Morzine is located in the Northern Alps in France. It is right in the middle of the famous Portes du Soleil ski area, which is one of the most varied ski area in France. The village itself is a very charming alpine town with most of the accommodation being clad in traditional mountain wood.
Morzine is [...]

Surely there are few adrenalin rushes like the ones which come from skiing like a Demon because you have to get back to the chairlift to your own resort before it closes, otherwise you have to climb in the chilly shadow of the mountain carrying your gear and dreaming of the pub on the other [...]

Finally we woke up to the perfect skiing day, glorious sunshine and a fresh layer of powder that had fallen overnight. We had to be out of our rooms at the UCPA by 9am anyway so were all ready to catch the first lifts of the day. Although the Avalanche risk was still high most [...]

Courchevel sits to the left on the piste map and is made up of five key residential centres; Courchevel 1850 is the resorts heartbeat; Courchevel 1550 is a cheaper base feeding directly into 1850; and Courchevel 1650, a calmer alternative on the fringes of the three-valley network.
Courchevel is the most glamorous section of Les Trois [...]

Meribel lies in the heart of the Three Valleys, with Courchevel and Val Thorens on either side and it is this central location  that is it’s greatest virtue; piste hungry intermediates will be in all kinds of heaven here. From either of the two main resort bases one two stage lift will get you to [...]

Once again the ski day started late because the draw of some extra sleep was too overwhelming. We finally made the 20 metres walk from the chalet to the piste at around 10am and headed to the Bruyeres lift which would take us to the highest point in Les Menuires (Col de lu Chambre) [...]

Val Thorens ski resort is king of the Three Valleys and as the highest resort in the Alps, Val Thorens can generally guarantee its guests good snow conditions, the only drawback being the complete absence of trees. Val Thorens ski resort is a relatively pretty resort, with many buildings clad in traditional wood. There is [...]

Les Menuires ski resort sits just below Val Thorens in the valley, and provides a more sheltered position than its higher neighbour. Unfortunately much of the buildings in Les Menuires were put up in the 1970’s and unfortunately it’s not the prettiest of resorts. However in recent years, new more sympathetic developments have started to [...]

High in the Upper Tarentaise Valley, Les Arcs is a gem of a resort with plenty of accommodation choices and some brilliant skiing for beginners and advanced skiers. It was linked to La Plagne in 2003 via the Vanoise Express cable car and now includes over 260 miles of piste and 175 lifts. This new [...]

My most recent ski holiday was to the relatively unknown ski resort of La Toussuire which is in the Les Sybelles ski area. After visiting many of the larger resorts around the Alps I’ve become increasingly fonder of skiing in the lesser known, more French resorts and La Toussuire is a great example of this.
The [...]