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Courchevel does have that reputation - but there is some great skiing there (and in the linked resorts of the Three Valleys). If you are after good skiing and a more authentic atmosphere I'd suggest somewhere other than the mega-resorts.

If mid-season, I'd suggest looking at the Aravis resorts (La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, etc.) as they have good reputations for families and are quite unspoilt.

Otherwise, La Rosiere, Ste Foy and the Portes du Soleil (Morzine, Les Gets, etc.) might be worth a look.

adrenaline wrote:Your site is cool !

Well thank you Claire! We'll be pleased to add you to the Directory - expect to see yourselves listed there, and on the Verbier page, in the next 24 hours. And, yes, please do put a link back to us.

Thanks again, and welcome! 8)

Hi Des, TIS report 30cm at the top - forecast is sunny for the rest of this week, so do all the snow dances you know!

Stefano wrote:Les Arcs is shown as within 1 hour from Nice...

Hey Stefano! 8) You are quite right, that was my mistake... thanks for spotting that - I shall evolve it out of the site shortly!

Cheers...

%-6 ...oops... fixed shortly! Wrong La Plagne!

Thanks for pointing that out!

Toulouse is in SW France, La Plagne is in the central Alps - according to the AA, RAC and Mappy, that's a distance of around 650km - and over 6 hours driving! I haven't driven that way myself but can say with confidence that driving 650km will likely take more than 3 hours.... 8)

Cool... I would love to be in Turin for a season! If you're going there to study you may well be able to get some kind of student discount on the skipass and maybe discounted fares on public transport too.

Bryan, yes you must take your skis! From Turin you have the whole of the Aosta valley within easy reach. Not sure about public transport for all the resorts but Courmayeur at least is just the other end of an Autoroute from Turin and there are regular buses from the Airport.

When will you be there? You can usually ski late into the season at Cervinia but if you're there as early as March you have a huge choice. There is fantastic off-piste around Alagna, which links into Champoluc and Gressoney, and good heli-skiing from Monte Rosa. You can also do the Vallee Blanche descent of Mont Blanc for a day to really remember.

There's also Pila and La Thuile (stay in Italy, ski into France).

Most of the above is within a 2 hour drive of Turin.

Ski passes are around 30-40 Euros/day. If you're going to be around for a good chunk of the season think about a Aosta Valley season pass - which will include most of the resorts in the valley. They do multi-day passes that cover non-consecutive days - see here for prices.

Make friends quickly when you get there, and make it obvious that you're a skier - you may be able to hook up with some local skiers then and blag lifts to the mountains at the weekends.