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Where to Eat in Sainte Foy

In and around Sainte Foy are some good places to eat, and you won’t find any unpleasant self-services. Les Brevettes, by the Arpettaz chair-lift, is a lovely place for lunch – but it...

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Where to Stay in Les Carroz

In Les Carroz, Pierre & Vacances Premium les Fermes de Soleil is a development of chalet-style residences in the middle of this renovated village. Each contains self-catering apartments, and...

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Where to Party in Les Carroz

Les Carroz has a low-key, family-orientated atmosphere, so it’s not the place to come if you want a buzzing nightlife. The traditional village has received recent investment which means it is...

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Where to Learn in Les Carroz

Les Carroz, much like its neighbour Flaine, is well suited to beginners and families – with a low-key atmosphere and nursery slopes close to the village centre. A beginners’ day pass is...

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Where to Eat in Les Carroz

Because Les Carroz is a proper village with a life outside skiing – as well as being a ski resort – this means it also has a good range of shops where self-caterers can buy meat...

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Les Carroz, France

The Stats Altitude: 1140m Top Lift: 2480m Ski area: 265km of piste Adult lift pass: 207€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell A traditional chalet-style resort that is part of...

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Snow Report, May 14

Well, our regular Alpine snow reports are pretty much done and dusted for 2011-12, Snowfiends. The last of the high-altitude resorts shut last week, and now just a handful of glacier-based ski are...

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Where to Learn in Aspen

As in most North American ski resorts, there’s only one ski school in Aspen – the one owned by the lift company. But standards are high: anyone who’s ever suffered a bored and...

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