French Alps: best ski resorts

List of the best ski resorts in the French Alps (20 test reports and 118 evaluations based on facts)

Best ski resort in the French Alps

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

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French Alps: top ski resorts

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1-50 out of 138 ski resorts

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. 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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9. 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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9. 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

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9. 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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13. 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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14. 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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14. Val Cenis – Lanslevillard/Lanslebourg/Termignon

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

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

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14. 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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14. 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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14. 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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19. 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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19. Les 7 Laux – Prapoutel/Le Pleynet/Pipay

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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19. 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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19. 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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19. 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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24. 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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24. 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

24. 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

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24. Les Orres

Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars

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

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24. 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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29. 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

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29. 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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29. Le Grand Bornand

Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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29. Chamrousse

Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars

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

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33. 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

33. Valfréjus

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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

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33. 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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33. 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. Valberg/Beuil les Launes

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. La Norma

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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37. Aussois

Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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40. Super Sauze

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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40. 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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40. Les Karellis

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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40. Arêches (Beaufort)

Evaluation: 3.3 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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44. Thollon les Mémises

Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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44. St. Pierre de Chartreuse – Le Planolet

Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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44. St. Jean Montclar

Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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44. Le Seignus

Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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48. Praz de Lys/Sommand (Taninges/Mieussy)

Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars

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

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48. Les Brasses

Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars

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among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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48. Le Collet d'Allevard

Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars

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

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