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Chatel which is part of the massive Portes du Soleil ski circuit is a pleasant, lively, French dominated old village with its own extensive, pretty intermediate terrain. The resort is made up of modern unpretentious chalet style hotels and apartments mixed in with some old farms where cattle stil...

Although the resort has a reputation as a playground for the rich and famous, the skiing really is excellent. The local area has a good mix of tree-lined slopes below the resort and wide, open runs above it - more than enough to keep most skiers happy for days. However, add in access to the rest ...

When it comes to Courchevel Le Praz - think classic traditional as opposed to flash and brash. Le Praz is an authentic mountain village with a new gondola that gets you quick and easy access to the whole of the 3 Valleys. The fact is there are not many French resorts that are as pretty as Le Praz...

Courchevel Moriond, formerly known as Courchevel 1650, is a friendly village ski resort with excellent and convenient access to some of the best skiing in the world. Many would argue that this is 'le vrai' Courchevel, with its year round population and atmosphere of the farming community that it ...

Courchevel Village is a popular destination for families being a quiet, peaceful area, away from all the noisy night clubs and bars of the other Courchevel resorts. It has a mix of traditional chalet-style buildings, large modern hotels and self-catering apartments which are spread out along the ...

In the early 1960's Marcel Breuer, the eminent Bauhaus architect (famous for the Wassily Chair made from tubular steel) was entrusted to create a ski resort that despite its confident architectural style would blend into the local topography of the mountainside. You will either love or loathe the...

Les Carroz is a traditional family orientated resort with an attractive village square, pavement cafes and some interesting shops. The gondola and chair lift link directly to Flaine and the Grand Massif but involve a steep 300 metre walk from the village centre. Apartments make up the majority of...

Morillon is a traditional, quiet valley village with a gondola link to its modern ski satellite mini-resort, Morillon 1100. The skiing starts and finishes at this higher, modern resort. If you are staying in the old traditional valley village at 700 metres altitude then you ride the gondola down ...

Samoens is a truly traditional mountain town and is the only French ski resort that is designated as a Monument Historique! Once a thriving medieval centre for stone masons Samoens is now a charming mountain town relying on tourism as its number one income provider. There is a traffic free centre...

La Clusaz has managed to maintain its traditional mountain village charm and very French atmosphere despite developing into a major resort. The pistes, although spread out, are largely suited towards intermediates and beginners, but experts will struggle to find any truly challenging terrain (wor...