5 Great Ski Destinations in France
When you are planning a skiing holiday in France, an important consideration is that you will want to make sure that you choose one of the best resorts that you can get to. If you are planning your next skiing holiday, below are the top five ski resorts that you will find in France. All of them often many levels of skiing along with other amenities to help you enjoy your skiing holiday.
1) Chamonix
Chamonix is one of France’s best-known ski resorts. Set against Mont Blanc’s backdrop, it’s one of the most traditional Alpine towns and it offers some of the most secular and best skiing found in the world. Spanning 10 kilometers and divided into 5 areas, this resort provides 152 kilometers of runs for skiing as well as access to nearly 400 pistes. The resort is famous for its amazing scenery, for variety, and activities, and it’s a great all around destination for holidays.
2) L’Espace Killy
Beneath the guidance of Jean Claude Killy, the three-time winner of Olympic skiing gold, this amazing resort has flourished to become one of Europe’s premier ski resorts. With more than 300 kilometers of trails which are accessible by two trains, eight gondolas, 44 chairlifts, and 36 anchor and button lifts, this resort offers many people a snow paradise.
The runs are taken care of and the skiers can rest assured with the many ski patrols which are watching out for their safety. There are some pistes which provide skiers with more than an hour of endless skiing, with 20 beginner runs and 16 runs for experts, which makes it a great resort for a skier of any level. In addition, skiers also can use unmarked pistes and ticket manager of opportunities for some off piste action.
Skiing in France is an experience you will never forget, as this view of L’Espace Killy shows.
3) Méribel
Just about anyone who has been skiing in France is going to tell you how amazing skiing in Méribel is. With a variety of different resorts available here, Méribel offers skiers and snowboarders alike a truly incredible experience. Offering skiing opportunities on any level, Méribel is truly a skier’s holiday dream.
Méribel is a favorite ski resort for many skiers.
4) Courchevel
If you are searching for the crème de la crème of ski resorts in France, Courchevel may be what you are looking for. Offering high-class restaurants, sumptuous nightlife and boutique shops, this ski resort has many ways to play after the skiing is done for the day.
This resort offers four different heights, and the highest and largest is set at 1850 meters. The resort offers treeless bowls filled with powdery fine snow, along with cliff drops and steep chutes for those who love a challenge.
For those who are new to skiing or who are young, there are gentler slopes down the resort. The entire resort is serviced by an efficient system of lists and is suitable for those who love nightlife and family activities.
5) La Tania
The resort of La Tania is one of those hidden gems that is going to fulfill all of your most wonderful skiing dreams. With the amazing ambience of the outposts and a truly stunning situation, its atmosphere is a bit more subdued as compared to the larger resorts. It offers three main runs:
- from the highest gondola station to the resort, which includes a direct and difficult roller coaster which goes straight down into the forest,
- a more consistent and intermediate run down towards the gondola station at the bottom and
- an easier run which winds down to the resort through the forest.
It may not be the biggest resort, but those who have visited this resort will tell you that is one of the best places that they have ever been to.
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