Ski Holidays in France - Why France Should Be Your Next Holiday Destination

With both the Pyrenees and the mighty Alps to choose from there are no shortage of options when it comes to Ski resorts in France. Some of the most popular destinations include the highest at ​​Chamonix on top of Mont Blanc and the location of the very first Winter Olympics. Val d'Isere is classy ski holidays personified and a place to go to be seen in your best designer goggles. La Rosiere is small and intimate but beautifully set in the midst of the Savoie valley. Les Menuires does everything well and can offer good value for families. However, we have chosen the ski resorts in France we think are simply unbeatable based on a number of criteria.

French ski destinations constantly keep ahead of the curve, offering impressive facilities and slopes for all levels of skiers and snowboarders, whether you are a first-timer looking for easy-access nursery slopes or a seasoned pro wanting challenging black runs and off-piste.

French ski resorts are constantly updating their infrastructure – new faster, covered lifts, more snow cannons to guarantee good snow conditions all season long, and updating restaurants, hotels and bars as well as family facilities. For example Val d’Isere recently opened the new family-friendly area and base at the top of Solaise, and Les Arcs opened the Mille8 leisure area with tubing, sledging, a restaurant and specific beginner facilities.

France offers such a huge variety of ski resorts, says Cat Weakley, deputy ski editor at The Telegraph, who part-owns a chalet in Sainte-Foy, a small ski resort close to Val d’Isere in the Tarentaise Valley.
“France is justifiably loved and popular for its snow-sure high altitude resorts and huge ski areas – Val d'Isere, Courchevel, Meribel, Les Arcs to name a few – where it's possible to stay for a week and barely go on the same run twice. But what really makes it special for me is the variety of its ski resorts. Even within the big ski areas there are lower altitude traditional villages that make atmospheric places to stay where smaller, traditional bases can be found.”

Examples include St Martin de Belleville in the Three Valleys (incorporating Val Thorens, Meribel and Courchevel, with 600km of pistes), Peisey-Vallandry in the Paradiski (incorporating La Plagne and Les Arcs and 425km of pistes) or Chatel in the Portes du Soleil.

Cat continues: “And for those that want to strike out, so many smaller, lesser-known ski resorts exist where there's a taste of real rural France to be found in their base villages, with farms to visit and cheese to see being made. Plus, I usually find there’s less competition for first tracks off-piste!”
These include ski areas such as Serre-Chevalier, Valloire or Valmorel in the Maurienne Valley.Club Med offers a huge range of all-inclusive resorts in the French Alps, bringing you the best of the snow and all-inclusive luxury.

When planning long days on the slopes, you want to be looked after one you are relaxing without your skis on. An all-inclusive ski holiday means everything is taken care of including transport and accomodation. With Club Med, ski passes are already registered, lessons are included, Kids Clubs are free and you’ll be able to enjoy delicious food and pure pleasure in our spas and swimming pools. All-inclusive can make a brilliant ski holiday even more magical so find out more and try it for yourself.