Ski Resorts for Beginners

Nestled in the heart of the Tarentaise Valley at a snow sure altitude of 1970 metres, Plagne Centre is the original La Plagne ski resort. A premier destination within the Paradiski area, this purpose-built resort offers mostly ski in/ ski out accommodation with immediate access to over 425km of i...

If you are looking for quick access to either the Les Arcs or La Plagne sides of the Paradiski ski area, there's no better place to base yourself than in either Montchavin or Les Coches. Both villages are just a very quick lift ride away from the double-decker Vanoise Express cable car which giv...

Plagne Montalbert is situated at the extreme Western end of the ski area. It is a lower lying and much more traditional village compared to the other purpose built resorts of the area. However, at 1350 metres altitude the snow does not really last through to the very end of the winter season. Alt...

If you're looking for quick access to either the Les Arcs or La Plagne sides of the Paradiski ski area, there is no better place to base yourself than Montchavin. This ski village is just a quick lift ride away from the double-decker Vanoise Express cable car which gives access to the treelined s...

La Plagne really is an intermediate and expert's paradise, with a hugely diverse ski area spread over 225km of pistes. For experts, it has huge areas of off piste that don't get skied out too quickly - an impressive feat given that La Plagne is recognised as the world's most visited ski resort. T...

Plagne Villages (and nearby Plagne Soleil) is one of the smallest of the Plagne ski resorts. It is very much aimed at family skiing on a budget yet gives unrivalled ski access with nearly all the accommodation being ski in ski out. It is also one of the highest ski resorts in the Alps at an altit...

La Rosiere is built at an altitude of 1850m on the road which rises up from Bourg-St-Maurice towards the Col du Petit St-Bernard pass, ensuring a good snow record despite South facing slopes. The area links with its Italian neighbour, La Thuile, which opens up a large number of pistes suitable fo...

Le Grand Bornand is part of the Aravis skiing area (the other resort being La Clusaz) and has 90km of slopes descending from Mont Lachat, the highest peak at 2,100 metres. Together the two resorts, which are linked by local bus service, offer a considerable 220km of pistes which can be accessed u...

Arc 1600 is the original resort of the area and is situated at the top of the funicular railway that snakes up the mountain from Bourg St Maurice, the rail head town in the valley below. There is little more to Arc 1600 than a series of low-rise apartment blocks containing hundreds of rather smal...

Arc 1800 is the main resort of the Les Arcs region and has most to offer with regards nightlife, resort atmosphere, shops, bars, amenities etc. It also has a great central position within the Les Arcs ski area giving swift and easy access to one of the World's largest ski areas - the Paradiski re...