Kevin Forbes

Eurostar

All aboard the ski train

London to Lyon direct in 4hrs 40mins Eurostar have now made travelling into the Alps for your winter holiday a whole lot easier and, compared to air travel, a great deal more comfortable. You can now travel from London St Pancras to Lyon direct, a journey time of approx. 4 hours and 40 mins. Your skis or snowboard also travel for free and a generous luggage allowance of two main bags and one piece of hand luggage is included at no extra charge. There have been many discussions regarding the “Train versus Plane” decision and it does come down to

Châtel

Zipping around Châtel

In Châtel you’ll find a charming alpine resort with a lot to offer. This lively village, with perfectly preserved mountain architecture, offers skiing both locally and also in the vast unspoiled Portes du Soleil domain. You will also find small paths here and there that you can follow on foot or on snowshoes. The countryside is as magnificent as the old chalets in the valley. Here, the atmosphere is a tempting mixture of a tranquil way of life, friendliness and fun!   Skiing Châtel The Châtel ski domain itself offers a wide range of superb holidays and magnificent opportunities for

Les Arcs

Connected in Les Arcs 1600

Les Arcs 1600 was the first area of the Les Arcs resorts to be built in 1968 and is referred to as “Arc Pierre Blanche”. The lowest of the three resort areas, les Arcs 1600 has a direct link to Bourg St Maurice Train Station by the funicular railway “Arc en Ciel”. The journey time from Bourg St Maurice is approximately 7 minutes. Les Arcs 1600 now has over 30 shops, meeting rooms and hotels to offer to its international client base. As with all the Les Arcs resorts it is very ski in/ski out orientated. The ski area Les

Val d'Isère

Snowsure Val d’Isère

One of the most well known French Ski resorts, Val d’Isère is approximately two and a half hours from Geneva Airport (GVA) and one and a half from Chambery Airport (CMF). Linked with the neighbouring resort of Tignes, the Espace Killy ski area covers 300kms of pistes. This snow sure resort is situated at 1850 metres with the top slopes reaching to 3400 metres. The ski area There are no less than eight different ways up the mountain from Val d’Isère, ensuring that you don’t have to queue even at peak times on the busiest days. Beginners have the free

Morzine

THE PORTES DU SOLEIL

The Portes du Soleil offers an absolutely huge ski area with 12 linked resorts covering two countries. On the Swiss side there are the resorts of Champéry, Les Crosets & Champoussin, Morgins, Torgon . Whilst on the French side there is Abondance, Avoriaz, Châtel, La Chapelle d’Abondance, Les Gets, Montriond, Morzine-Avoriaz, St Jean d’Aulps. Even though the area has a huge coverage with so many linked resorts the mountains have kept some of the most beautiful and unspoilt terrain in Europe. From spruce covered forests to extensive snow covered meadows the area has kept its natural beauty and is simply