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Rougemont, Switzerland
Description: The village itself is included in the Gstaad ski pass as well as having its own blue and red pistes. A short ride takes you to the pistes of Gstaad. The village is attractive with an abundance of wooden chalets, Romanesque church and 16th Century chateau
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Serre Chevalier, France
Description: Serre Chevalier is made up of 13 villages. It's a resort loved by French families and well justified it is. There's plenty to do even if the nightlife might be a bit quiet compared to the larger French Alp resorts.
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Scheffau, Austria
Description: A very pretty village in the Ski Welt area, which is the largest in Austria A good centre to stay at with a beautiful white church in the centre. Scheffau is located a the foot of the spectacular Kaiser mountains.
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Gstaad, Switzerland
Description: Gstaad is your average Swiss village or is it??? Its reputation as a fashionalble mecca for those in the know is global. Its traffic free main street is lined by hotels, boutiques and cafes, with its castle and Palace Hotel lit at night could you want for anything more?
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Soell, Austria
Description: Soel is one of the nine villages in the ski Welt, the largest ski area in Austria. You will find Ellman, Scheffau at one end and Westendorf a the other. Soll itself is an attractive friendly village with a beautiful lit church at night. The ski slopes are a 15 minute walk away which is a bit of a pain, although there are buses running. Unfortunately these do get a little overcrowded. If you like to walk it may be best to find some accommodation on the edge of the village as to get to the lifts first. It is a very popular choice with British skiers and snowboarders
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Manigod, France
Description: Manigod is a small village in the Haute Savoie Department of the Northern Alps. It is over the col de La Croix-Fry from the nearby resort of La Clusaz.
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Ceillac, France
Description: Ceillac is situated near Serre-Chevalier in the Haute Alps District and not too far away from the highest village in Europe, St Veran. Here you will find French rustic charm with wooden buildings.
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Luz St Sauveur, France
Description: Luz St Sauveur is found in the famous Cirque Gavanie & Cirquie Troumousse Valley. A Beautiful Spa destination it was once visited by Victor Hugo, Napolean the 3rd and the Empress Eugenie. The ski area is made up of three interlinked parts.
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St Anton, Austria
Description: The town of St Anton has about 2500 residences and is still full of Austrian hospitality and Tirolean Charm. It sits at the foot of the Arlberg pass and if you keep on heading up the road you will reach St Christoph and over the pass to Stuben. It's a great town for Apres ski which goes on until quite late so if you do want a bit of peace and quiet you could always book accommodation at the Nasserein end where you can head up to the slopes on a gondola each day. If you want to sample the nightlife hop on one of the resort busses.
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Samoens, France
Description: Samoens is one of the prettiest mountain villages and is listed 88th in the French National Office of Historic Monuments, and the only ski resort in France to be so listed. Once a thriving stone-cutting centre, it still retains an ancient church, medieval fountains and a variety of old rustic buildings. It lies at the foot of the Criou mountain and the Grand Massif range and the surrounding scenery is spectacular. The land is fertile and one of the famous products from this area is Reblochon Cheese. Access to the Grand Massif ski area is easy in the eight seater gondola.
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Les Carroz, France
Description: Les Carroz is an outlying village in the Flaine area. It is a tradional family resort set around the village square with its restaurants, shops and cafes.
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Morillon, France
Description: Morillon village was built up around the 16th century church of St Chrisophe in the beautiful Giffre Valley. The resort is on 35 miles (1 hour) from Geneva airport and a 15-minute drive from the motorway exit & TGV train station of Cluses. It is one of the 5 resorts that is part of the giant Grand Massif (Flaine) ski area with 77 lifts covering 265km of piste. At the same time Morillon manages to retain its individual character as a small resort much loved by generations of French families. It holds the official ‘Les p’tits Montagnards’ label for its superb children facilities. We warmly recommend the ‘Village des Enfants’, which cares for skiing and non-skiing children aged between 6 months and 10 years. Weekly torchlight descents, concerts, wine and food tasting, and a variety of activities for children are all part of an extensive winter programme of entertainment. Value-for-money restaurants make eating out a pleasure while a ‘traiteur’ produces first class regional food to take away. Morillon 1100 (Les Esserts), is the the purpose built sport resort 5.5km above Morillon village and is very much a pedestrian family friendly resort with 3000 beds in the middle of the forest. It offers a small selection of restaurants and bars, a few shops and mini-supermarket. The ’Village des Enfants’ children facility is based at Les Esserts.
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Oetz, Austria
Description: Oetz is a small but attractive area to ski for beginners and early intermediates. An 8 person gondola takes you to the top in 8 minutes from the base where you will find a decent sized carpark. It is located on the road to Solden and Obergurgl and is considered a family resort.
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La Hoya / La Covatilla, Spain
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Les Orres, France
Description: Les Orres is situated in the Hates-Alpes department of the Southern Alps and it is a bit of a transfer from Grenoble or Lyon. However it has one of the largest ski fields in the area and has purpose built accommodation. It is a good family resort with great prices to match and with the added attraction of a pedestrianised centre.
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Chiesa Di Valmalenco, Italy
Description: It's very pretty and a real hidden treasure. This is a great place to learn to ski in. It's not busy and you will enjoy a range of runs
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Holzgau, Austria
Description: Holzgau sits in the Austrian Alps close to the German border.
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Morbier, France
Description: Morbier is located 3km from Morez and its claim to fame is it s cheese caller Morbier. It is the home of the cross country champion Herve Balland and of 1995 world biathlon champion and olympic medalist Patrice Bailly Salins
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Passo Tonale, Italy
Description: More information coming soon about the resort of Passo Tonale!
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Val d Isere, France
Description: Val D'Isere valley, part of the Savoie region in the French Alps. It dates back to before Christianity and the ski resort itself was created in 1934. The resort is only 5km from the border of Italy and borders the Vanoise National Park. The resort itself is filled with charming chalets. Nearby Tignes is linked in with the resort and if you can't handle the ski back you can always catch a free bus that runs between 8am and 6pm every 5 minutes and then later in the evening more sporadically (aprox every half hour) If you used to watch Absolutely Fabulous, you'll remember Patsy and Edwina used to talk a lot about Val D'Isere.
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Tignes, France
Description: Tignes is a modern built resort and one of the highest in Europe. It's not the prettiest of resorts and you won't find a lot of chocolate box places here. As part of the Espace Killy Area it links up with Val D'Isere with over 300km of runs. There are three villages that make up Tignes : Val Claret , the highest and situated at the foot of the glacier; Tignes Le Lac the largest and with its beautiful setting on the lake , and the modern Tignes Le Lavachet is further down. Two small villages below, Tignes Les Brévières and Tignes Les Boisses, are directly linked to the ski area and provide a more traditional atmosphere with charming chalets, narrow streets and picturesque churches. All five villages are connected by a free bus service.
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Ovronnaz, Switzerland
Description: Sitting above the valley Rhone, this is a charming Swiss village.
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Pralognan la Vanoise, France
Description: Pralognan La Vanoise is one of the oldes resorts in the Tarentais Valley is situated in the French Alps in the Vanoise National Park. The nearest town to Pralognan is Courchevel.
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Paznaum /See, Austria
Description: See is a short journey of about 10 mins down the valley from Kappel It is an uncrowded resort well worth a visit for a short duration We see See as a quiet resort and well suited to families with its lower prices than Ischgl altough it could be prettier
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Argentiere, France
Description: Just up the valley from Chamonix this old village looks over Mont Blanc, the Glacier d'Argentierre and the Aguille Du Midi. It is also close by to Cormayeur Chamonix, Megeve and Saint Gervais. It is a rustic typically Savoyarde Village
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Andalo, Italy
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St Colomban des Villards, France
Description: Old village next to La Toussuire valley.
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St Sorlin d Arves, France
Description: A pretty unspoilt traditional mountain village situated up a very windy narrow road. St-Sorlin-D;Arves is open all year round and includes a boulangerie, framgerie, established shops and a baroque church. Because it's built on a ledge the resort stretches along a strip which makes wandering around a bit of a pain. However there are lovely view and it's a nice example of how to mix a modern ski resort with old authentic buildings.
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Le Corbier, France
Description: Le Corbier is a traffic free resort conveniently located between St Sorlin d'Arves and La Toussuire ski areas. They aim for the family market and even hold a competition every year - The French Family Championship which Parents and one child can enter.
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St Jean d'Arves, France
Description: An unspoilt pretty mountain village that has retained its charm.
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