As ever, altitude is your ally at this time of year.
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Ten days to go until Christmas and it's a great start to the season again.
It may be a purpose-built ski resort, but the high-quality terrain means Les Arcs is a lot better than you'd expect. Intermediates, experts and freestylers will all like it.
Wondering what to get your skiing friends and family this Christmas?
In places, the avalanche risk is now 4/5.
Is a ski holiday on your Christmas shopping list?
More snow is expected this weekend, and a significant drop in temperature.
Some of the best on-piste skiing in the 3 Valleys is to be found in Les Menuires, and the eyesore architecture has kept prices far lower than they are in its neighbours.
The resorts have a super-snowy micro-climate – over seven metres a season in Lech, and over ten metres in Zürs.
How about some uncrowded pre-Christmas skiing, or the chance to celebrate a white Christmas?