France Ski Resorts
Base: 1,650m | Summit: 3,600m | Piste: 220km | Lifts: 59 | Season: Dec–Apr (glacier Jun–Aug) | Airport: Grenoble (GNB) — 1.5 hrs Les Deux Alpes is France’s highest ski resort above the tree line — a glacier at 3,600m, an extraordinary vertical drop, and one of the few European resorts where summer skiing is … Read more
Base: 1,113m | Summit: 2,350m | Piste: 325km (Evasion Mont-Blanc) | Lifts: 107 | Season: Dec–Apr | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — 1 hr Megève is the French Riviera of the Alps — an extraordinarily beautiful medieval village that became France’s first fashionable ski resort in the 1920s, developed by the Rothschild family as an alternative … Read more
Base: 1,800m | Summit: 2,466m | Piste: 650km (Portes du Soleil) | Lifts: 196 (Portes du Soleil) | Season: Dec–Apr | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — 1.5 hrs Avoriaz is France’s most dramatically positioned ski resort — a car-free village of curved wooden tower blocks perched on a cliff edge at 1,800m, accessible only by cable … Read more
Base: 1,200m (Arc 1600) / 2,000m (Arc 2000) | Summit: 3,226m | Piste: 425km (Paradiski with La Plagne) | Lifts: 136 (Paradiski) | Season: Dec–Apr | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — 2.5 hrs; Chambéry (CMF) — 1.5 hrs Les Arcs is one of France’s most versatile resorts — four purpose-built villages at different altitudes sharing access … Read more
Base: 1,860m | Summit: 3,330m | Piste: 250km | Lifts: 82 | Season: Dec–Apr | Airport: Grenoble (GNB) — 1.5 hrs; Lyon (LYS) — 2 hrs Alpe d’Huez is one of the great French resorts — a sun-drenched plateau at altitude with 250km of varied piste, one of the Alps’ most famous off-piste descents (the … Read more
Base: 1,850m | Summit: 3,456m | Piste: 300km (Espace Killy with Tignes) | Lifts: 85 | Season: November – May | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — approx. 2.5 hrs Resort overview Val d’Isère sits at the head of the Tarentaise Valley in Savoie at a genuine 1,850m, a base altitude that keeps snow conditions reliable from … Read more
Base: 1,450m | Summit: 2,952m | Piste: 600km (Les Trois Vallées) | Lifts: 169 (Les Trois Vallées) | Season: December – April | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — approx. 2 hrs; Chambéry (CMF) — 1.5 hrs Resort overview Méribel occupies the central valley of Les Trois Vallées, the world’s largest linked ski area, giving it an … Read more
Base: 1,550m | Summit: 3,456m | Piste: 300km (Espace Killy with Val d’Isère) | Lifts: 85 | Season: October – May (glacier skiing year-round) | Airport: Geneva (GVA) — approx. 2.5 hrs; Lyon (LYS) — 2.5 hrs Resort overview Tignes sits in the upper Tarentaise valley at a genuine high altitude — the main resort … Read more
Courchevel sits in the Savoie region of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France, with a base altitude of 1,750m and a summit altitude of 2,738m, giving skiers an impressive vertical drop and reliable snow cover throughout the season. The resort is part of the vast Les Trois Vallées ski area, which collectively offers 600km of marked piste … Read more