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I visited Auron last January. We had a wonderful experience. The snow was excellent, and the ski-domain is actually very large, with plenty of variety for different skier skills. The village is pleasant, with several good restaurants. A bit short of night-life however! Aside from one or two small bars. Not the scene for a crazy holiday, but good for families. Princess Stephanie of Monaco goes every year for her birthday! She was there when we visited. If its good enough for…

Courchevel is the daddy of them all! We go as a group of mad keen intermediate skiers and skiing all day every day on freshly pisted tracks is a joy. Don't think anyone does it like Courchevel. There are 5 resorts and each are great in their own way. If you don't want to spend a fortune DON'T go to 1850 and DON'T eat in Chalet de Pierre (28€ for 2 cokes and a bottle of water - ouch!) We stay in LE PRAZ and enjoy the real village atmosphere and its great bars and restaurant.…

My first day was on the Altiport slopes and getting used to skiing on snow. However, you need to know where the track is to get back onto it - otherwise you end further up and then have to come down a blue, but hey it was a learning curve. After the first couple of days there we then started our lessons with New Generation Ski, who improved our skiing to enable us to ski on the blues comfortably. Great skiing was rewared with sunny cloudless skies and fantastic views, which made it a…