Les Contamines, France’s hidden ski gem is about to get much bigger. A new lift link will expand the existing ski area - from the top of the mountain to Megeve, virtually tripling the amount of ski runs...
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Bansko is the newest of Bulgaria’s ski resorts, so the lifts are all fairly modern, but the bad news is that the town itself is not.
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Les Quatres Vallées is the Swiss answer to France’s Les Trois Vallées, with 412km of pistes and some of the finest on and off-piste skiing anywhere.
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The Amadé region, less than an hour from Salzburg airport, is certainly Ski Easy territory, but the lift map in their publicity is a bit of a con because it implies that its 25 resorts and 860 pistes are all linked up – which they are certainly not.
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Argentinean skiing is in the main areas around Bariloche and Las Lenas where the snow is guaranteed, as is the Spanish-style late night après ski.
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This tiny principality wedged between France and Spain was Europe’s cheap and cheerful capital (thanks to its duty free shopping).
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French Lessons!
A cold war has broken out between British tour operators and French resorts, over the problem of ski guiding. French law dictates anyone leading skiers on slopes must be properly qualified, and in France this means a 2 year university degree course.
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