Skiing in France
With its high altitude skiing, snow sure resorts and some of the largest ski areas in the world, it is no surpirse that France is the number one ski holiday destination for British skiers.
Whether you are looking for a short break in Chamonix or a family ski holiday in La Plagne, France has resorts to suit all skiers. If you like to tick off the kilometres then head to the Three Valleys resorts of Courchevel, Meribel, Val Thorens or Les Menuires where you will find over 600 km of pistes. Or if you prefer small rustic traditional resorts then Les Gets & Morzine in the Portes du Soleil ski area would be perfect. The Paradiski area which includes Les Arcs & La Plagne and their satellite villages offers high quality ski in ski out accommodation.
France offers ski accommodation to suit all - self catered ski apartments, ski in ski out hotels and chalets. Ski Independence offer a massive choice of accommodations in huge choice of 36 resorts:
CHAMONIX VALLEY
Chamonix
Argentière
Les Houches
LES ARAVIS
GRAND MASSIF
PORTES DU SOLEIL
EVASION MONT BLANC
THE THREE VALLEYS
La Tania
Méribel & Mottaret
Courchevel
Les Menuires
St Martin De Belleville
Val Thorens
PARADISKI
SAINTE-FOY TARENTAISE
ESPACE KILLY
ESPACE SAN BERNARDO
GRAND DOMAINE
LES SYBELLES
VALMEINIER/VALLOIRE
CHAMROUSSE
GRANDES ROUSSES MASSIF
LES DEUX ALPES
SERRE CHEVALIER
L’ESPACE DIAMANT
Ski School in France
France – Ecole du Ski Français (ESF)
We are able to pre-book ski school lessons in a number of our French ski resorts through the E.S.F. By booking in advance you can ensure your place in the local ski school prior to arriving in resort. This is particularly important if you plan to go during busy periods such as Christmas, New Year, February school holidays or Easter holidays when classes become full very quickly.
The E.S.F (Ecole du Ski Français) has 250 ski schools throughout France with 16,000 instructors. Whatever your skiing style, choice of ski speciality or ability you can join the ski professionals who will teach you the essential techniques whilst adding to the enjoyment of your holiday! Prices vary from resort to resort but approximate prices are found on each resort page and exact prices and order forms will be sent out with your confirmation invoice.
Please note we cannot pre-book ski school in every resort but we can give you their contact details, so please ask our reservations team.
Ski Hire in France
Pre-book your ski equipment through us and you’ll make HUGE savings compared to resort prices with our exclusive deal with Skiset! For Winter 2009/2010 we are delighted to announce the return of our EXCLUSIVE KIDS RENT FREE OFFER, which is valid ALL season and enables big savings for families. Skiset has a network of over 600 shops throughout Europe and by booking through Ski Independence you will be hiring the newest ski equipment from all the biggest brands.
