Wolves spotted in Les 3 Vallées (again)
Last Sunday, Laurent Carret-Nouri was driving his navette on his usual route from Les Menuires to Val Thorens, when he spotted something cross the road just in front of him. “Magnifique!” “I’m used to seeing chamois, but it was the first time I’ve seen a wolf in 10 years of this job,” he told Le...
Which is the Most Searched Ski Resort?
The second annual E-Tourisme Survey report on French ski resorts by French agency CyberCité has revealed some interesting data: Chamonix: Most Searched ski resort CyberCité looked at Google data from July 2018 to April 2019 and found that Chamonix was the most searched for ski resort in France during the period. The figures below show...
Five Ski April Fools in 2019 That You May Have Missed
It’s that day of the year when you need to have your wits about you – on the off-chance that the April Fool you’ve come across is subtle enough to be convincing. Here are five of the Best Ski April Fools that we came across today: €50 Congestion Charge to be introduced in La Tania...
Les Menuires is Best Value Ski Resort in France
A recent survey by Locasun showed that the cheapest French resorts were Chamrousse, Puy St Vincent and Les Angles in the French Pyrénées. However, they noted that other resorts have much larger ski areas, so this was not a fair comparison. They decided to look at which resorts offered the best value based on the...
The Top 8 French Ski Resorts in 2018
‘Montagne Leaders’ magazine have recently published their annual survey, showing which resorts have generated the most lift pass revenue. The Savoie region of France contributed 46% of the 1.3 billion euros of revenue, followed by the Haute Savoie (26%, €355m) and Isère (9%, €123m). The Top 8 French Ski Resorts: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc La Plagne Val Thorens/Orelle...
55% of La Folie Douce Val Thorens sold for €2.5m
Most British skiers to France will have heard of the ‘clubbing at altitude’ concept of La Folie Douce. The first Folie Douce was established in Val d’Isere in 2007 by founder Luc Reversade. You can now party and eat in six resorts across the French Alps – Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Meribel-Courchevel, Alpe d’Huez and...