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Discover French ski stations

 

French ski stations.

France counts 5 mountains ( Alps, Jura, Massif Central, Pyrenees and Vosges). One can even add of it a sixth with Corsica, known as a mountain in the sea.

Important snowing up in winter, the proximity of the ski stations and the quality of the installations make the success of the French winter sports resorts.

Ski in the Alps.

Valberg: Located between 1,500 meters and 2,026 meters, Valberg has a 90 kilometers skiable field. The station is titular of the label "Family Plus Mountain", which guarantees the best reception with the families. For a country cottage for rent in Valberg, the private individuals and agencies propose an important rental offer.

Isola 2000: Winter sports resort in the Park of Mercantour, Isola 2000 is a very complete station which is appropriate to the sportsmen, the families and the party animals. Very attended by the inhabitants of the Riviera, the station has an important rental offer.

Alpe-d'Huez: The station has many offers of stay and it is easy to find a hotel at the bottom of tracks in Alpe-d'Huez. However, it is advisable to book in advance a stay for the periods of Easter, Christmas and New Year.

Pralognan Vannoise: In summer as in winter, pralognan Vannoise offers multiple activities of leisures. Many offers of stay in half-board or full board around Pralognan.

Megève: Equipped with a 172 tracks skiable field, Megève is a trendy Alps ski station, where one finds in winter, the population which attends Saint-Tropez in summer. The night birds will appreciate the festive atmosphere of this winter sports resort of Savoy.

Courchevel: The station has the greatest skiable field in the world and its night life is very animated. It is advisable thus to book a country cottage in Courchevel, if one wishes to go there for the periods of Easter or at the end of the year.

Meribel: Ski station in the field of the 3 valleys, Meribel is also a village of mountain where the night life is intense.

Avoriaz: If renting at the bottom of tracks in Avoriaz, the skiers have access to a skiable field of 650 kilometers, the Field of the Doors of the Sun.

Ski in the Jura.

Les Rousses : 1st winter sports resort of the Jura, Les Rousses has a 50 kilometers skiable field for the Alpine skiing and 220 kilometers for the cross-country skiing. Certain tracks are shared between France and Switzerland. Many offers of stay in hotel around Les Rousses or in the station. In addition, the station organizes the Festival of Polar and Mountain Film, under the aegis of Paul-Emile Victor Polar Centre.

Metabief: near Switzerland, Metabief is a station in family matter. In country cottage for rent in Metabief, the parents can ski quietly while their children benefit from spaces of leisures which are dedicated to them.

Ski in the Massif Central.

Super-Besse: This ski station from Auvergne proposes to the tourists a 43 kilometers skiable field of for the Alpine skiing and 38 kilometers for the ski touring. Courses of ski for all levels are organized by L ' Ecole of the French Ski. Holder of the label "Station Plus Mountain" Super-Besse is the perfect place for family holidays. The offers of seasonal hirings in Super-Besse are varied and numerous (hiring of country cottage, stay in hotel with full or half-board.

Mont-Dore: Connected to the field of Super-Besse, the station of Mont-Dore has the " Famille Plus Mountain" label. This very well equipped station, attracts many holiday makers during the periods of school holidays, in December and January for Christmas and the New Year, like for Easter holidays. For a stay in family in Mont-Dore in hotel full board or half-board, it is thus preferable to book in advance.

Ski in the Pyrenees.

Angles: Located between 1,600 and 2,400 meters, the ski station of Les Angles has several ski training. On the spot, the tourists will find many shops to buy or rent their material. For the children, the station has opened a recreational centre. No particular difficulties to find where to sleep in Les Angles, which has an important rental offer, in hiring of apartments or country cottages, or in hotels.

Ax-les-Thermes: Established on 3 fields, Bonascre, Campels, and Saquet, The Ax-les-Thermesski resort has a skiable field adapted to all the levels. On the spot, the hotels of Ax-les-Thermes propose stays in full board or half-board.

Luz Ardiden: Ski station of the Pyrenees, Luz-Ardiden is close to Spain and the ski stations of Catalonia.

La Mongie: Integrated into the Grand Domaine du Tourmalet, the La Mongie winter sports resort profits from the greatest skiable field in the Pyrenean mountain.

It is also possible to ski in Spain, mountainous country which counts more than 30 ski stations, distributed in 5 massifs.

Ski in the Vosges.

Xonrupt-Gerardmer: Gerardmer has a skiable field of 40 kilometers for the Alpine skiing, and of 100 kilometers for the cross-country skiing. The offers of seasonal hirings in Gerardmer are numerous and varied (stay in half-board or full board in hotel, guesthouses or apartments and country cottages for rent.

La Bresse: La Bresse winter sports resort has 38 tracks for the Alpine skiing, and a skiable field of 50 kms for the cross-country skiing. The place is perfect for the tourists who seek a place to spend convivial holidays, far from the competitive spirit. In addition, the tariffs applied by the hirers and the hotel are undoubtedly less expensive than in other winter sports resorts.

The Lac Blanc: near Colmar, in the valley of Kaysersberg, the Lac Blanc is a small family station. There exist some offers of stay in half-board close to the Lac Blanc, in the village of Orbey.

Saint-Maurice-Vosges: At the time of a stay in Saint-Maurice in December, the skiers can practice the ski touring on the balloon of Alsace and the Alpine skiing on the Rouge Gazon.

Ski in Corsica.

To exactly choose its period of winter sports

August and July are traditionally the months of crowd in the seaside resorts, but also the period at the end of December at the beginning of January and holidays of February in the winter sports resorts.

September and June constitute the mid season.

Lastly, the pensioners will appreciate to leave on holiday in March, April, May, October or November in the south of France to be given a soft climate and better tariffs from seasonal hiring.

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