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Belle Plagne, France
Description: One of the most skied resorts in Europe, La Plagne Domain offers some fantastic flattering skiing, good snowmaking facilities and owners who constantly invest in the lift system. It’s a terrific resort for families as there is lots of blue runs to learn on and there is less of an après ski scene. Consists of 10 Villages Aime La Plagne,Plagne Villages/Soleil, Belle Plagne, Plagne Centre, Plagne Bellecote , Plagne 1800,Montchavin, Les Coches, Montalbert Montchavin / Les Coches = very pretty Bellecote / Aime la Plagne = not as attractive as we'd like Plagne Centre = good access to slopes Belle Plagne = central to the Paradiski area (La Plagne & Les Arcs)
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Aime La Plagne, France
Description: One of the most skied resorts in Europe, La Plagne Domain offers some fantastic flattering skiing, good snowmaking facilities and owners who constantly invest in the lift system. It’s a terrific resort for families as there is lots of blue runs to learn on and there is less of an après ski scene. Consists of 10 Villages Aime La Plagne,Plagne Villages/Soleil, Belle Plagne, Plagne Centre, Plagne Bellecote , Plagne 1800,Montchavin, Les Coches, Montalbert Montchavin / Les Coches = very pretty Bellecote / Aime la Plagne = not the most attractive Plagne Centre = good access to slopes Belle Plagne = central to the Paradiski area (La Plagne & Les Arcs)
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La Mongie, France
Description: La Mongies is a village in the Pyrenees frequented mostly by French and Spanish. It sits at the foot of Pic du Midi mountain. On top of the mountain ius Europes largest 19th Century observatory which you can visit by cable car beofre skiing down. What's more they even offer you the chance to stay up there, enjoy a dinner all for the excellent price of £100
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St Gervais, France
Description: St Gervais sits with Mount Blanc towering over it at 4810m. It's a 19th Century spa town half way between Megeve and Chamonix.
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Soelden (Hochsoelden), Austria
Description: Only an hour from Innsbruck this is a popular resort and also a bit more expensive than some of the other Austrian resorts due to the proximity. Being such a high resort there is some great glacier skiing and pretty snowsure
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La Feclaz, France
Description: This is a popular resort for cross county skiing. La Feclaz is a small resort in the Parc des Bauges, Savoie in the Northern Alps. The resort is only 20 minutes away from Chambery.
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Crans Montana, Switzerland
Description: Ok, so it's not a chocolate box swiss resort but the mountains are simply stunning. It is really two towns set a mile apart. Crans is the more upmarket with fancy boutiques. A free shuttle bus runs between them but it can get It's a great resort for kids with lots to do including Bibis Fun Park where you can go trubing and toboganning. For adults a tip to the casino, some apres ski or a relaxing spa.
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Kitzbuhel, Austria
Description: An old favourite of Snowbrainer Kitzbuhel is a wonderful town, world famous with beautifully coloured buildings especially around the town centre which is traffic free. When we book here we book late having checked the weather tom make sure of the snow.
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Chamonix Sud, France
Description: Firstly Chamonix is a town rather than a village and as such offers a lot to do besides skiing and snowboarding. As you arrive in the resort you just have to be impressed with the scenery – Mount Blanc towering above you. Chamonix is all go – lots of restaurants, hotels and visitors and a lively Saturday market. There are some beautiful old building in the centre an the cobbled streets and squares are car free so you can wander around at ease. There is some good shopping available stocking everything a winter sports person could require. Chamonix is a wonderful full sized town that is open year round. In winter people from all over the world come to enjoy the Snow. Since the first winter Olympics back in 1924 Chamonix played an important role in the history of the skiing. Chamonix has some of the largest glaciers in Europe. Mont Blanc which rises up majestically is centred on three national borders, France, Switzerland and Italy. There is a project underway to have Mont Blanc listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Getting around the resort is easy with the free bus (use your C'arte D'Hote - Guest Card) which links the centre of town with all the ski resorts. The centre is pedestrianised and you will find Chamonix making a conscious effort to cut their CO2 emmissions. It's even free to travel on the train with your Guest Card between Servoz and Vallorcine. If you aren't given your free Guest Card at your place of accommodation on arrival go to the tourist office for details.
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Chamonix, France
Description: Firstly Chamonix is a town rather than a village and as such offers a lot to do besides skiing and snowboarding. As you arrive in the resort you just have to be impressed with the scenery – Mount Blanc towering above you. Chamonix is all go – lots of restaurants, hotels and visitors and a lively Saturday market. There are some beautiful old building in the centre an the cobbled streets and squares are car free so you can wander around at ease. There is some good shopping available stocking everything a winter sports person could require. Chamonix is a wonderful full sized town that is open year round. In winter people from all over the world come to enjoy the Snow. Since the first winter Olympics back in 1924 Chamonix played an important role in the history of the skiing. Chamonix has some of the largest glaciers in Europe. Mont Blanc which rises up majestically is centred on three national borders, France, Switzerland and Italy. There is a project underway to have Mont Blanc listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Getting around the resort is easy with the free bus (use your C'arte D'Hote - Guest Card) which links the centre of town with all the ski resorts. The centre is pedestrianised and you will find Chamonix making a conscious effort to cut their CO2 emmissions. It's even free to travel on the train with your Guest Card between Servoz and Vallorcine. If you aren't given your free Guest Card at your place of accommodation on arrival go to the tourist office for details.
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Areches, France
Description: Areches is located in the heart of the Beaufortain massif and only 25 km from Albertville. Against the backdrop of Mont Blanc, Arêches-Beaufort is small village .
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Soelden, Austria
Description: Lets get the problem out of the way first - traffic. There it wasn't so hard was it as long as you don't walk on the main road. Soelden is a sprawling place along the river that attracts many visitors especially from Germany & Holland. The apres ski is absolutely brilliant here.
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La Rosiere, France
Description: La Rosiere is located past Bourg St Maurice on a road towards Petit St Bernard, the pass into Italy which is unfortunately shut at winter. It is a traditional alpine village, somewhat sleepy but nonetheless very friendly.
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La Rosiere / Eucherts, France
Description: La Rosiere is located past Bourg St Maurice on a road towards Petit St Bernard, the pass into Italy which is unfortunately shut at winter. It is a traditional alpine village, somewhat sleepy but nonetheless very friendly. Just past La Rosiere to the East lies the small base of Les Eucherts which is equipped with it's own chair to take you up to the slopes above La Rosiere. There are lots of new recent chalet developments including the classic MGM developments cropping up in so many French resorts these days.
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Maria Alm, Austria
Description: Maria Alm is a pretty Austrian village based at one end of the Hochkonig area. There is a free ski bus operates between any of the mountain bases (Maria Alm, Hintermoos, Hinterthal, Dienten, and Mühlbach).
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Kirchberg, Austria
Description: Kirchberg shares the same slopes as Kitzbuhel which is 5km away to the East. So please check out our resort page on Kitzbuhel. It also offers flood light skiing on Thursday and Friday on Gaisberg just across the road. For you inquisitive clients Kirch means church in German adn it probablly the first thing you will notice on arrival. Young and old mingle together and the apres ski is very good, with prices somewhat lower than its esteemed neighbour. Budget Hote - Hotel Kirchenwist T: 5357 2852 is inexpensive hotel right in the centre with good food. Lots of B&B's to choose from two of which are very cheap
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Valloire, France
Description: Valloire is a good resort for families with two kindergartens La Souris Verte and Les Marmottons-L'Ourson, and nursery slopes down near the resort. If your child is 3 or more they can start learning to ski, and if they are younger they can have a jolly good time romping around with indoor and outdoor games in the nursery - Les Aiglons.
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Doucy, France
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St Francois Longchamp, France
Description: Doucy Combelouvière is located on the edge of the pine forest and has been designed around the traditional village style with wooden chalet buildings grouped around the central square – the main focus point of the resort Doucy shares the Grand Domaine ski area with Valmorel la belle and there is easy access to the slopes. The resort is an ideal place for families and those who enjoy the more tranquil alpine resorts. The Grand Domaine offer skiers and snowboarders gentle wide slopes around the forest and village going upt the steeper slopes near the. There are some beautiful views of Mont Blanc and the La Lauziere mountain range.
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Valmorel, France
Description: This is a great little resort and a real favourite amongst lots of families. It's made up of lots of little Hammeaus, 6 in fact. The ski resort is also within easy driving distance for day trips to Les Menuire, VT, Meribel etc
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Hochfugen, Austria
Description: A very good small resort and all the other Zillertel resorts including Mayrhofen are within half and hour by car. Little queues and lots of off piste in the right conditions are available. Linked with Hochzillertal via the lift system opens up 155km of pistes! The town of Fugen is 8 miles away and is good for a day off from the slopes.
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Konigsleiten, Wald, Austria
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Hochzillertal, Austria
Description: A favoured resort of the demanding German public (www.skiresort.de) not least due to its excellent slopes which always get there fair share of snow. Little queues is always a plus and with slopes upto 2500m a snowsure holiday is assured in one of the most beautiful valleys in Austria. It is the home mountain of Gold Steff Eberharter.
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Tesero, Italy
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Thollon les Memises, France
Description: Thollon Les Memises is situated in the Haute Savoie with a beautiful view over Lake Geneva. It's cradled on the plateau and is described in the Michelin guide as "The most beautiful observatory of Leman" The resort is very sweet with a village atmosphere and good for families
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Les Menuires, France
Description: Les Menuires is a great place to stay for access to the 3 Valley ski fields. It is cheap as well and it's cheap for a reason, its ugly. Very ugly. But much prettier at night and in the last two years a number of the largest buildings have been knocked down to be replaced by wooden chalets. There is still a way to ,but this is a notable improvement. Generally the resort attracts a lot of French holiday makers.
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Belalp, Switzerland
Description: A small village situated on a sunny car free plateau. Lofty backdrop of the Aletsch Glacier and look over 4000m peaks in the Valaisa Alps. The Matterhorn, the entire Mischabel Group, the Weissmies Mountains and the Monte Leone are all in your line of vision. Belalp rises high above Brig which is the main town in the Upper Valais.
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Reallon, France
Description: Reallon is a small alpine village situated in the Haute Savoie department in the Embrunais area and right on the edge of the National Park Ecrins. The resort is modern architecture mixed with the more traditional
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Campitello di Fassa, Italy
Description: An enviable postion in the heart fo the Dolomites super ski area offering more than 1200km of scenic interconnected pistes.Campitello is the little sister of Canazei but with the advantage of its Col Radella cable car that enables skiers to beat the queues and be first on the slope in the morning - my mum would like that! There are a number of shops, restaurants and for non skiers a spa centre. A free bus operates in this rustic, pretty village with its narrow streets.
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Canazei, Italy
Description: An enviable postion in the heart fo the Dolomites super ski area offering more than 1200km of scenic interconnected pistes. Canazei with its neighbour Campitello is in the Val Di Fassa and is in the Trentino and the slopes are part of the huge Sella Ronda circuit.
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