iseran Pass (2770m) is now the highest road pass in Europe. The pass is closed during the winter due to snow but if you can make it over here in the summer it's definitely worth a visit with an enormous variety of alpine plants, leading you on a path that finishes in Turin. The resort is a mix of old and new and has tried to keep the authentic quality. Two villages of Lanslevillard and Lanslebourg make up the resort of Val Cenis. The main piste is situated inhe upper village of Lanslevillard.
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Guzet, France
Description: Nestled in a wooded area this is a sweet little French resort where you will find wooden chalets and lots of charm.
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Allevard les Bains, France
Description: A small family based resort with access to the 3 valleys via Orelle and into Val Thorens within the hour if you drive quickly.
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Valmorel, France
Description: This is a great little resort and a real favourite amongst lots of families. It's made up of lots of little Hammeaus, 6 in fact. The ski resort is also within easy driving distance for day trips to Les Menuire, VT, Meribel etc
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