Category - Ski Resorts

Classic Ski Resorts

Grand Hotel de Valloire is situated in the village centre, this is a large five-storey chalet (with lift). It is arguably the best location for skiers to stay here, with the main Crey du Quart lifts...

Valloire is hardly a clubbing Mecca – for that you’d be better off staying somewhere like Val Thorens or Les Deux Alpes. But there’s a tangible sense of ‘nice-place-to...

The main ESF office is beside the principal lift-pass office at the base of the Crête de la Brive gondola, just above the village and readily accessible on foot. There are two additional offices, one...

A significant plus-factor for both Valloire and Valmeinier is the provision of gentle, green-graded pistes from the higher terrain all the way back to their respective villages (although their...

Les Mérégers (+33 611 28 19 83) is in a dramatic setting below the Combe de l’Aiguille Noire, where the Mérégers black piste crosses the Selles blue. It’s the mountain chalet with the...

The Stats Altitude: 1430m Top Lift: 2600m Ski area: 150km of piste Adult lift pass: 180€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell A year-round working village below the legendary...

Keystone is a weekender’s resort – and the bars at much busier on a Friday and Saturday night than during the week. But even then it’s no match for its neighbour, Breckenridge. Most evenings, you’ll...

Keystone is no match for the likes of Vail or Aspen when it comes to its restaurants – except when it comes to lunchtime on the mountain. The Alpenglow Stube is the place to target – set at 11,444ft...

There’s only one ski school in Keystone – owned and operated by the resort. Standards are high – particularly when it comes to lessons for children. Mountain House is the home of the ski school’s...

There are three bed bases at the bottom of the lifts in Keystone, River Run, Mountain House and The Lakeside. They’re all linked by free shuttle buses; and from both River Run and Mountain House...