• Les Trois Vallées
  

  
  Les Trois Vallées claims to be the largest ski area in the world with 600 km of interconnected slopes and 180 ski lifts. It unites 8 ski resorts: Courchevel, La Tania, Méribel, Brides-les-Bains, Les Menuires, St. Martin de Belleville, Val Thorens and Orelle
  
  

• Courchevel
  

  
  The most chic alpine resort in France, Courchevel features 11 luxury five stars hotels, 6 restaurants awarded with the Michelin star, jet-set, royal clientele, luxury boutiques, and exceptional spas. The slopes at Courchevel are, however, a bit flat and underwhelming, but you have lift access to other, more exciting parts of Trois Vallees.
  
  

• Val-d'Isère - Tigne
  

  
  Espace Killy, comprised of two interconnected resorts of Val-d'Isère and Tigne, is one of the best ski areas in the world. It features 300 km of trails, 90 lifts, 3,500 m / 11,700 ft top elevation and 2,000 m / 6,700 ft vertical
  
  

• Les Arcs - La Plagne
  

  
  Three interconnected resorts of Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne form Paradiski The ski area has 160 lifts, 425 km of trails, top elevation of 3,250 m / 10,660 ft and 2,000 m / 7,000 ft vertical. Three Les Arcs villages have a bit ugly industrial "avant-garde" modernist architecture
  
  

• Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  

  
  Bourg-Saint-Maurice, the largest city of the region, sits down by Isere Valley, at 800 m elevation. It is connected by TGV trains to the lowlands of France and by a funicular railway to Les Arc ski resort. Val d'Isere is 17 mi up the valley (30 min by car). Bourg is also a popular summer destination. There is a whitewater slalom course on the Isere river used for international canoe and kayak competitions.
  
  

• Little St Bernard Pass
  

  
  A picturesque pass, 2,200 m / 7,200 ft high, on the Italian border. It is thought that Carthaginian general Hannibal used this route. A challenging bicycle climb from Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 26 km long, 1,350 m (4,400 ft) vertical. The road is closed in winter.
  
  

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