{"id":5720,"date":"2015-11-02T11:16:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T10:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/wordpress\/?p=5720"},"modified":"2018-06-18T12:06:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T10:06:02","slug":"ski-property-buyers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Property Buyers&#8217; Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">P<\/span>roduced by MGM French Properties, the French Alpine developer which has been building and supplying ski apartments to Britons for more than half a century, the buyers&#8217; guide aims to help individual buyers and families to define their priorities and make the right choice much easier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<div class=\"pullquote-extract\">\n\u201cHow do I decide on the best place to buy a ski property which meets all my personal preferences?\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feature-singlecol-container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2>10 Points to consider<\/h2>\n<h3>Access<\/h3>\n<p>Would I prefer to drive less or more than 90 minutes from the airport nearest to the ski resort, or would I want to be sure of good public transport links?<\/p>\n<h3>Style<\/h3>\n<p>Does a purpose-built ski resort appeal to me or would I rather buy in an authentic Alpine village?<\/p>\n<h3>Skiing<\/h3>\n<p>Do I want a ski-in\/ski-out property or is it more important to be close to the shops and facilities of a town or village?<\/p>\n<h3>Slopes<\/h3>\n<p>Do I want easy access to daring black runs, gentler slopes better suited to my young family, or both?<\/p>\n<h3>Altitude<\/h3>\n<p>Is it important that I stay in a high altitude location with \u2018guaranteed\u2019 snow during the season or, being an older person, would I feel more comfortable at a lower altitude?<\/p>\n<h3>Fun<\/h3>\n<p>Do I want to enjoy lots of other winter sports activities, or will I just ski?<\/p>\n<h3>Summer<\/h3>\n<p>If I stay in the summer, will I want good hiking, biking or climbing on  the doorstep, or fishing, golf, tennis or paragliding within easy reach?<\/p>\n<h3>Children<\/h3>\n<p>Will I require childcare and activities for young children or local facilities geared to the needs of teenagers?<\/p>\n<h3>Evenings<\/h3>\n<p>Would I like a lively apr\u00e8s ski scene on the doorstep and\/or easy access to attractive bars and restaurants?<\/p>\n<h3>Budget<\/h3>\n<p>What I can I afford to spend on buying a property?<\/p>\n<h2>Create you own brief<\/h2>\n<p>Armed with these criteria you can give a very specific brief on your ideal ski properties, helping the firm selling them to suggest which ones most closely match your requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/traditional-French-Alpine-chalet-15690.jpg\" alt=\"Facacde of Alpine-style mountain chalet with snow-covered forest\" class=\"centered-image size-full wp-image-6062\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How do I decide on the best place to buy a ski property which meets all my personal preferences?","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[174,175],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ski Property Buyers&#039; Guide - MountainPassions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ski Property Buyers&#039; Guide - MountainPassions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How do I decide on the best place to buy a ski property which meets all my personal preferences?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MountainPassions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Mountain-Passions-422318654644495\/?ref=hl\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-02T10:16:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-06-18T10:06:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CGH-Les-Houches-530-26813-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"530\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MGM French Properties\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@MtnPassions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MtnPassions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MGM French Properties\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/\",\"name\":\"Ski Property Buyers' Guide - MountainPassions\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-02T10:16:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-06-18T10:06:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/aef0038b08a26bdd8d94df0fd617976d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News &amp; Offers\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/category\/news-offers\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Property News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/category\/news-offers\/property-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Ski Property Buyers&#8217; Guide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/\",\"name\":\"MountainPassions\",\"description\":\"Skiing &amp; Enjoying the Mountains of France\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/aef0038b08a26bdd8d94df0fd617976d\",\"name\":\"MGM French Properties\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c635613ed84d8173def4bda88e3e3f20?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c635613ed84d8173def4bda88e3e3f20?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MGM French Properties\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.mgmfrenchproperties.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/author\/mgm-french-properties\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ski Property Buyers' Guide - MountainPassions","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ski Property Buyers' Guide - MountainPassions","og_description":"How do I decide on the best place to buy a ski property which meets all my personal preferences?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/","og_site_name":"MountainPassions","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Mountain-Passions-422318654644495\/?ref=hl","article_published_time":"2015-11-02T10:16:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-06-18T10:06:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":530,"height":330,"url":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CGH-Les-Houches-530-26813-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MGM French Properties","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@MtnPassions","twitter_site":"@MtnPassions","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MGM French Properties","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/","name":"Ski Property Buyers' Guide - MountainPassions","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-11-02T10:16:38+00:00","dateModified":"2018-06-18T10:06:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/aef0038b08a26bdd8d94df0fd617976d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/news-offers\/property-news\/ski-property-buyers-guide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News &amp; Offers","item":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/category\/news-offers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Property News","item":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/category\/news-offers\/property-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Ski Property Buyers&#8217; Guide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/","name":"MountainPassions","description":"Skiing &amp; Enjoying the Mountains of France","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/aef0038b08a26bdd8d94df0fd617976d","name":"MGM French Properties","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c635613ed84d8173def4bda88e3e3f20?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c635613ed84d8173def4bda88e3e3f20?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"MGM French Properties"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.mgmfrenchproperties.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/author\/mgm-french-properties\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/summer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}