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Francepic The French Alps have it all – magnificent scenery, 8,000km of pistes to suite all tastes, hundreds of resorts, great food, and either glitz and glamour or rustic charm. But is also has absurd slope side prices in some resorts (€15 for a plate of greasy chips!) and it can get crowded at high season, particularly during the school holidays.

So pick your resort carefully, try to avoid peak times, avoid the self-service mountain restaurants (stick to hot chocolate and warm wine) and enjoy some of the best skiing and boarding in the world.

Isola 2000, France

isola-boarder Any joy with the helicopter?

Taking a chance on a late-season dash to Isola 2000 in France’s Alpes Maritimes, Rupert Mellor got more than he bargained for (or paid for!)

Tignes in style

Chic Thrills

When the skiing is first class, you don’t want the little matter of accommodation and food to let the holiday down. A little (well, a lot of) luxury makes for the perfect ski trip. Joanne O’Brien reports.

My Slopes: Meribel

MSMeribel Fish and Pips

Back in 2006, Game London gals Philippa and Holly set up the gourmet chalet company Fish and Pips in Meribel. Read their insiders' guide to the boozy bars and world class slopes they call the office.

5 Days Snowboarding in Courchevel

Courchevel Columbia Rideweek

Death-defying riders, dirty tactics and triumphant underdogs – Columbia Rideweek in Courchevel had the makings of a movie. Cordelia Brabbs reports from the three valleys

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Destination of the month

Lying at the heart of the massive Three Valleys ski area, Méribel is one of the most popular resorts in the Alps. It has 200 lifts and 600km of well groomed pistes and is ideal for intermediates – but like all the big resorts, caters for the less experienced extremely well. Boarders and free skiers have two parks and access to five more in the other Three Valleys resorts. The main village kept a rustic chalet feel during the building boom of the Seventies and many of the traditional buildings have been recently refurbished to the highest standards. The resorts is famous for its high spirited après scene.