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Avoriaz, France
Description: The town itself is designed as a ski-in ski-out resort back in the 60’s and Avoriaz is built on different levels at the edge of a cliff so it’s pretty dramatic. These different levels are connected by internal elevators. Practically all of the accommodation is ski-in ski-out which is a really big bonus. Car free you ski down to the lifts every morning. Getting around when you arrive means hiring baggage sledges for only €1. Frp, 08.00am to 7pm you can hire a sledge to transport you for €5-13 depending on journey length. After these hours you need ot hire a shuttle at aprox €8
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Morgins, Switzerland
Description: Morgins is a traditional unspoilt alpine village with a lift system that links into the Ports du Soleil. It is a family orientated winter sports venue
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Morzine, France
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Bardonecchia, Italy
Description: In 1909 the first Italian ski championships were held here and the first ski jump. "smith" was built in the same year. The jump was namerd after the Norwegian brothers Harold & Trigher Smith who had brokend the world record of their time by jumping 43 & 40 mtrs respectively. Bardoneccia sits in a sunny valley surrounded by mountains whose peaks reach as high as 3500m and it is on the border between Italy and France. As a historical mountain town Bardonecchia is easily reached by both highway and train from many European cities.
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Santa Cristina, Italy
Description: Next door to the Italian resort of Selva and situated in the Val Gardena valley.
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Ehrwald, Austria
Description: Ehrwald is a pretty little rustic resort set in the Zugspite area. There are two ski area and best suited for beginners and intermediates though there is one black run.
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Super Besse, France
Description: The village of Super Besse is 7km above Besse and Saint-Anstaise on the southern side of Puy de Sancy. Including the ski resort of Le Mont Dore there is 85km of runs.
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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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Isola 2000, France
Description: Isola is just 90km from Nice which makes it ideal for a weekend break. It is a high prupose built resort lacking in architectural merit. It was built in the 1960's by a British property company and to be blunt, they didn't do a very good job . Nonetheless where could you spend a morning boarding or stay and relax by the Mediterranean water in the afternoon
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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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Sauze D'Oulx, Italy
Description: Sauze d'Oulx is one of the main ski resorts in the Cialattea ski area. It adjoins Sestriere and Sansiario. It's a pretty resort if you head into the centre of the village and it hosts a good nightlife. You'll find a lot of Italians head up to the resort for a spot of weekend skiing so roads can get very busy. A lot of the accommodation can be quite a walk away from the lifts.
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San Martino di Castrozza, Italy
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Pyrenees 2000, France
Description: Pyrenees 2000 lies in the Cerdagne area within the Pyrenees Orientales sector of the Pyrenees. It's a typical little mountain village with a bell tower dating back to the Middle Ages. The ski resort was created in the 1970s
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Le Sauze, France
Description: see details under Supersauze
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Super Sauze, France
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Le Praz de Lys, France
Description: A small traditional French village close to Mont Blanc in the heart of the French Alps. We've heard that supposedly the resort has better snow at times than other nearby resorts like the ever popular La Clusaz.
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Obergurgl, Austria
Description: Obergurgl is to be found at the end of the road past Solden. The good point is that it is highest village in Austria for skiing so the snow should be good. The Germas love it and some Brits return year after year. Another good point is that because it is at the end of the Oetz valley near the Italian border it doesn't get a weekend crowd, hence there are very little queues. A favourite resort for families it opens very early in the season
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Les Contamines Montjoie, France
Description: An authentic French village located between Chamonix and Megeve, and it doesn't have the prices to match it's brothers. It is a resort where a car could prove useful as much of the accommodation is along the valley and away from the main lift. One fame to claim is that it constantly seems to get above average snowfall. Les Contamines-Montjoie is an authentic village resort in Haute-Savoie. The village is attractive with lots of traditional architecture. There are a number of activities offered besides the downhill skiing. A Nordic park of 26km for cross country skiing. There is also a natural ice rink, dog sled rides and snow shoe walks.
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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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Super Lioran, France
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Aillon Le Jeune, France
Description: Les Aillons is situated in the Savoie. It is a traditional village
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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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Gressoney la Trinite, Italy
Description: Situated within the Montarosa ski are La Trinite sits alongside the ski resorts of Champoluc and Brusson
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Seefeld, Austria
Description: Seefeld has twice been the venue for the Winter Olympics and is close to Innsbruck. It has a brilliant network for cross country skiing and is generally a very good resort to learn to ski in. Seefeld has a wonderful pedestrianised centre with a number of people who don't even come for the skiing. Upmarket indeed with three 5* hotels as well! Maybe cross country enthusiasts amongst us hould head here because there are around 262km of excellent tracks. Innsbruck is close by too.
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Prato Nevaso, Italy
Description: Information coming soon about Prato Nevaso
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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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Niederau, Austria
Description: It is the main resort in the Wildschonau Valley. A little spread out it has a number of shops and restaurants around the gondola. Most of hotels are within 5 minutes of the lift and Niedarau is a good place for beginners & early intermediates. Please also refer to nearby resorts Auffach and Oberau.
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Fogarida, Italy
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Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
Description: More details to come soon about Bad Kleinkirchheim.
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