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Valmeinier, France: from history to great ski

04.02.2009 · Posted in Travel Articles

Valmenier, in the Savoy region of France, is a village with very interesting debuts. Don't be mistaken, if it is not a new resort, it is far from being outdated! Its ski area, the Galibier Thabor domain, has the following to offer: 150 km of slopes, 1600 hectares of skiable area, more than 400 snow ...

Tignes, France, for almost-year-round skiing

03.26.2009 · Posted in Recreation Articles

The Tignes ski resort is part of the great Espace Killy ski area. Even if some say that Tignes' "retro" feel is part of its charm, the resort definitely has its eyes firmly on the future and is competing among the best to become a leading Alpine skiing destination. The town has been making improvements ...

A good family resort: Puy Saint Vincent

03.24.2009 · Posted in Destinations Articles

Puy Saint Vincent in France is part of the Grande Galaxie ski area, which is one of France's biggest ski resort conglomerate. This area give ski vacationers access to more than 200 pathways. The other ski resorts forming up Grande Galaxie are Alpe d'Huez, La Grave, Les Deux Alpes, Serre Chevalier, Sestrière, Montgenèvre and Pelvoux-Vallouise. ...

Les Arcs: a perfect resort for… everyone!

03.17.2009 · Posted in Travel Articles

The Les Arcs and La Plagne resorts are forming together the Paradiski ski area, and this quite recent combination allows the resorts to now challenge the ski Trois Vallées area size-wise. ...

The ski resort of Les Deux Alpes, France: Overview

03.17.2009 · Posted in Travel Articles

Les Deux Alpes, or Les 2 Alpes, translates in English as The Two Alps; nevertheless, the "2" here refers to the two smaller towns forming the resort, Venosc and Mont De Lans. ...

Party in Chamonix

02.12.2009 · Posted in Travel Articles

Chamonix, France, has some of the best skiing in Europe and one of the best après-ski scenes can also be found there. So if you need to spend your energies before you feel you deserve the party, try out some of the 152 km of downhill pistes, and/or the 40 km of cross-country trails. If ...

Activities in April in Les Arcs – Bourg Saint Maurice

02.08.2009 · Posted in Travel Articles

Les Arcs forms, with La Plagne, the Paradiski resort. This combination allows the area to challenge the Trois Vallees ski resort in terms of runs and venues. Les Arcs ski resort now offers an incredible number of runs, lifts and descents since today, there are nearly 200 kilometres of descents for beginners, intermediates and experts. ...