The Good Life France Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 70

Maybe you’ve skied the ‘Big’Uns’: The Three Valleys, Tignes/Val d’Isère, Paradiski. With eyes (and credit card) watering, you’ve paid the price for access to those endless kilometres. But - and here’s the rub - how many of the pistes you paid to use have you actually been on? My guess is only a fraction.

So, time for a reality check. Quality v Quantity.

Remember the old adage, big is not always better? We all want more for our money whilst not compromising on quality. In the course of my job I get to ski a vast range of resorts and countries and here’s my Top Tip for a mid-price, but definitely not mid-quality, resort that has got pretty much all you could want.

Where? Where? Answer: Montgènevre.

Unh?

Borderline Skiing

Michael Cranmer skidaddles to an as yet hardly known skiers paradise - the French Cottian Alps