Ski Resorts for Beginners

The centre of Peisey Nancroix dates back 1,000 years and there is a fine old baroque church so this village/resort does have some charm to it. Situated just below the modern resorts of Plan Peisey and Vallandry it is linked by a bucket lift which gives reliable, if rather slow, access to the main...

Linked into the impressive Les Arcs ski area, Plan Peisey (which is confusingly sometimes called Peisey Vallandry) and neighbouring Vallandry are situated very close to the new Vanoise Express cable car that links to Montchavin of the La Plagne ski area, thereby creating the world's third largest...

Linked into the impressive Les Arcs ski area, Vallandry and adjoining Plan Peisey (which is confusingly sometimes called Peisey Vallandry) are situated very close to the new Vanoise Express cable car that links to Montchavin of the La Plagne ski area, thereby creating the world's third largest li...

Les Gets is a traditional resort with real alpine charm which is only a short drive from Geneva airport yet links into the biggest interlinked ski area of Europe, The Portes du Soleil. The immediate ski area that links with Morzine is largely suited to beginners and intermediates and provides mi...

Les Menuires, nestled in the French Alps, is part of the vast Three Valleys ski area, offering a variety of slopes for all levels of skiers and snowboarders. With over 600 kilometres of pistes, it caters to beginners and experts alike. The resort's efficient lift system ensures quick access to th...

Montgenevre is set at one end of the extensive Milky Way ski area, reaching over to Sestriere and Sauze d'Oulx in Italy. It's a convenient and pleasant village with a fair-sized area of intermediate slopes, particularly attractive to beginners and early intermediates wanting to do some longer run...

This resort guide to Morzine gives an overview of the ski area, the restaurants (both on and off the mountain), the après ski scene and also the many nightlife options available to those that choose to take their ski holiday in this fabulous Portes du Soleil ski resort. Morzine, the central re...

Reberty, and adjacent lower lying Bruyeres, are relatively new resort developments situated at 1,950 metres (Reberty) and 1,750 metres (Bruyeres). They are both approximately one kilometre up the valley from Les Menuires and just below Val Thorens. They are small developments (but growing every y...

Serre Chevalier is one of those rare French gems, which is generally overlooked by the British and is certainly very under rated. Described by some as 'Provence in the snow' (it enjoys on average 300 sunshine days a year) it has lots of small family run hotels and restaurants housed in old stone ...

You could be forgiven for having driven past the turn off for Sainte Foy (on the road up to Tignes and Val d'Isere) without giving it a second thought. However, this charming mountain hamlet has long been the preserve of locals and off-piste enthusiasts, keen to sample the uncrowded slopes and su...