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France

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Resorts 8.4
Ski Areas 8.5

Top ski areas in the ski nation France

shows off with its numerous ski resorts, all of which belong to the largest, highest and most expansive ski resorts in the world. The ski region Les 3 Vallées, with just about 600 km of piste and 200 lift systems, really gets skiers hearts pumping. The ski circuit completely connects all three valleys from Courchevel, Méribel and Val Thorens/Les Menuires with each other. The choice that's offered here is not just for pros, but also for beginners and intermediates. From the ski area Les Portes du Soleil, you have the chance to ski into , where you can continue on to a seemingly limitless 650 km of piste that are themselves spread out and connected over 12 areas. Start of your morning deciding between a view of Lake Geneva or Mont Blanc. Both directions offer endless fun on the piste for every type of skier. Snow security during your winter holiday is especially easy to find in Tignes and Les 2 Alpes. Here, you'll find the largest and highest glacier ski areas with altitudes up to 3,560 m. In the winter sports metropolis Chamonix, at the foot of the 4,800 m high Mont Blanc, the 1924 Winter Olympics took place. A highlight of the resort is the gondola on the Aiguille du Midi, the second highest gondola in Europe, of which brings the most adventurous skiers to one of the longest and most spectacular deep snow areas in the world. The over 20 km long glacier run gives you a breathtaking adrenaline kick during your ski holiday that will stay in your memory well after you've travelled back home. Further well-known destinations for the Winter Olympics and various Alpine competitions include the French areas of Grenoble, Chamrousse, Albertvilles and Tignes.

Resorts France

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Resort (region) resort-altitude Ski area Pistes Ski area altitude
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Alpe d'Huez
1,860 m Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski 250 km 1,125 - 3,330 m
Auris
1,600 m Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski 250 km 1,125 - 3,330 m
Avoriaz (Portes du Soleil)
1,800 m Avoriaz 53 km 974 - 2,276 m
Brides les Bains (Les 3 Vallées)
600 m Méribel 150 km 1,100 - 2,952 m
Chamonix (Mont Blanc)
1,035 m Chamonix 172 km 1,000 - 3,275 m
Chamrousse
1,700 m Chamrousse 90 km 1,400 - 2,250 m
Châtel (Portes du Soleil)
1,191 m Châtel 146 km 1,100 - 2,200 m
Courchevel (Les 3 Vallées)
1,550 m Courchevel 150 km 1,100 - 2,738 m
Flaine (Grand Massif)
1,600 m Grand Massif 265 km 697 - 2,480 m
Isola 2000
2,000 m Isola 2000 120 km 1,800 - 2,603 m
La Joue du Loup
1,470 m SuperDévoluy & La Joue du Loup 100 km 1,500 - 2,500 m
La Norma (Valfréjus - La Norma - Aussois)
1,350 m Valfréjus & La Norma 135 km 1,350 - 2,750 m
La Plagne
1,970 m La Plagne 225 km 1,207 - 3,167 m
La Rosière
1,850 m La Rosière Espace San Bernardo 154 km 1,190 - 2,800 m
La Toussuire
1,750 m Les Sybelles 310 km 1,100 - 2,620 m
Le Corbier (Les Sybelles)
1,550 m Les Sybelles 310 km 1,100 - 2,620 m
Les 2 Alpes
1,650 m Les 2 Alpes 200 km 1,280 - 3,560 m
Les 7 Laux (Prapoutel)
1,350 m Les 7 Laux 120 km 1,350 - 2,400 m
Les Arcs
815 m Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry 200 km 1,200 - 3,226 m
Les Carroz d'Arâches (Grand Massif)
1,140 m Grand Massif 265 km 697 - 2,480 m
Les Coches
1,450 m La Plagne 225 km 1,207 - 3,167 m
Les Menuires (Les 3 Vallées)
1,850 m Les Menuires - St. Martin 160 km 1,450 - 2,850 m
Les Orres
1,550 m Les Orres 100 km 1,550 - 2,720 m
Les Saisies
1,650 m Espace Diamant 192 km 1,000 - 2,069 m
Megève (Mont Blanc)
1,120 m Evasion Mont-Blanc 479 km 1,113 - 2,350 m
Méribel (Les 3 Vallées)
1,450 m Vallée de Méribel 150 km 1,100 - 2,952 m
Morillon (Grand Massif)
1,100 m Grand Massif 265 km 697 - 2,480 m
Notre Dame de Bellecombe (Val d'Arly)
1,150 m Espace Diamant 192 km 1,000 - 2,069 m
Orcières Merlette
1,850 m Orcières 100 km 1,850 - 2,725 m
Pra Loup
1,600 m Espace Lumière 229 km 1,500 - 2,500 m
Praz sur Arly (Val d'Arly)
1,035 m Espace Diamant 192 km 1,000 - 2,069 m
Puy Saint Vincent
1,400 m Puy St. Vincent 75 km 1,400 - 2,700 m
Risoul
1,850 m La Forêt Blanche 185 km 1,650 - 2,750 m
Saint Sorlin (Les Sybelles)
1,600 m Les Sybelles 310 km 1,100 - 2,620 m
Samoëns (Grand Massif)
1,600 m Grand Massif 265 km 697 - 2,480 m
Serre Chevalier
1,300 m Serre Chevalier 250 km 1,200 - 2,800 m
St. Colomban des Villards
1,100 m Les Sybelles 310 km 1,100 - 2,620 m
St. François-Longchamp
1,450 m Le Grand Domaine 165 km 1,250 - 2,550 m
St. Jean d'Arves
1,600 m Les Sybelles 310 km 1,100 - 2,620 m
St. Martin (Les 3 Vallées)
1,450 m Les Menuires - St. Martin 160 km 1,450 - 2,850 m
SuperDévoluy
1,500 m SuperDévoluy & La Joue du Loup 100 km 1,500 - 2,500 m
Tignes
2,100 m Tignes - Val d'Isère 300 km 1,550 - 3,456 m
Val Cenis
1,400 m Val Cenis Vanoise 125 km 1,300 - 2,800 m
Val d'Allos (Pra Loup)
1,800 m Val d'Allos/Pra Loup 229 km 1,500 - 2,576 m
Val d'Isère
1,850 m Tignes - Val d'Isère 300 km 1,550 - 3,456 m
Valfréjus (Valfréjus - La Norma - Aussois)
1,550 m Valfréjus & La Norma 135 km 1,350 - 2,750 m
Valloire
1,430 m Galibier Thabor 160 km 1,430 - 2,750 m
Valmeinier
1,800 m Galibier Thabor 160 km 1,430 - 2,750 m
Valmorel
1,400 m Grand Domaine 165 km 1,250 - 2,550 m
Val Thorens (Les 3 Vallées)
2,300 m Val Thorens-Orelle 150 km 1,825 - 3,230 m
Vars
1,850 m La Forêt Blanche 185 km 1,650 - 2,750 m
Vaujany (Alpe d'Huez)
1,250 m Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski 250 km 1,125 - 3,330 m