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Flaine is a very concrete resort and we were initially a bit disappointed following previous years in the quite different les deux alpes. however we soon grew to really like the place and are now looking to return next year. the good points were: no vehicles, ski to the lifts/hotel, great easy slopes in front of the hotel for the kids/beginners, several ways up the mountain, fantastic view of mont blanc from the top, good red runs for the intermediate, interesting routes to explore to…

If youre thinking of going skiing for the first time and in your minds eye you imagine a quaint village, snow capped pine forests, the faint smell of wood smoke, alpine resteraunts looking onto the pistes with europes highest peak in the distance...then valmorel is it.valmorel was our first skiing experience and it ticked all the right boxes. we have holidayed their over the christmas, half term, easter periods for many years...never experienced any problems with queues. ski school is…

Val disere has it all. it is snow-sure (in fact you can ski / board in summer on the glacier), high up and serviced by excellent infrastructure both in resort and on the slopes. the people are friendly, (the french are friendly no matter what you hear), the resort is designed with skiing / snowboarding in mind and it is guaranteed to be an excellent winter destination. if you go for a week or even two there is such a large area to cover that few will become bored. with such a large…