Tag: france
Lindsey Vonn Wins Women’s Downhill World Championship
Twenty-four-year-old American Lindsey Vonn already has a track list that outshines even most of the best skiers in the world. Her latest victories at the World Championships in Val d’Isere in ...
Les Deux Alps
Les Deux Alpes means the two Alps and that is exactly where this lovely French ski vacation resort is located – where the Northern and Southern Alps meet. It is the main ski resort in the Dauphine region in the heart of the Oisans massif on the edge of the Ecrins National Park. Les Deux […]
Meribel
Meribel ski vacation resort is the place to head for to hear more English spoken than French in France. Founded by a Brit, this charming purpose-built ski resort in the middle of the Trois Vallees area is still very popular with skiers from England. Trois Vallees is one of the most popular ski areas in […]
Paradiski
Paradiski is a newer resort in France that lies in the heart of the Savoie Alps, with unlimited winter sports and leisure activities on offer. The ski area is varied, offering something for everyone, from novice to expert. With 239 pistes covering 425 km, the area accesses three glaciers and two peaks over 3,000 m. […]
Portes Du Soleil
Portes du Soleil means “gates of the sun”, a general name for more than a dozen small to mid-size resorts that traverse the countries of France and Switzerland. This is the largest linked skiing area in the world – truly skiing without frontiers. The fourteen resorts, 209 lifts, 288 marked slopes, 243 km of cross-country […]
Serre Chevalier
Serre Chevalier, located near the Italian border of France, is a ski vacation resort with a traditional, almost ‘Provencal’ charm. This excelent value ski resort has a distinctly unpretentious French ambiance, and the thirteen authentic villages that make up this ski resort, range from ultra-modern hamlets to old-style villages. Located in a big south-facing Guisane […]
Tignes
One of the highest resorts in the French Alps, Tignes is a very popular ski vacation destination. Its main attractions are good, year-round snow coverage and a wide slope area. Tignes is an ideal family ski vacation resort offering a vast variety of piste terrain, suitable for all experience levels of skiers. High altitude resorts […]
Val D Isere
Val d’Isère, one of France’s most well known winter vacation resorts, is situated at the convergence of two deep valleys formed between the legendary Bellevarde, the stunning Solaise and the picturesque Iseran. This fabulous ski vacation destination is connected with the equally famous Tignes, together forming L’Espace Killy, one of the best ski resorts in […]
Interlaken
A skiing vacation in Switzerland is a dream of all avid skiers. Switzerland has more slopes than Austria or Germany and is more formal and better organized than France or Italy. Most ski vacation resorts are within a couple of hours from the larger cities making them easy to access. Interlaken, situated in the heart […]
Andorra
Andorra is tiny country high up in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain that is gaining a good reputation for its ski resorts, superb skiing conditions and lively après-ski options. Further, in order to promote their country as a ski vacation destination, most of the resorts are upgrading their lift systems. These resorts are […]
France
Skiing in France can be a truly remarkable and memorable experience. Ski resorts in France offer you a wide variety of accommodation options, from traditional villages to the modern ski-in/ski-out resorts. Large areas of snow and mountain are interlinked, creating perfect conditions for cross country skiing. French resorts are fantastic for the whole family to […]
Argentiere
Argentière is a picturesque ski resort nestled deep in the Chamonix Valley, loacted high in the Haute Savoie region of France, close to the borders of Switzerland and Italy. Surrounded by dramatically rugged and majestic peaks, including the spectacular Mont Blanc and the Chamonix Aiguilles, it is one of the most picturesque and exciting places […]
