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Other than the best known most romantic
country in the World - Paris, France has another interesting sight and
beauty for ski lovers. Visit the French Alps which famous with its fine
and powdery snow this winter where there is so much fun to ski and do
from testing the slopes, drunk yourself into the scenery and get wild
with the nightlife. With the world most famous French Alps skiing
places, here are the France's top 3 to ski fields that you
can find - Les Trois Vallees, Chamonix, and Val d'Isere which are the
most famous ski fields around the world. It is a very good season as
winter holiday is just around the corner, bringing whole family to have
a skiing holidays in French alps is the best choice.
Les Trois Vallees
It is known as the largest linked ski
fields covers 600km of ski slopes with 183 connected ski lifts. Les
Trois Vallees cover The most famous Three Valleys covers Orelle, Saint
Martin de Belleville, Brides-les-Bains, Meribel, Les Menuires,
Courchevel, La Tania, Val Thorens which is the tallest ski resort in
European countries. It is very good value that only cost €46.50 day
pass to all areas. Must try out the 360-degree alpine vistas at Val
Thorens' Cime de Caron cable car to cover all terrain as for sight
seeing purposes. In Val Thorens, it is best known of its liveliest and
most reasonable apartment-style accommodation. For best access area,
stay in Meribel-Mottaret with its hillside hotels and lodges above the
villages.
Val D'Isere
World the best resorts for skiing, very
challenging and advise to have a guide to ski safely, it has the most
exciting ski destinations - uneven, sensational, rough slopes above the
mountain and world class restaurants, hotels and art galleries below.
It has 300km of pistels and 89 ski lifts that connects to near by
resort of Tignes. The entrance and Espace Killy lift pass costs €40.50
that includes Val d'Isere and Tignes.
Val d'Isere also hosted World Ski
Championships and famous of its high speed cruising slopes with
fascinating snow white mountain scenery. It is always a busy ski field,
in another words the queue for ski lifts will be going to be very long,
just remember to budget in the queuing time.
There are plenty of places to hang out
after a whole day of skiing adventure in the Val d'Isere village. The
village is so special that it is pedestrian-ONLY, always is a pleasure
walking slowing while enjoy watching the cobblestone areas.
Chamonix
Another top ski resorts around the world,
Chamonix always gives you the surprise it has. Chamonix valley is so
unique that it is a steep-sided wedge, shaped through mountains by
ancient glaciers, which so fit for serious skiers and snowboarders.
Total of 11 resorts within the 20 km valley, you can travel from one to
another by free shuttle buses. The pass for Chamonix Le cost €38.50 per
day for access to the main ski areas including beginners fields, but in
order to access into all ski areas ones need to get the Chamonix
Unlimited which cost €48.50 day.
Chamonix is suitable for intermediate
skiers where it has many area with the terrains and slopes like Balme
area above Le Brevent, La Flegere and Le Tour. As for advance skiers
should ski in Grands Montets on Les Houches and on Le Brevent.
It is advise to hired the Campagnie des
Guides de Chamonix at a cost of €300 per day for 1-4 people, as to
really enjoy the full mountain scenery. Especially the well-known
off-piste run The Vallee Balanche, an astonishing 20km route that
circular from the 3800m Aiguile du Midi cable car through seracs, ice,
powder fields and crevasses. Not advise to wandering around alone and
unguided off-piste is really dangerous.
The Chamonix town is one of the must
visit place as it is the most beautiful site in the French Alps, with
classic by gorgeous patisseries, cobblestone payment cafes, streets and
St. Michel Church - all covered by France's most fascinating glaciers
glistering in the sun and most steepest mountains surroundings.
How to Get
There & Around
You can get access into these sky fields
from either at Lyon in France or through Geneva. At the international
airport of Geneva, get a coach transfers to Les Trois Vallees and
Chamonix about 1 hour and 20 minutes ride. The coaches/buses ticket is
available at the desks in the arrival terminal.
For Val d'Is¨¨re, it is a bit far about 3
hours from Geneva by road / train. Bourg-Saint-Maurice is the nearest
train station to Val d'Isere, where you can hike a private transfer or
board a coach into the Tarentaise Valley with about 45 minutes pleasant
journey.
Ticketing
Info
Les Trois Vallees - €46.50 day pass to
all areas.
Val D'Isere - €40.50 per day into Val d'Isere and Tignes.
Chamonix Le cost - €38.50 per day.
Chamonix Unlimited - €48.50 per day.
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