Summer skiing in the French Alps

The French ski resort Les Deux Alpes opened its summer ski season June 16th along with Val d’Isere and Tignes, which opened later on June 19th.

Conditions are great on the slopes with high altitudes causing heavy snow fall throughout the week.  In fact, June to September skiing is rapidly becoming popular on Europe’s glaciers and [...]

La Plagne and Les Arcs French ski resorts

The La Plagne and Les Arcs French ski resorts are able to offer a great range of mountains and large selection of skiing areas for those who want to take a holiday in Europe and more specifically France.

La Plagne is easily one of the most travelled to ski resorts in Europe, along with the adjoined [...]

Chamonix in France has the altitude for great spring skiing

Off piste trails, high altitude skiing, and overall wonderful conditions are all reasons that Chamonix in France is an amazing resort location to head out to for spring ski holiday.

At Chamonix around 90% of all the ski areas are at altitudes above 2000m, which allows most trails to stay open and skiable well into the [...]

Prince William and Kate Middleton head back to French slopes

Prince William and Kate Middleton are off on holiday again this time to Courchevel, the hot French resort.  Here they are staying with some pals such as Pippa, Kate’s sister, in a luxury chalet.  This is the fourth holiday that the pair has embarked on in under a year.

The couple has been together for over [...]

Les 2 Alpes France

Les 2 Alpes is one of the oldest French ski areas and offers a full line-up of activities for everyone with plenty of options off the slopes and on them.  Additionally, with slopes that run through the French Isere Mountains the sights are some of the best that you can hope to take in [...]

Why France is such a popular ski destination

For skiers, there is simply no place in the world that is better than France.  Of course the French will heartily agree with this conclusion, and to make it even more attractive, visitors find that on the slopes the notoriously aloof French people are as welcoming and fun-loving as anyone could wish.  In fact it would [...]

Kate Moss heads for the French slopes

Kate Moss is not one to miss any events in the fashion industry, but while most people were enjoying the New York Fashion Week she decided instead to head to France for a quiet ski holiday.

Of course, maybe it was the death of her close friend Alexander McQueen that had her balking at the idea [...]

Le Chardon Mountain Lodges – Luxury skiing in Val d’Isere

As rumours of gloom and doom abound regarding the luxury end of the ski industry a more positive story has emerged from the small luxury grouping of Le Chardon Mountain Lodges.

Situated in the exclusive Legettaz area of Val d’Isere this small collection of five privately owned chalets has been offering exemplary levels of [...]