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Visited Couchevel 1850 on 15 Dec 2007. Fabulous place both on and off piste. We stayed in a Crystal Finest chalet that offered excellent service and ski guides.. Matt, Ben and Alex. As it was the first time for me in the three valleys, I needed a guide to start me off. We managed to get across from Couchevel to Meribel, Mottaret, Les Menuires and Val Thorens all in one day, then back to Couchevel again. Slopes are well maintained and groomed to perfection. Couchevel 1850 has lots of…

I have skiied in Mayrhofen a few times with a group of friends and we are looking forward to another trip back at new year. The skiing area is enormous when you consider that there is the whole Zillertal region to explore and not just the Ahorn and the Penken, and runs/routes can be found to suit all abilities. As a tip for groups of skiers looking to avoid the Penkenbahn queues in the morning, we found that by far the best way was to order a minibus taxi to take us to the…

I went to Les Deux Alpes for the first time this Easter (1st week April 2007) The resort is great, everything you could possibly want is there. The nightlife is great, and most of the bar staff speak English. I have looked at other peoples reviews and there seems to be a lot of criticism that the resort is not geared up for beginners, but I would strongly disagree. The valley walls are quite steep, hence 2 blacks the only skiable way down, except for a green zig zag run which was not…