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Plan your next winter holiday in the French Alps
There are new options if you love no hassle ski chalet holidays. And if you dream of owning your own ski chalet in the Alps, we consider budget and luxury choices.
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Latest Ski Offers
The latest ski deals for French resorts from specialist UK tour operators.
SkiWeekends launch more catered chalets
SkiWeekends has launched its new 2021-22 winter holidays in the French and Swiss Alps, with 10 fully catered chalets in Courchevel Moriond (1650), Avoriaz and Morzine, plus a number of hotels across 21 resorts.
SkiWeekends launch more catered chalets
SkiWeekends has launched its new 2021-22 winter holidays in the French and Swiss Alps, with 10 fully catered chalets in Courchevel Moriond (1650), Avoriaz and Morzine, plus a number of hotels across 21 resorts.
Investing in a ski chalet in France
Where to look and what to consider
The writers at The Luxury Ski Show, the UK’s only virtual luxury snow event, explain why ski chalets make a great investment, how to make the most money from your mountain property and the best ski resorts for your budget.
Investing in a ski chalet in France
Where to look and what to consider
The writers at The Luxury Ski Show, the UK's only virtual luxury snow event, explain why ski chalets make a great investment, how to make the most money from your mountain property and the best ski resorts for your budget.
Ski Resort Reviews
Find your perfect winter destination
Our hands-on independent reviews of almost sixty ski areas in France show you exactly how they look and feel – and more. We’re here to help you find your perfect ski break.
Discover lesser-known family ski resorts with a warm welcome.
Away from the crowds and the traffic lie a wealth of smaller family-friendly resorts offering great skiing and accommodation choices. Take a look at our selection and ski somewhere different this year.
La Norma
Easy access, welcoming and good value family resort with a relaxed vibe. Plenty of easy and intermediate terrain with some challenging steeps and ungroomed runs.
Villard de Lans
Set among fabulous scenery in the Vercors and only 35 mins from Grenoble airport, this family friendly ski resort with terrain and activities to suit everyone has a thriving, traditional village at its heart.
Villard de Lans
Set among fabulous scenery in the Vercors and only 35 mins from Grenoble airport, this family friendly ski resort with terrain and activities to suit everyone has a thriving, traditional village at its heart.
Les Orres
Between Gap and Briançon in the Southern French Alps, and all but hidden from view above the vast Lac de Serre-Ponçon, Les Orres catches significant snowfalls.
Orcières Merlette 1850
Within the Ecrins National Park, and readily accessible from the town of Gap, Orcières 1850 is a friendly purpose-built ski village with good facilities for families.
Orcières Merlette 1850
Within the Ecrins National Park, and readily accessible from the town of Gap, Orcières 1850 is a friendly purpose-built ski village with good facilities for families.
Pra Loup & Val d’Allos
Pra Loup and Val d’Allos form l’Espace Lumière, with endless possibilities both on and off-piste, in the southern French Alps.
Pra Loup & Val d’Allos
Pra Loup and Val d'Allos form l’Espace Lumière, with endless possibilities both on and off-piste, in the southern French Alps.
Crest Voland
Part of the Espace Diamant ski area, one of the best kept secrets in the French Alps, with varied terrain and great snow record, thanks to the nearby presence of Mont Blanc.
Crest Voland
Part of the Espace Diamant ski area, one of the best kept secrets in the French Alps, with varied terrain and great snow record, thanks to the nearby presence of Mont Blanc.
Latest Ski Resort Reviews
We've added two less well-known Alpine resorts and have updated one of our favourite destinations in the Three Valleys.
Villard de Lans
Set among fabulous scenery in the Vercors and only 35 mins from Grenoble airport, this family friendly ski resort with terrain and activities to suit everyone has a thriving, traditional village at its heart.
Villard de Lans
Set among fabulous scenery in the Vercors and only 35 mins from Grenoble airport, this family friendly ski resort with terrain and activities to suit everyone has a thriving, traditional village at its heart.
Les 7 Laux
Les 7 Laux comprises 2 villages plus an access point for day-skiers from nearby Grenoble. There’s varied terrain both sides of the mountain, from gentle runs and long cruises to challenging off-piste.
Les 7 Laux
Les 7 Laux comprises 2 villages plus an access point for day-skiers from nearby Grenoble. There's varied terrain both sides of the mountain, from gentle runs and long cruises to challenging off-piste.
St Martin de Belleville
Stay in this family-friendly, authentic mountain village with chalet-style accommodation and enjoy high-speed access to 600km of slopes in the Three Valleys ski area.
St Martin de Belleville
Stay in this family-friendly, authentic mountain village with chalet-style accommodation and enjoy high-speed access to 600km of slopes in the Three Valleys ski area.
Pretty Alpine resorts to melt your heart
For lovers of all things Alpine: authentic chalets, traditional markets, cosy mountain restaurants, a traditional welcome and much more. Here is a selection of favourite places where you can live the dream.
Combloux
Known as the Portes du Mont Blanc it is part of the huge ski area known as Evasion Mont Blanc which includes Megève, Saint Gervais and Les Contamines-Montjoie.
Les Gets
Part of the Portes du Soleil, the resort has safe intermediate territory among forested slopes and a sunny, mid-mountain beginners sector. Lively atmosphere in the evenings.
Les Carroz
Les Carroz is in an exceptional location on a wide, sunny plateau to the west of the Grand Massif domain. A traditional style village with excellent services for families.
Les Carroz
Les Carroz is in an exceptional location on a wide, sunny plateau to the west of the Grand Massif domain. A traditional style village with excellent services for families.
Saint-Gervais
Great skiing plus colourful, retro-chic architecture in a timeless upmarket winter sports town with thermal spa.
Saint-Gervais
Great skiing plus colourful, retro-chic architecture in a timeless upmarket winter sports town with thermal spa.
Arêches-Beaufort
Arêches-Beaufort ski station and authentic village in the unspoilt Beaufortain region of the Alps.
Arêches-Beaufort
Arêches-Beaufort ski station and authentic village in the unspoilt Beaufortain region of the Alps.
Montgenèvre
Close to the Italian border in the southern French Alps, Montgenèvre offers limitless, quality skiing for all levels, plus an infectious cosmopolitan vibe.
Montgenèvre
Close to the Italian border in the southern French Alps, Montgenèvre offers limitless, quality skiing for all levels, plus an infectious cosmopolitan vibe.
Ski Features
Fresh challenges, skier essentials
Lots more insight for skiers and snowboarders of all levels who love the mountains and want to make the most of their winter holiday. Discover fresh challenges, alternative ski areas, take a look behind the scenes at the skills of on-mountain professionals and much more besides.
Ski and ski-related features
Ski Fashion Through Time
Thought to have originated in Norway and Sweden, skiing has become one of the most luxurious of sports. Oxford Ski have put together this fun infographic revealing ski fashion trends and fun ski facts from the last century.
Ski Fashion Through Time
Thought to have originated in Norway and Sweden, skiing has become one of the most luxurious of sports. Oxford Ski have put together this fun infographic revealing ski fashion trends and fun ski facts from the last century.
Ski Equipment – is it better to rent or buy?
We look at whether it’s better to rent or buy ski equipment and offer you some tips.
Ski Equipment – is it better to rent or buy?
We look at whether it's better to rent or buy ski equipment and offer you some tips.
Coach Service from London to the Alps
The Snow Express service is an alternative way to the Alps that produces significantly less carbon than flying – and it’s not by train
Coach Service from London to the Alps
The Snow Express service is an alternative way to the Alps that produces significantly less carbon than flying - and it's not by train
Travel and transport to French ski resorts
Best Ski Resorts near Geneva
Ski resorts near Geneva airport where the transfer time is less than 90 minutes. Fly into Geneva and take advantage of speedy transfers to some of the best ski resorts in France.
Best Ski Resorts near Geneva
Ski resorts near Geneva airport where the transfer time is less than 90 minutes. Fly into Geneva and take advantage of speedy transfers to some of the best ski resorts in France.
Driving to the French Alps
We look at ways to make the long journey to the Alps altogether more pleasurable, including overnight stops, money-saving tips and the best routes to the slopes.
Driving to the French Alps
We look at ways to make the long journey to the Alps altogether more pleasurable, including overnight stops, money-saving tips and the best routes to the slopes.
By Train to The Alps – with a Paris Stopover
Travel to the Alps by train with a Paris stopover and enjoy the advantages of a night in Paris, a fast TGV to the slopes and skiing the same day.
By Train to The Alps – with a Paris Stopover
Travel to the Alps by train with a Paris stopover and enjoy the advantages of a night in Paris, a fast TGV to the slopes and skiing the same day.
Winter Activities
More fun in the snow
You don’t have to be a skier to enjoy the magic of winter in the mountains. Snow-shoeing will get you to places even skiers never see – or you can try dog-sledding, ski-joëring, ice-climbing, snow-skooting and a whole lot more.
Discover winter activities for everyone
Winter Activities with Animals
Among the host of activities on offer in the mountains, the most special for us are those which bring us closer to nature.
Winter Activities with Animals
Among the host of activities on offer in the mountains, the most special for us are those which bring us closer to nature.
Snow shoeing with a guide in the Pyrenees
We take a look at how snowshoeing with a guide in the Pyrenees can give you the freedom to explore these magnificent peaks alongside a small group of people who share your sense of adventure.
Snow shoeing with a guide in the Pyrenees
We take a look at how snowshoeing with a guide in the Pyrenees can give you the freedom to explore these magnificent peaks alongside a small group of people who share your sense of adventure.
Winter Canyoning
Try winter canyoning as part of a multi-activity holiday in the Luchon area in the French Pyrenees with The Adventure Creators adventure holiday specialists.
Winter Canyoning
Try winter canyoning as part of a multi-activity holiday in the Luchon area in the French Pyrenees with The Adventure Creators adventure holiday specialists.
Mountain Living
Property, lifestyle and tradition
There’s a better way. Aim high and you’ll find not only a privileged environment, but also considerable comfort, including spa pampering and wellbeing relaxation options. We look at traditional mountain chalet style, visit artisan cheesemakers and offer inspiration to home-makers.
Live the high-life
Traditional Alpine Chalet
Widely emulated and now highly coveted, the mountain chalet is an enduring design classic whose original constructors succeeded in creating a comfortable and supremely practical home.
Traditional Alpine Chalet
Widely emulated and now highly coveted, the mountain chalet is an enduring design classic whose original constructors succeeded in creating a comfortable and supremely practical home.
Alpine Regional Cheeses
Discover traditional methods of cheese-making in the valleys and the alpages, see the production process, buy and sample the best the region has to offer.
Alpine Regional Cheeses
Discover traditional methods of cheese-making in the valleys and the alpages, see the production process, buy and sample the best the region has to offer.
Annecy: perfectly irresistible
Annecy’s irresistible lakeside setting and proximity to top class ski resorts have created one of the most desirable locations in which to live in France.
Annecy: perfectly irresistible
Annecy’s irresistible lakeside setting and proximity to top class ski resorts have created one of the most desirable locations in which to live in France.
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