Ski Resorts in France

From the Alps to the Pyrenees, ski France this winter for a memorable ski holiday! With French ski resorts including some of the world's best, there really is something for everyone and it's still the number one choice for most Brits for their ski holiday! The watchword for France is variety, there really is a superb range of resorts in France to appeal to all types of skier and boarder.

What's The Atmosphere Like?

A major benefit of France is that it really offers such tremendous variety so there isn't really anything like 'one' atmosphere. This way you can choose a resort that's right for you whether its glitz and glamour that you are looking for, Val d'Isere, a quiet family resort like Les Gets or the quiet charm of St Martin de Belleville.

Who Will Enjoy It?

The biggest advantage of skiing or boarding in France is the variety of resorts. This is a country that will truly offer something for everyone. If you are a beginner then head for resorts like Courcheval, Alpe d'Huez and Morzine. Intermediates should check out Serre Chevalier and Meribel and some of the best resorts for advanced skiers and boarders include Val d'Isere and Chamonix.

How Many Resorts Are There?

In total there are 183 ski resorts in France! So it is easy to get  a little overwhelmed with the choice. Our resort reviews will help steer you in the right direction. Resorts range from purpose built modern resorts to traditional farming villages, there's also glacier and high altitude resorts to guarantee snow.

What's It Like To Stay Here?

Variety is the watchword here and the same goes for accommodation. France is the home of the catered chalet, but you can also find uncatered chalets,great hotels, apartments, aparthotels and also great value youth hostels. The range is from super luxury chalets complete with chauffeur and butler to more budget conscious basic hotels.

How To Get Here

France is very accessible, which also explains its popularity with the British. The main airports in France for skiing include Lyon, Chambery, Grenoble and Geneva. All airports offer great choice of airlines in the UK . Some resorts allow weekend breaks like La Clusaz which is only 1 hour from Geneva and Morzine which is only 90 minutes away. Many Brits also choose to drive which is entirely feasible, that's if you have longer than a weekend!

 

Ski Resorts

Resort NameLow AltitudeHigh AltitudeVertical DropLongest RunBeginnerEasyIntermediateAdvanced/ExpertSkiingBoardingAprèsFamiliesOverall
Abondance1000 m2000 m1000 m3.0 km3842Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 19m)CH Sion (1h 6m)CH Bern (1h 52m)
Alpe d'Huez1250 m3330 m2080 m16.0 km2323617Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Grenoble (1h 33m)FR Chambery (1h 51m)FR Lyon (1h 58m)
Argentière1250 m3842 m2592 m4.0 km4363114Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (0h 49m)CH Geneva (1h 24m)FR Chambery (1h 50m)
Auron1160 m2450 m1290 m5.0 km215178Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Nice (1h 35m)IT Turin (3h 11m)FR Grenoble (4h 25m)
Avoriaz1100 m2460 m1360 m6.0 km525146Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 27m)CH Sion (1h 45m)FR Chambery (1h 57m)
Belle Plagne2050 m3250 m1200 m10.0 km10693318Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 41m)CH Geneva (2h 19m)FR Grenoble (2h 27m)
Brides Les Bains600 m3200 m2600 m9.0 km1133219Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 34m)CH Geneva (2h 8m)FR Grenoble (2h 20m)
Chamonix1035 m3842 m2807 m24.0 km8282010Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (1h 5m)CH Geneva (1h 8m)FR Chambery (1h 40m)
Chamrousse1420 m2255 m835 m4.0 km815156Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Grenoble (1h 9m)FR Chambery (1h 17m)FR Lyon (1h 33m)
Châtel1200 m2466 m1266 m8.0 km1117165Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (1h 0m)CH Geneva (1h 33m)CH Bern (1h 46m)
Combloux1020 m1930 m910 m6.0 km2025144Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Courchevel 1300 le Praz1300 m3200 m1900 m5.0 km1935348Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 28m)FR Grenoble (2h 14m)CH Sion (2h 55m)
Courchevel 15501300 m3200 m1900 m8.0 km1935348Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 41m)FR Grenoble (2h 27m)FR Lyon (2h 28m)
Courchevel 16501300 m3230 m1930 m8.0 km1935348Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 33m)FR Grenoble (2h 19m)FR Lyon (2h 20m)
Courchevel 18501300 m3230 m1930 m8.0 km1935348Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 39m)FR Grenoble (2h 25m)FR Lyon (2h 26m)
Flaine1400 m2500 m1100 m14.0 km219224Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 4m)FR Chambery (1h 43m)CH Sion (1h 55m)
Gourette1350 m2450 m1100 m6.0 km48121Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingES Zaragoza (2h 55m)FR Toulouse (2h 38m)
Isola 20001810 m2610 m800 m5.0 km72194Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Nice (1h 37m)IT Turin (2h 27m)FR Grenoble (4h 35m)
La Clusaz1100 m2477 m1377 m4.0 km345207Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (0h 59m)FR Chambery (1h 12m)CH Sion (2h 9m)
La Grave1400 m3550 m2150 m9.0 km0003Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Grenoble (1h 42m)IT Turin (2h 8m)FR Chambery (2h 0m)
La Plagne1250 m3250 m2000 m15.0 km10693318Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 56m)CH Sion (3h 8m)FR Grenoble (2h 42m)
La Rosiere1850 m2641 m791 m11.0 km77157Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (2h 25m)FR Chambery (1h 58m)CH Geneva (2h 23m)
La Tania1450 m3200 m1750 m8.0 km15313512Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 27m)FR Grenoble (2h 13m)FR Lyon (2h 14m)
Le Grand-Bornand1000 m2100 m1100 m4.0 km1215143Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (0h 55m)FR Chambery (1h 9m)CH Sion (2h 4m)
Le Tour1462 m2270 m808 m3.0 km21181Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (0h 46m)CH Geneva (1h 26m)FR Chambery (1h 52m)
Les Arcs1200 m3226 m2026 m7.0 km1553318Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 54m)CH Sion (2h 52m)CH Geneva (2h 30m)
Les Carroz1160 m2500 m1340 m3.0 km41783Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (0h 52m)FR Chambery (1h 25m)CH Sion (1h 43m)
Les Contamines1200 m2500 m1300 m10.0 km8121810Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Les Deux Alpes1300 m3600 m2300 m12.0 km19422111Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Grenoble (1h 34m)FR Chambery (1h 52m)FR Lyon (1h 59m)
Les Gets1000 m2002 m1002 m6.0 km329289Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 6m)CH Sion (1h 41m)FR Chambery (1h 37m)
Les Houches1000 m1900 m900 m3.0 km46122Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Sion (1h 11m)CH Geneva (1h 2m)FR Chambery (1h 33m)
Les Menuires1800 m2850 m1050 m3.0 km1237246Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 34m)IT Turin (2h 50m)CH Geneva (2h 23m)
Les Orres1550 m2720 m1170 m6.0 km76204Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Megève1050 m2350 m1300 m4.0 km33526423Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 7m)FR Chambery (1h 23m)CH Sion (1h 43m)
Meribel1100 m2950 m1850 m5.0 km630257Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 39m)FR Grenoble (2h 24m)FR Lyon (2h 25m)
Montgenèvre1850 m2700 m850 m5.0 km10193512Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingIT Turin (1h 22m)FR Chambery (2h 4m)FR Grenoble (2h 30m)
Morillon1100 m2500 m1400 m14.0 km2951Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (0h 58m)FR Chambery (1h 29m)CH Sion (1h 52m)
Morzine1000 m2466 m1466 m11.0 km6544215Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 22m)CH Sion (1h 30m)FR Chambery (1h 50m)
Mottaret1450 m3200 m1750 m4.0 km39122Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 32m)FR Grenoble (2h 18m)FR Lyon (2h 18m)
Peisey-Vallandry1600 m3226 m1626 m7.0 km11392Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 31m)CH Sion (2h 55m)CH Geneva (2h 17m)
Risoul1850 m2750 m900 m8.0 km1018143Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingIT Turin (2h 21m)FR Nice (3h 20m)FR Grenoble (3h 2m)
Saint Lary Soulan1700 m2500 m800 m4.0 km725149Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Saint-François Longchamp1450 m2500 m1050 m0.081253Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Samoëns720 m2500 m1780 m14.0 km3864Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 4m)FR Chambery (1h 37m)CH Sion (1h 58m)
Serre Chevalier1200 m2830 m1630 m8.0 km24283713Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingIT Turin (1h 41m)FR Grenoble (2h 7m)FR Chambery (2h 17m)
St Gervais1480 m2350 m870 m10.0 km23415417Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 3m)CH Sion (1h 33m)FR Chambery (1h 37m)
St Jean d'Aulps900 m1800 m900 m4.0 km3361Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingCH Geneva (1h 18m)CH Sion (1h 27m)FR Chambery (1h 52m)
St Martin de Belleville1450 m3200 m1750 m3.0 km1237246Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 23m)IT Turin (2h 33m)CH Geneva (2h 10m)
St. Sorlin1500 m2620 m1120 m6.0 km81394Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Tignes1550 m3456 m1906 m5.0 km23674029Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (2h 3m)IT Turin (2h 25m)CH Sion (2h 52m)
Val Cenis1300 m2800 m1500 m8.0 km918235Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Val D'Isere1750 m3456 m1706 m10.0 km15322113Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingIT Turin (2h 19m)FR Chambery (2h 11m)CH Sion (2h 53m)
Val Thorens1800 m3230 m1430 m12.0 km1130318Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 56m)CH Geneva (2h 38m)FR Grenoble (2h 42m)
Valfréjus1550 m2740 m1190 m0.041024Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Valloire1430 m2600 m1170 m12.0 km1925328Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 29m)IT Turin (1h 49m)FR Grenoble (2h 15m)
Valmeinier1500 m2600 m1100 m0.01925328Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar rating
Valmorel1400 m2550 m1150 m4.0 km225115Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Chambery (1h 19m)FR Grenoble (2h 5m)CH Sion (2h 48m)
Vars1650 m2750 m1100 m3.0 km21454210Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingIT Turin (2h 20m)FR Nice (2h 59m)FR Grenoble (3h 2m)
Vaujany1250 m3300 m2050 m8.0 km810113Star ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingStar ratingFR Grenoble (1h 23m)FR Chambery (1h 41m)FR Lyon (1h 48m)

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