France: best ski resorts

List of the best ski resorts in France (25 test reports and 222 evaluations based on facts)

Best ski resort in France

The ski resort Tignes/Val d'Isère (same rating: Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/Les Menuires/Méribel/Courchevel) is the best ski resort in France. With 4.6 out of 5 stars, it has the highest rating in France.

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France: top ski resorts

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1. Tignes/Val d'Isère

Test result: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

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1. Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/Les Menuires/Méribel/Courchevel

Test result: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Mountain restaurants, ski huts

Après-ski

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3. Serre Chevalier – Briançon/Chantemerle/Villeneuve-la-Salle/Le Monêtier-les-Bains

Test result: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Beginners

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3. La Plagne (Paradiski)

Test result: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Accommodation offering

Beginners

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5. Les 2 Alpes

Test result: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Mountain restaurants, ski huts

Families and children

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5. Les Portes du Soleil – Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry

Test result: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Slope preparation

Accommodation offering

Advanced skiers, freeriders

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7. Saint-Lary-Soulan

Test result: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Slope preparation

Eco-friendly operation

Beginners

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Details

7. Via Lattea – Sestriere/Sauze d’Oulx/San Sicario/Claviere/Montgenèvre

Test result: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Slope preparation

Accommodation offering

Beginners

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7. Alpe d'Huez

Test result: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Accommodation offering

Families and children

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Test result: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Families and children

Beginners

Snow reliability

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10. Megève/Saint-Gervais

Test result: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Families and children

Beginners

Advanced skiers, freeriders

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10. Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry (Paradiski)

Test result: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Orientation, trail map

Beginners

Details

10. Le Grand Massif – Flaine/Les Carroz/Morillon/Samoëns/Sixt

Test result: 4.1 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Slope preparation

Accommodation offering

Beginners

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14. Les Angles

Test result: 4.0 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Families and children

Beginners

Slope offering

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14. Peyragudes

Test result: 4.0 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Families and children

Beginners

Snow parks

Details

14. Les Sybelles – Le Corbier/La Toussuire/Les Bottières/St Colomban des Villards/St Sorlin/St Jean d’Arves

Test result: 4.0 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Beginners

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

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17. Vars/Risoul – La Forêt Blanche

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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17. Val Cenis – Lanslevillard/Lanslebourg/Termignon

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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17. Le Grand Domaine – Valmorel/Doucy/Celliers/St François Longchamp

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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17. Galibier Thabor – Valmeinier/Valloire

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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17. Espace San Bernardo – La Rosière/La Thuile

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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22. Les Contamines/Hauteluce

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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22. Les 7 Laux – Prapoutel/Le Pleynet/Pipay

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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22. La Clusaz/Manigod

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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22. Espace Villard Corrençon – Villard-de-Lans/Corrençon-en-Vercors

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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22. Espace Lumière – Pra Loup/Val d’Allos

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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27. Isola 2000

Test result: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Friendliness of staff

Accommodation offering

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

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27. Les Houches/Saint-Gervais – Prarion/Bellevue (Chamonix)

Test result: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Access, on-site parking

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Orientation, trail map

Details

27. Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

Test result: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Access, on-site parking

Details

27. Grand Tourmalet/Pic du Midi – La Mongie/Barèges

Test result: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Beginners

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Lifts and cable cars

Snow reliability

Details

27. Les Orres

Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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27. Dévoluy – Superdévoluy/La Joue du Loup

Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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33. Auron (Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée)

Test result: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Cleanliness and hygiene

Details

33. Orcières Merlette 1850

Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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33. Le Grand Bornand

Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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33. Chamrousse

Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

Test result: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Snow reliability

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Slope offering

Slope preparation

Access, on-site parking

Details

37. Valfréjus

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. Puy-Saint-Vincent

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. Les Portes du Mont-Blanc – Combloux/Megève le Jaillet/La Giettaz

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. Ax 3 Domaines – Ax-les-Thermes

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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42. Valberg/Beuil les Launes

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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42. La Norma

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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42. Aussois

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Super Sauze

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Les Karellis

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Le Lioran

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Font-Romeu/Bolquère Pyrénées 2000

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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45. Arêches (Beaufort)

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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