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Registration's totally free, of course, and makes snowHeads easier to use and to understand, gives better searching, filtering etc. When you register, you get our free weekly -ish snow report by email. It's rather good and not made up by tourist offices or people that love the tourist office and want to marry it either We don't share your email address with anyone and we never send out any of those cheesy 'message from our partners' emails either. Anyway, snowHeads really is MUCH better when you're logged in - not least because you get to post your own messages complaining about things that annoy you like perhaps this banner which, incidentally, disappears when you log in Username:- Password:. Or: Register to be a proper snow-head, all official-like! Prev topic :: Next topic. Poster: A snowHead. I'm planning a Christmas Ski Holiday next year so like days from now, yes I know it's early and we are planning for the first time to go to Europe. We're American skiers, more specifically Northwest US, so we're used to smaller areas, but tons of snow Mt Baker, about 3 hours drive from us has the world record for both average yearly snowfall and most in one year. We've just started looking into European destinations, but I was hoping for some help here. I haven't posted much here, but have been checking snow reports semi-often and reading some things. For now, it would be amazing if some of you could help us get an idea of what skiing is like in Europe specifically Western Europe, the Alps and how it differs from American skiing we have traveled to many resorts in North America skiing in recent years. It would be great if someone who has skied in America would answer, but any response helps. Also, if this is the wrong section please tell me, sorry I'm a bit new. Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person. The question reminded me about a fun website www. Unfortunately the map doesn't have the lift system of other resorts like google maps , but here is, for example, the 3 Vallees over Whistler. Whistler village is where the pin is at the top, Meribel is over Whistler mountain, and Courchevel is over Spearhead. Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? And reasonably extensively in Europe, over 30 years. Europe has way better food and ambience, in general. Mountains typically have shorter lifts and runs but often many more of them. Portes du Soleil for example has something like lifts on one pass. Snow is much more variable. Depths are somewhat meaningless as long as you have enough. You need to Login to know who's really who. Or at least more certainty than you would find at somewhere in British Columbia Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. I've only skied in Canada, but I think the main difference you'll find is you can go to one of the mega resorts in places like the Three Valleys, Espace Killy, Portes du Soleil, St Anton etc etc and not have to drive anywhere for a week. The ski areas are vast in comparison. Christmas holidays are very busy and expensive, but fast, efficient lift systems help to shift the crowds. You can get very very long runs eg top of the Grand Motte glacier in Tignes to the bottom of Double M , challenging ungroomed blacks and cruisey blues. Transport links are good - some resorts are only an hour from the nearest airport, many have nearby train stations. The choice is massive. Are you going to one country or several? Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland all offer very different skiing experiences - and some resorts mainly in Austria have epic apres-ski which the Americans don't really do so much. There will be snow at Christmas, how much just depends. This year, for example, the Alps have been swimming in snow all December and conditions are the best in years. Even if snow is marginal, most resorts have excellent snowmaking capabilities. You'll need to Register first of course. Christmas is early season in Europe. The high resorts should have plenty of pistes open, but I wouldn't count off piste or powder. Based on the last few years I would be more confident in better conditions in pnw than Europe at that time of year. At Christmas you can expect big queues in Europe. Queuing in europe is an experience in itself, unfortunately not the same civilised and organised experience you will find in north america. Europe does have some huge ski areas and offers the option to ski between villages and different areas rather than all the runs funneling down to a single base like many n american resorts. Big disadvantage of Europe imo is that off piste is not controlled. Its not like n america where as long as you stay in bounds you can ski everything safely. So even though European resorts are a lot bigger the amount of skiable terrain and particularly the variability may not compare unless you use a guide. Customer service is way better in north america. France and Italy are world renowned for their food so obviously there are some excellent restaurants. Although, there are plenty of great restaurants in north america too although perhaps these are usually found at the bases rather than on the slopes. Apres and nightlife are a lot better in Europe. Getting from the airport to the resort varies depending on airport and resort. Public transport is possible in some cases. In others you might need a shuttle type service. Shouldnt need a hire car though as once in the resort getting around is usually easy. Skiing in Europe is definitely a different experience and something I would recommend trying at least once. Would I leave pnw to ski Europe at Christmas? Probably not - risky regarding conditions and too busy you would be better off at baker. Better off visiting at a different time later in the season. Then you can post your own questions or snow reports Perhaps Paradiski? Definitely go for ski-in, ski-out if you can to appreciate the convenience. Probably stay in a hotel or a catered chalet, not self-catering. Plenty of websites give lists of the differences so suggest you look there. After all it is free. KeetnaWilson , be aware that most accommodation providers run Saturday to Saturday, a few Sunday to Sunday. At peak times, it can be difficult to get accommodation for non-standard dates, so bear this in mind when booking flights. I am not sure if the 3rd week in December over Christmas means the 3rd week or the December Christmas week. The week of will be quiet, and you will have a lot of flexibility. If this is the week you intend, I would not book accommodation until very near the time, once you have seen how the snow conditions are shaping up. It may be the only good snow conditions are in the very high snowsure resorts e. Tignes, Val Thorens, Ischgl. Or it may be that there is snow everywhere like this year and you can go to a lower, prettier village. Even the Christmas week is usually not too busy it is the New Year week that gets crazy busy. Here I would also not book until near the time, but that's easy for me to say as I don't have to book flights. Trickier call if you are booking long-haul flights. Skiable off-piste powder in Europe in December is the exception rather than the rule. This year has been amazing but it is really not the norm. The last few Christmases prior to this one have often involved skiing on crowded strips of artificial snow surrounded by green mountains. More 'normal' to expect would be reasonable natural conditions on piste, just about skiable off-piste but not powder and with a fair few rocks about. But you really can't tell - it's early season and very much the luck of the drawer. Easter is more snowsure than Christmas. But, equally, it can be a bit rubbish. I know there's no such thing as a bad day in the mountains and all that, but I think it is best to be aware and manage expectations accordingly, particularly when booking an expensive big ticket holiday. You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. Thanks for all the replies, I didn't expect this much. For anyone still here, I just have a few more specific questions that could really help. Thanks again! How do lift queues compare? For example, between Whistler and the 3 Valleys, are the lines longer generally in Europe or shorter? I know there are amazing ridiculously long marathons you can ski from summit to valley, but an average run on an average day, is it longer, or shorter? What is the accommodation and food like when travelling? While in the US and Canada, generally when we travel we get groceries on the way we can drive mostly, but sometimes fly and cook a couple nights and go out for a dinner a couple of other nights. Is that possible in Europe or is it very different? Ski the Net with snowHeads. You could fit all of Whistler into either the Courchevel valley or the Belleville valley of the 3V's in France. You get the other two valleys for free. The difference with French skiing is that you don't have to go down to the base station to change valley unlike NA sometimes by bus - it's all available higher up. I upset the Whistler rep at the ski show in London by telling him that I thought Whistler was limited. The French are the world's best at lift infrastructure by a southern country mile. The difference may be that there are more long runs available on the same lift pass in France. The 3V's has several runs that are m of vertical whereas there may only be one per resort in NA. There's also no need to repeat a run in France unless you want to - there's always an alternative. Especially in France. I own one and the whole apartment is probably about the same size as your master bedroom in NA. But it's ski-in, ski-out and above the pub and supermarket which makes up for many things. Everything else is the same in terms of self catering vs eating out. Bit generalistic but I'm pretty sure the average French resort restaurant is better quality than the average NA one and so are the lunch stops read quality vs quantity! Just be aware that very few French places will rent for less than a week especially at Xmas so you'll have to make a call on a place and stick with it. If you're only used to soft, fluffy NA skiing, you might find Europe at Xmas challenging. If you're a versatile, adaptable skier and enjoy exploring, you'll be amazed at the sheer scale of French skiing. I'm US based, so I'll give it a shot. I'm going to disagree with Raceplate and say that in general your average run is going to be longer in Europe. Most ski areas in the states don't even have m of vertical. There is a totally different attitude about the entire experience. In Europe it is more about the entire experience in fact. In the US, for good skiers, it's more about how many feet of vertical did I get today and did we have a lot of fresh powder. In Europe, that's great if you get it, but a lot of skiers don't even like snowy days. Partly that's because so many runs are above treeline, but partly that's because too much snow makes the rest of the experience less fun--the midmorning stop for a mountainside coffee, the hour long sit down exquisite and frequently reasonably priced lunch, the late afternoon on mountain outdoor apres you call it happy hour , followed by a slightly woozy ski to the base. While actually skiing, Europeans are also more likely to choose a route to cover and ski a vast variety of terrain. In the US, the good skiers frequently end up congregated and one or two chairs and yoyo the steep and deep terrain. In the US, skiing is a much more coddled experience too. Do you chalk that up to customer service as someone mentioned above, to the fact that skiing has mostly become a sport of the wealthy in the US, to the fact that euro ski areas are largely too damned large to groom extensively? I don't know, but you'll definitely find that it's more of an adventure I think. Whether you view that as positive or negative depends on your personal preference. Neither is better--there are things I like better about skiing in North America, and things I like better about skiing in Europe. I have had very memorable experiences in both. My guess is this thread goes on for awhile, so I'll come back later with some thoughts on types of accommodation I would recommend and general trip planning recommendations. And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. I would say whistler and 3 valleys queues are comparible. Obviously many factors effect queue size which can be vary at both from non existent to awful. Big difference is that the n american queues are organised and polite with lifties doing their best to make sure chairs are going up full. Europe is more of a free for 2. Average run has a bigger vertical in Europe. Its not unusual to be getting towards m vertical per run - for comparison peak to creek at whistler is m. At that time of year you might want to stay up high though as lower runs could have questionable cover. I actually think vertical is a little over rated, sure you need a certain amount for it to be enjoyable, but too much is not particularly enjoyable either ime. Yes its possible to do that. I agree with Mr mike in that skiing in Europe is kind of a different mindset. Its more of an all round holiday with the lunch, apres ski, views etc being as important as the skiing to some. Obviously not everyone is like this - go to somewhere like Chamonix and you will see plenty of hardcore skiers. Coddling point is interesting. In some ways I would agree - never had a liftie load my skis into the gondola in Europe as is the norm in a lot of places in north america. Although this could fall under customer service. On the other hand the skiing itself and the skiers seem a lot less coddled. Generally don't see lines of people hiking up to earn turns a la spankies ladder, flute bowl, blackcomb glacier. Lot of skiers just ski pistes sure that off piste not being avy controlled is a factor in this. Quote: You could fit all of Whistler into either the Courchevel valley Its a fair point and I'm sure courcheval has many more km of pistes than whistler. However, I'd be interested to compare the amount of skiable terrain. In whistler you can ski chutes, bowls, glades etc. So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much. Thanks for everyone's response once again! It's really helped me understand the differences in skiing across the Atlantic. I've talked a bit more with out group and narrowed down a few priorities. I'm doing some research of my own, but if anyone here could help and give some suggestions based on what we would like that would be amazing. Our main priorities are: 1. Plenty of Advanced and Expert terrain. The opposite of above. Our group is split into two groups who usually ski together, a group with some emerging intermediates and more confident intermediates and a group with some people who could ski anything you throw at them, and some who are almost there, but not quite. Also, if it is true that reds can be much harder than the American blue square than european blues would definitely be necessary. A decently large area. One thing that we think is really special about europe is the huge interlinked ski areas i. Paradiski, Arlberg, 3 valleys. One of these would i would assume allow for an easier achievement of the top 2. Finally, not ridiculous lift queues. We will be going late december into early january, which I know is the worst time, but we would like to avoid the worst lift queues. Again, thanks everyone so much, this is more help than I could imagine and I could you can continue to be awesome! You know it makes sense. Here are my thoughts. There are often alternatives to dissipate the crowds. Hugely more vertical here and a real sense of travelling about, with each resort having a very different feel. What sort of accommodation are you looking for? Hotels may be happy to straddle the normal Saturday changeover if you are staying long enough, but self catering apartments and chalets less so. Staying over a Saturday is good as the pistes are quieter that day. You should see the side of the mountains by the end of yesterday after our huge dump on Saturday! The trouble with the off piste routes that are properly controlled is they get skied out really quickly. Not the same in France or Austria as far as I know. Though I may be biased, I would heartily recommend the 3V. The drawbacks-many might say it lacks charm and can feel very commercial. We are big fans of St Martin de Belleville, which would offer you the proper alpine village experience perhaps not as cute as some Austrian places admittedly. The whole 3V ski area offers something for everyone. As an aside, above the village is good gentle off piste through what are summer pastures, so can be skiable with limited snow. The last couple of years have been bad for snow over Christmas, but Val Thorens highest resort in Europe is a mere 4 lifts away. Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:. Colonisation give you more mileage than anywhere else, combined with great food and ambience. Snow making is the best in the world so, even if the big dumps haven't arrived, most of the areas will be open. You could be skiing white ribbons on green pastures though which is rather surreal. Apologies my computer changed Dolomites to colonisation. Not sure why? If you are looking to travel in the most expensive two weeks of the year to go skiing, fly from USA, and stay in a large expanse of skiing, then you probably should not mind going to Switzerland where the currency will also fleece you dry. By the sound of your mixed ability group, Verbier might suit as a base and some could choose to get the lift pass only for Verbier area instead of the 4 vallees. I am not sure why this is the case. It has a great variety of skiing on its own, and the link to Cervinia is useful if you are there for 2 weeks. This is not the case in most European resorts that have linked ski areas with wide expanse. In Europe it is not decriminialised to smoke cannabis as it is in Colorado now, it was not legal when I was there except in Holland where there is no skiing. I expect this is not important in your choice of resort, but it could be a factor for people travelling to USA. You got much larger accomodation for your money in those days, and probably still do today. Pistes were generally much quieter and queues shorter in USA compared to French resorts such as three valleys and Espace Killy. In USA it does seem skiing at these resorts at least is targetted at a luxury market whereas in Europe there is much more of a cattle bus herding attitude where people are crammed into small attic rooms and charged the earth. I have been to ski resorts in Canada, but in Autumn time when I mostly went hill climbing and took some lifts up at Whistler to save walking all the way up. I went to Jasper, Lake Louise, and Banff with a hire car from rent a wreck. It did the job, and I was only stopped once by the police who sent me on my way after a brief chat about speed. KeetnaWilson , I'm American but living in France. I'm going to suggest that if this is a once-in-a-lifetime splurge that you go for the cultural experiences as much as the skiing, so maybe avoid industrial ski stations like Val Thorens. Then there's apres-ski or nightlife -- Austria is known for it, while France isn't. Around Xmas you are basically rolling the dice in Europe. Any way to go in Feb or March? And, are you going to book this all yourself? You As for 'differences,' skiing is more democratic here, less emphasis on having the right brands etc. Lots of people rent gear and wear the equivalent of department store brand apparel. I agree with others who say the experience of being in the mountains is very important rather than just racking up vertical feet. I think if you're going over the school holidays of Christmas and the New Year, then to avoid big queues then I'd take a look at Switzerland, as mentioned above. Price-wise, yes, relatively expensive compared to France, but I've skied Verbier in the New Year and Vail January, and the latter was slightly more expensive. For us, the relatively less crowded queues and pistes in Switzerland were worth it compared to France. However, we were confined to the upper slopes and the lower slopes weren't snow down to the base. BUT I would underline that as mentioned, mid-January through February the snow is much more certain in the Alps and while this year it's been stupendous so far, this is the exception. When we visit our Swiss apartment, we'll usually go out mid-late January for the first serious trip, and then a couple of long Weekends in-between the school half-term holidays and Easter. The Bains de Saillon above are an example of a thermal resort in the Valais French-speaking Rhone valley area around Martigny and Sion from where you could try out places like Verbier, Crans-Montana, Veysonnaz etc. You'd need a car. Nearest airport would be Geneva, with some flight directly from London to Sion but these pretty expensive. You do have lots of options. I'm only suggesting the Swiss Valais because we have an apartment there. I'm not suggesting there aren't plenty of other options. Christmas week is most definitely NOT one of the most expensive weeks of the season. New Year week is. So you could straddle them both. Re the observations of others. Zermatt is fantastic if you want to visit a truly iconic ski resort. The Matterhorn is stunning. Has to be done at least once in your life if you can. Amazing hotels, plenty of skiing and you get to ski over to Italy. Snow sure up high. Negatives- expensive; most lifts a distance from accommodation, and limited and challenging runs back to village. High level glacier skiing means you can get significant lift closures when the weather comes in. Chamonix-just my personal opinion-definitely a town, with skiing in various areas around the valley, not lift linked. Some people love it. Verbier-might suit. Switzerland - so not cheap. My experience of the whole area incorporating Verbier The 4 Valleys is that it is not as a big or as easy to get around as you might think, so that can mean the masses ski in the same location and it gets crowded. Dolomites- stunning. Not usually as snow sure as the western end of the northern alps or Austria. Would be awesome though with snow. Not been in winter. I know a few people may have been nursing New Year hangovers, but the most we queued was about a minute. This is more of a question than an observation. European resorts are a bit like European cities. Streets and alleys run in apparently random directions, just like the pistes. Looking at NA piste maps the runs look far more regimented and grid-like. Have always been intrigued by that village. I skied 3V once, and loved the skiing but found the villages meh. Never made my way down to St. Martin to investigate. It was only my 2nd Euro ski trip, and I hadn't truly gotten the exploration bug yet. The run Jeruslalem which leads down to it is a joy to ski, a lot of people's favourite. The parallel run is nice too. Re the OP question about self-catering: You'll find a lot of choice if you go for this. Plus self-catering moderates the premium in cost between countries and locations. In our village, the majority of beds are in self-catered apartments as opposed to hotels or catered chalets. A recent trend in France and Switzerland seems to be the Apart'hotel - often a hotel converted into apartments but retaining a restaurant, bar and possibly sauna. Or new builds which are specifically Apart'hotels with a ground floor bar, restaurant, shops and saunas occasionally a pool and the rest apartments. So yes, self-catering should work well. This will prompt the next obvious question, which is what's the best way to narrow-down and select a specific location and apartment? Your big challenge is perversely your freedom of choice. I'm sure the Forum will provide a lot of ideas Some areas have quite simplified piste maps, and smaller peaks for lots of places they go up to more of a ridge than a mountain and try to design simplistically. It depends if you're looking at a place like Vail or a smaller, local place. Perty , Regarding Christmas Week, we have a decently large window about 2 weeks and a half , but we're planning on being in europe for less than 2 weeks likely a week of skiing and then a couple days to explore a city, likely the one we fly into, either Paris or a German city if we're heading to Austria like Munich. If the window is from the 22nd to the 6th, should we try to leave the 21st overnight and come back just around new year? Since this is probably going to be the biggest ski trip we do for a while, we probably care a bit more about crowds than price, as long as it's not too pricey. We'd be willing to pay a bit more for a period with less crowds on the slopes and in queues. The mainland European rail network is pretty good, so if you're planning a ski-plus-city trip then it may turn out easier to take the train rather than hire a car to get between your skiing and city. Can you fly direct to any of the alpine hubs like Geneva? Then you could take the TGV from near your resort e. Some in our group have been to Switzerland during the Summer and flew into Geneva via Amsterdam. Ah right. There are also Swiss the airline flights from Heathrow that drop right into Sion in ski season saving a 80km drive but these can be expensive 'though not always. There are also charter flights by major Ski Tour Operators that you won't necessarily see on any Web searches. Some of these offer cheap seats to the general public to fill the 'plane, but you may have to go direct to the TO websites. Take a look at Neilson, Mark Warner and Inghams Crystal is another but it doesn't have a great reputation. You may find you can do the whole journey without having to hire a taxi or a car. LaForet , Ok, thank you! I know this has already been asked, but does anyone have some recommendations on where to go. Have you investigated Espace Killy? We tend to use a local agent based in the village- agencedesalpes. They speak good English and seem very efficient. Christmas week will be quieter, but obviously could be less snowy. Whoop whoop! I think you probably need to decide what sort of accommodation you are after. Have you thought about the full on catered chalet holiday a very British thing to do? I say this mainly because, if you are a reasonably sized group, there are some lovely classy catered chalets here in St Martin. Chalet holidays were traditionally the way we Brits used to go skiing and often still do. It can be cheap and cheerful, but there are also some very classy small operators these days, so you will have comfy ensuite rooms, a lovely sitting and dining room, possibly hot tub and or sauna and someone producing breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner 6 days out of 7. Some operators may offer more flexibility on dates or run Sunday to Sunday. Based down the valley, it takes us no more than an hour to ski over there. KeetnaWilson , I'm late to the party and have only a few thoughts to add to the above. I live and work over here in the US but I ski most regularly in Europe. Christmas, apart from being a bit early to guarantee great conditions, has a lot of different ways of being celebrated and if you have strong american type feelings about your faith you may find some of them uncomfortable like the witch decorations in Italy. Me, I love differing cultural values. Then there's getting there, if you book your flights early enough min. THAT will blow your socks off in comparison to AmTrak From my POV, you should consider a minimum of 2 weeks skiing and a week of exploring and to that thought, although I have absolutely no fiscal interest in this forum, I do have a lot of love for the idiots that populate it and can think of no better way to introduce yourselves to Europe than to join next year's Birthday Bash in Feb. Have a week exploring northern Italy on their trains and then meet up with some of the snowheads in Venice and head to the Dolomites for the fun with much better options for off-piste exploring. AND you'll have experienced company. KeetnaWilson Hi, Loads of great advice already on this thread, which hopefully has allowed to for get a feel for what European skiing is like. So now it's probably time to make a shortlist of resorts. Of all your priorities, the two which narrow it down the most are a a large area, and b reliable snow at Christmas, assuming an average season. With that set as the minimum, I reckon there are really only 8 large ski areas in Europe with reliable Xmas snow, most of which you've already identified: France: 3 Valleys c. Depending on your other priorities, you might be able to narrow it down further. All of the rest is subjective, but in my opinion: - snow: all of the places on the list above are snowsure, but Saalbach and the Sella Ronda are really only snowsure because they have superb snowmaking. So if you don't like the possibility of skiing white strips of manmade snow on green pastures, cross them off the list. Even here, many of the ski-routes may be groomed and popular, so it might not feel much like off-piste. I think you'll really need to hire a guide if you want to experience off piste. If you're used to skiing in NA, you might be in for a shock. In my opinion, I think the 3 Valleys would probably be the best for your group out of all the above. If you have any other questions, please ask away. Given the time of the year, I would recommend the OP strike Zermatt. Pretty unlikely one can ski very far down the mountain around Christmas. One consideration is that it's probably a bit easier to access from the States. Direct flights to Europe from several US cities, and then the Arlberg Express bus will take them straight from the airport to the middle of Lech. Even easier than using trains to access resorts for someone from the states who probably rarely uses transit. Also, a little more authentic feeling atmosphere in my experience vs. OP, don't be put off by the feedback about the Dolomites either. The 'white strips' observation is dead on, but I skied the white strips 3 years ago on a 2nd week of January trip, and it was one of our best ski trips ever. The food and ambience are great, prices amazingly reasonable, and Venice is a really intriguing gateway city for a ski trip. Quote: At Christmas you can expect big queues in Europe. Quote: The French are the world's best at lift infrastructure by a southern country mile. KeetnaWilson , denfinella's shortlist is difficult to argue against. It is absolutely stunning - a lakeside medieval town, with canals, bridges alleys and probably at that time of year a large Christmas market. It's a great place for a wander and a stop off at one of the many restaurants and bars - and is also beautiful at night. Annecy is about a 45 minute drive from Geneva airport. Speaking of which, the 'old town' part of Geneva is also worth a visit. If you look for Annecy on Google images you will see what I mean. It's a very compact place in the old town at least , so would be worth even a quick wander for an hour or two if you are really pushed for time. If you are in the area you really should not miss it. Another place that is well worth a visit is the medieval, walled city of Conflans, above Albertville. It is tiny and you can see it all in an hour - but I'm sure you won't be disappointed. And, as others have said, if you go to the Dolomites you really must visit Venice. Invariably we ended up in the 3 Valleys, or Espace Killy - with the odd trip to Paradiski, Austria or Italy thrown in. If we were going again then, we would probably go to the 3 Valleys as we were there a year ago mid December when there was unusually no natural snow below meters. I'd also support the comments about considering a chalet holiday. We've been the last two years to Meribel in the 3 Valleys and booked with www. I have no connection to the company other than as a guest and can't recommend them highly enough. There are however many other mainly UK based chalet operators in the 3 Valleys - as a Google search will reveal Happy hunting? KeetnaWilson , late to the thread, but there really is some sound advice here. I'm going to pimp Les Arcs, on a number of fronts: 1 The higher stations, and are going to be snowsure for Christmas, and there are many 'piste naturs' - basically ungroomed blacks, for your advanced skiers. It has a huge selection of reds and blues as well, and as designed such that differing abilities can uplift together, but pick their own route down. It also has the 'this is what an alpine resort should look like' cinemagraphic quality, including the pedestrianized street layout being designed around the views of the peaks. Owned by the head of the ESF ski-school, Phillippe, which is why he probably got planning permission. Please note I have no connection with the company or the chalet -just an interested party who had friends staying there, and who loved it. But having said all that, you will love what Europe has to offer wherever you decide on. Bonne Chance! New Topic Post Reply. Snow Snow Snow! 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