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Chamonix, France
French skiing is a bit like nouvelle French cuisine - innovative, exciting and stamped with a personality all its own. With a few notable exceptions, like Chamonix, the French areas are young, modern and renowned for their avant-garde architecture, excellent lift systems and ski-to-your-door efficiency. And of course, their fabulous food and wines - c'est magnifique!
Chamonix is one of the world's most famous, Europe's oldest and France's best ski resort. The Chamonix legend of superlatives continues with Europe's highest mountain, longest run and greatest vertical descent. And the town itself, radiating youthful excitement and liveness, offers so many distractions that fantastic skiing is only the icing on the cake.
Resort information:
Resort altitude: 3,396 ft., Highest Peak: 12,605 ft., N.of Lift: 45 lifts, Longest Run: 15 miles
Ski Terrain : 13% beginners, 24% intermediate, 63% expert, Vertical Drop: 9,205 ft.
Cross Country Ski Trails: 24 miles, Snowmaking: 45 snowguns, Ski School: 230 instructors
Gateway: Geneva, transfer by motorcoach, time 1 hour
from $850
Val D'Iserie / Tignes, France
Val D'Iserie - Val D' Iserie has earned a reputation for being the "Mecca of Skiing". The world has larger areas, prettier towns and better apres-ski resorts, but nothing compares to its sheer quality, quantity and variety of ski terrain. The home of Jean claude Killy, Val d'Iserie, like the famous skier, is a town that takes its skiing seriously.
Tignes - Tignes, with its large cluster of modern villages, is huddled at the foot of one of Europe's largest glaciers. Tignes is linked with Val d'Iserie to form a massive ski area called "l'Espace Killy". the skiing at Tignes is fantastic. The resort rates as one of the best in the world for all levels of skiers.
Resort information:
Resort altitude: 6,070 ft., Highest Peak: 11,647 ft., N.of Lift: 102 lifts, Longest Run: 3 miles
Ski Terrain : 17% beginners, 47% intermediate, 36% expert, Vertical Drop: 4,290 ft.
Cross Country Ski Trails: 2.6 miles, Snowmaking: 5 miles, Ski School: 350 instructors
Gateway: Geneva, transfer by motorcoach, time 3.5 hour
from $850
