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St Rhemy en bosses, Italy
Description: Situated in the Gran San Bernardo Valley Near Saint-Rhémy, the last town of the Gran San Bernardo Valley (1519m) lies Crévacol. The south facing position of Crévacol makes it sunny and an ideal place not only for ski lovers, but sun worshippers too. The panoramic terraces of the mountain restaurants at 2000 metres altitude, are perfect for sun bathing.
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Selva Gardena Wolkenstein, Italy
Description: Selva is a village at the heart of the Dolomites, and the best known resort in the Val Gardena -famous for world cup ski races. Some people know this area as the South Tyrol. The resort has a real mix of Italian and Austrian traditions and there are activities for non-skiers too.
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Corvara, Italy
Description: Corvara is one of the best positioned resorts in the Sella Ronda ski area.
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Champoluc, Italy
Description: Champoluc is about an hours drive up the Aosta valley and it is a quiet place to stay but importantly gives you access to some wonderful skiing. Very popular with the Italians at weekends who come from Milan and Turin.
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Arabba, Italy
Description: Arabba which lies within the Sella Rond circuit is a pretty Italian mountain village. The church which dates back to the 17 Century rises above the buildings.
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Tesero, Italy
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Pampeago, Italy
Description: Within the Tretino region there are a number of resorts and Pampeago is one of these. It's situated in the Va di Fiemme near Predazzo. The resort has good restaurants, easy access to a weekend in Milan
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Pila, Italy
Description: Pila is situated in the Aosta valley. There are some good slopes for skiing on which are usually pretty quiet due to the fact that most people who come here are Italians. So you could say its a good secret and you'll enjoy the uncrowded slopes. There is a gondola that links the town below but in Pila itself you will find a handful of restaurants. More information to come on Pila - keep tuned!
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Aosta, Italy
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Livigno, Italy
Description: It is an amalgamation of three villages near the Swiss border. The buildings are small in scale mostly traditional in style. The village of Livigno has a pleasant atmosphere. The bus services throughout are free if a little overcrowded, and stop a little eraly in the evenings.
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Passo Tonale, Italy
Description: More information coming soon about the resort of Passo Tonale!
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Sestriere, Italy
Description: The resort of Sestriere is the highest at 2035m within the Vialattea Skiing area. Sestriere first came to life in the 1930's and nowdays is a thriving ski resort, hosting many sporting events including Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup competitions and Alpine Skiing World Championships. For those who can't get enough of skiing the resort holds night skiing and the rest can enjoy the shops.
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Cervinia, Italy
Description: Some would consider it a little bit of an ugly resort ,as there is no consistent style of architecture, but the regular clientelle like the fact that with a pedestian centre, everywhere is close by. There are some good bars, fairly decent restaurants and remember you can ride over to fashionable Zermatt but without having to pay the Zermatt accommodation prices. A word of warning at weekends & public holidays the day trippers arrive en masse from Milan and Turin.
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Vielha (Lleida), Spain
Description: Vielha is in the valley d'Aran and is 9 miles away from Baquiera - Beret, Spains leading winter resort. Bacquiera itself is somewhat drab with high rise blocs and many people choose to stay down the mountain. (these people I am led to believe include the Spanish Royal Family! Can this be true?) There are many more hotels, bars and Catalan restaurants in the town. There are free shuttle buses to take you to the mountain each morning.
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La Hoya / La Covatilla, Spain
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Formigal, Spain
Description: Located in the heart of the Pyrenees it is probably the most well know resort in the Pyrenees. The village itself is a purpose built. There are a number of hotels and restaurants. The resort occupies 4 different high mountain vallleys, each is accessible by car and chairlifts with no queues.
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Formigal, Spain
Description: Located in the heart of the Pyrenees it is probably the most well know resort in the Pyrenees. The village itself is a purpose built. There are a number of hotels and restaurants. The resort occupies 4 different high mountain vallleys, each is accessible by car and chairlifts with no queues.
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Leitariegos, Spain
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Cerler, Spain
Description: Very much a Spanish resort with a local clientelle from Madrid. It's a purpose built ski resort with a ski area similar to nearby Andorra's Arinsal
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Panticosa, Spain
Description: Most visitors are Spanish locals to this small rural village. Modern facilities and beautiful settings create a firm following. It is quite good value with excellent Spanish food
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Candanchu, Spain
Description: Candanchu sits at 1,560m on the Spanish French border in the centre of the Pyrennes. It's about 380km north west of Barcelona. The Spaniards love this resort and you also get a few Americans visiting as they escape to a ski resort that hasn't been spoilt by tourism
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Masella, Spain
Description: Second biggest resort in the Spanish Pyrenees and having a micro-climate lets you enjoy more sunshine than other resorts. It's a great resort for families and you'll find lots of Barcelonians driving up for the weekend to enjoy its pleasures
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San-Isidro, Spain
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La Molina, Spain
Description: Opened in 1911 La Molina is Spain's first resort. Now it is linked to Massella and the purpose built Supermolina giving around 100km of pistes to play on . It is now sometimes called Alp 2500m. Maybe a little limited for experts, intermediates and beginners will still have a lot of fun. Very quiet during the week but the Barcelona crowd come in at the weekend.
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Astun, Spain
Description: Located in the valley of Aragon, Astun is a pretty village 80km from Pau in France. You can expect some beautiful scenery.
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Baqueira, Spain
Description: Halfway from the Meditteranean and the Atlantic lies the rugged Valle d'Aran up against the border of France. In the Eastern section of the Valley are the ski lifts. The valley has a lot of old traditional buildings and the ski resort itself is more modern but uses stone and traditional timbers. The restaurants around here are superb, wonderful Spanish food
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Boi Taull, Spain
Description: Taull, or Boi Taull as it is also known is a ski resort located in the heart of the Boi Valley, in the Catalunya Pyrenees. It's a friendly family orientated resort.
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Sierra Nevada, Spain
Description: In the south of spain with beautiful views from the top of the Atlas mountains to Morocco. A value for money resort, warm and bustling with restaurants and bars. Only 2 hours from the Costa Del Sol the season is a long one of 5 months, whilst a game of golf in Granada is only half an hour away. In the resort itself there is parking underground for 2800 cars. The resort village itself is called Padollano set around a traffic free space with shops and restaurants. If you are driving watch the road up the mountain as it is very narrow and can get icy. The name Sierra Nevada means snowy mountain range.
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Brig, Switzerland
Description: Graceful old town with magnificient railway station. It’s the fulcrom for a dizzying series of major roads and rail routes, where people stop over on the way to Zermatt
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Grindelwald, Switzerland
Description: With its natural beauty, stunning views Grindewald is a nice place to stay. The resort and slopes see very little sun in January but that may be of use during the ice carving festival in January. The resort lies at the secluded end of the Lutschine valley and there is very little traffic. It's a good base for access to the Jungfrau Region which is all interlinked The most convenient place to stay for the slopes is at Grind, although it is out of the centre and has been called a little charmless
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