Top-rated ski resort reviews

I got back a week ago after a week at this resort staying at Hotel Sauze. Skiing conditions were terrible due to lack of snow which of course they cant be blamed for. However I was not impressed with this resort. We lost a whole days skiing when all the lifts were closed due to high winds which I have not know in my 35 years of skiing. My biggest critisicm was the main reason I chose Sauze was to ski the Milky Way. An antiquated single chairlift, slow, uncomfortable and exposed to the…

Great place to stay. Recommend staying here over Alpe dhuez. Outside esculator provides excellent access from higher parts of village to the gondalas; extremely welcome after 8 hours on the slopes. Small area above Vaujany is away from main busy areas of alpe dhuez and provides some lovely long, quiet and well groomed runs easy access to alpe dhuez ski area as long as you can ski reds confidently. Slopes getting over and back are actually some of the best around rather than just a way…

Ive just got back from Les Contamines, which was a great resort for intermediate type ski-ing with a reasonable amount of variety and holding its snow well, especially compared to neighbouring resorts. Mainly French people (or possibly from Geneva too) and quite a few Dutch, but not many English voices! For any keen campers out there, I actually stayed with my boyfriend (who is French) in his caravan(!) in a campsite just by the Pontets gondola. It was not as horrendous as it sounds,…