Arinsal-Pal have a great selection of restaurants to choose from including Mexican, Thai, Chinese, British, and Argentinian, as well as the local cuisine, which is Catalan and well worth trying. Some...
Ski Resorts: An Encyclopaedia of the World’s Ski Resorts
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SKI RESORTS: AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE WORLD’S SKI RESORTS
If you're planning a ski holiday, it's likely that you already have somewhere in mind. But what if you've never been there before, relying instead on the recommendations of others? How can you know for sure that this resort will meet your specific requirement?
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Our Most Popular Ski Resort Guides
For any number of reasons, you might prefer to jump straight in and read the resort guides that everyone else enjoys. It's not a bad place to start, as it carries the weight of popular opinion. The following resorts are simply the most popular in our archives - the ones that people keep coming back to time and time again.
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The Stats Altitude: 1940m Top Lift: 2624m Ski area: 89km of piste Adult lift pass: 182-202.50€ for six days Official Site | Ski Map | Webcam In a Nutshell The Vallnord region comprises two...
Sainte Foy sits beneath the north-western faces of two peaks – the 2645m Rocher d’Arbine and the 2930m Pointe de la Foglietta. Thanks to their northerly orientation, these mountain faces...
In Sainte Foy, the ESF is the main ski school, although there are lots of alternatives. Snocool offers tailor made instruction, off-piste and heli-skiing. Tarentaise Tours has ski safaris throughout...
Nightlife? NIGHTLIFE? Sorry, friend – you’ve come to the wrong resort. Unless you bring your own entertainment, in the form of a chalet-full of friends, you’ll find the nights in...
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...
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...
The cableway and chair are reached by efficient ski-bus from Les Carroz village centre, and are within easy reach of the hotels. The local ski area is made up of long wide pistes and forest trails...
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...
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...