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!)
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Europe France
France
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.
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.
Fish and Pips
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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