TO VISIT
THE BEST SKI RESORTS
IN THE ALPS : OPEN IN SPITE OF COVID
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WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER ! AND ALTHOUGH MONACO ’ S MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE IS ENVIABLE TO ANYONE YEARNING FOR A SEASON OF SUNBATHING AND SHORTS , THERE ’ S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT GORGEOUS GLITTERING SNOW AND STUNNING MOUNTAIN VISTAS . IF WINTERTIME FOR YOU IS ALL ABOUT WRAPPING UP IN A WARM COAT , ENJOYING BRISK NATURE WALKS , CUDDLING UP TO A HOT DRINK OF COCOA OR HITTING THE SLOPES AND FEELING THAT RUSH OF EXCITEMENT , THEN WE RECOMMEND A TRIP TO THE ALPS . IN SPITE OF THE UNCERTAINTY CAUSED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC , MANY SKI RESORTS IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND ARE CURRENTLY OPEN , OR ARE PLANNING TO OPEN UP ONCE THE TEMPERATURES DROP AND THE SNOW FALLS . SO , WITH OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE CAN SAFELY TRAVEL IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS , HERE IS OUR LIST OF ELITE SKI RESORTS THAT ARE CLOSE TO HOME .
We begin our list in the Three Valleys , the
largest ski area in the world , which includes world-class French resorts like Méribel , Val Thorens and Courchevel . The Three Valleys covers 600 km of runs with a range from 1,260 m to 3,230 m . It is a perfect ski area for beginners and advanced skiers alike . The wide range of comfortable and challenging slopes won ’ t let you down .
COURCHEVEL
The first resort on our list is extremely popular among Russians . Over the past 20 years it has been a favourite for many tourists .
Courchevel is located in the heart of the Tarentaise valley , in the Savoie region . Strictly speaking , Courchevel is not a town or even a village as such . It is a complex of villages located at different heights above sea level . The resort was founded in 1946 and gained worldwide fame after it became one of the venues for the 1992 Winter Olympics . Ski lovers can use four levels of slopes at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,850 m , all through the season . You have a choice of cable cars , lifts and a funicular to reach the top . And to descend , there are over a hundred tracks of varying complexity , colour coded from green to black . Their total length is over 150 km .
If you are not a skier yet , it is best to make your debut here under the supervision of local trainers . Courchevel has an excellent ski school where any novice can try their hand at skiing . If you are
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