The Top French Ski Resorts - rated for Beginners, Experts and Snowboarders
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French Ski Resort Ratings
This page shows only the Top Ski Resorts of France, ranked according to various criteria.
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The complete j2ski Ski Resort Database contains details of some 249 Ski Resorts in France, and you can find links to all of them on the main French Ski Resort Index page.
Ski Resorts with the Maximum Vertical in France
Ski Resort
| Vertical
m | |
|---|---|---|
| Chamonix | 2800 | |
| Brides-les-Bains | 2600 | |
| Les Deux Alpes | 2300 | |
| Vaujany | 2200 | |
| La Grave | 2150 | |
| Argentière | 2030 | |
| Les Arcs | 2030 | |
| La Plagne | 2000 | |
| Montchavin-Les Coches | 2000 | |
| Champagny en Vanoise | 2000 | |
| Tignes | 1900 | |
| Val d'Isère | 1900 | |
| Méribel | 1850 | |
| Morillon | 1800 | |
| Samoëns | 1780 | |
| Saint Martin de Belleville | 1750 | |
| Serre Chevalier | 1600 | |
| La Rosière | 1500 | |
| La Clusaz | 1500 | |
| St Gervais Mont-Blanc | 1500 | |
| Alpe d'Huez | 1470 | |
| Morzine | 1460 | |
| Courchevel | 1440 | |
| Val Cenis | 1400 | |
| La Tania | 1390 | |
| Les Carroz | 1360 | |
| Puy Saint Vincent | 1350 | |
| Les Menuires | 1350 | |
| Val Thorens | 1350 | |
| Les Contamines | 1336 | |
| Megève | 1300 | |
| Valfréjus | 1190 | |
| Avoriaz | 1180 | |
| Termignon | 1180 | |
| Valloire | 1170 | |
| Les Orres | 1170 | |
| Valmorel | 1150 | |
| Le Grand Bornand | 1150 | |
| Valmeinier | 1100 | |
| Châtel | 1100 | |
| Risoul | 1100 | |
| Vars | 1100 | |
| Sainte-Foy Tarentaise | 1070 | |
| Praz sur Arly | 1070 | |
| Le Corbier | 1050 |
Ski Resorts with the Highest Ski Areas in France
Ski Resorts with the Biggest Ski Areas in France
Ski Resort
| Pistes
km | |
|---|---|---|
| Avoriaz | 650 | |
| Brides-les-Bains | 600 | |
| The Three Valleys | 600 | |
| Megève | 445 | |
| Les Carroz | 265 | |
| Serre Chevalier | 250 | |
| Alpe d'Huez | 236 | |
| La Plagne | 225 | |
| Les Deux Alpes | 220 | |
| Montchavin-Les Coches | 215 | |
| Champagny en Vanoise | 212 | |
| Les Arcs | 200 | |
| Risoul | 180 | |
| Saint Martin de Belleville | 160 | |
| Les Menuires | 160 | |
| Chamonix | 152 | |
| Valmorel | 152 | |
| Valmeinier | 150 | |
| Méribel | 150 | |
| Tignes | 150 | |
| Valloire | 150 | |
| Courchevel | 150 | |
| Val d'Isère | 150 | |
| La Tania | 150 | |
| La Rosière | 140 | |
| Flaine | 140 | |
| Val Thorens | 140 | |
| La Clusaz | 132 | |
| Isola 2000 | 120 | |
| Les Contamines | 120 | |
| Les Gets | 110 | |
| Montgenèvre | 100 |
Ski Resorts with the Best Expert Skiing in France
Ski Resort
| Experts
| |
|---|---|---|
| Chamonix | 5/5  | |
| Brides-les-Bains | 5/5 | |
| Argentière | 5/5 | |
| Les Arcs | 5/5 | |
| Méribel | 5/5 | |
| Tignes | 5/5 | |
| Saint Martin de Belleville | 5/5 | |
| The Three Valleys | 5/5 | |
| Courchevel | 5/5 | |
| Alpe d'Huez | 5/5 | |
| Val d'Isère | 5/5 | |
| Les Deux Alpes | 5/5 | |
| La Grave | 5/5 | |
| La Tania | 5/5 | |
| Portes du Soleil | 5/5 | |
| Les Menuires | 5/5 | |
| Val Thorens | 5/5 | |
| Avoriaz | 4/5  | |
| La Chapelle d'Abondance | 4/5 | |
| La Rosière | 4/5 | |
| La Clusaz | 4/5 | |
| Montgenèvre | 4/5 | |
| Cordon | 4/5 | |
| La Plagne | 4/5 | |
| Valmorel | 4/5 | |
| Montchavin-Les Coches | 4/5 | |
| Serre Chevalier | 4/5 | |
| Ax les Thermes | 4/5 | |
| Flaine | 3/5  | |
| Risoul | 3/5 |
Ski Resorts with the Best Intermediate skiing in France
Ski Resort
| Intermediate
| |
|---|---|---|
| Avoriaz | 5/5 | |
| Peisey-Vallandry | 5/5 | |
| Chamonix | 5/5 | |
| La Clusaz | 5/5 | |
| Montgenèvre | 5/5 | |
| Les Arcs | 5/5 | |
| Méribel | 5/5 | |
| Flaine | 5/5 | |
| La Plagne | 5/5 | |
| Risoul | 5/5 | |
| Tignes | 5/5 | |
| Valmorel | 5/5 | |
| The Three Valleys | 5/5 | |
| Serre Chevalier | 5/5 | |
| Courchevel | 5/5 | |
| Alpe d'Huez | 5/5 | |
| Val d'Isère | 5/5 | |
| Les Deux Alpes | 5/5 | |
| Portes du Soleil | 5/5 | |
| Les Menuires | 5/5 | |
| Val Thorens | 5/5 | |
| Cordon | 4/5 | |
| Argentière | 4/5 | |
| Cambre d'Aze | 4/5 | |
| Saint Martin de Belleville | 4/5 | |
| Ax les Thermes | 4/5 | |
| Les Orres | 4/5 | |
| La Chapelle d'Abondance | 3/5 | |
| Les Gets | 3/5 | |
| Sainte-Foy Tarentaise | 3/5 | |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 3/5 | |
| Val Cenis | 3/5 | |
| Les Contamines | 3/5 | |
| Montchavin-Les Coches | 3/5 | |
| Les Angles | 3/5 | |
| Les Carroz | 3/5 | |
| Les Houches | 3/5 | |
| Puy Saint Vincent | 3/5 |
Ski Resorts with the Best gentle Skiing in France
Ski Resort
| Beginners
| |
|---|---|---|
| Valmorel | 5/5 | |
| Les Deux Alpes | 5/5 | |
| Valfréjus | 4/5 | |
| Avoriaz | 4/5 | |
| La Joue du Loup | 4/5 | |
| Vaujany | 4/5 | |
| La Clusaz | 4/5 | |
| Cordon | 4/5 | |
| Les Arcs | 4/5 | |
| Méribel | 4/5 | |
| Flaine | 4/5 | |
| La Plagne | 4/5 | |
| Risoul | 4/5 | |
| Le Corbier | 4/5 | |
| Montchavin-Les Coches | 4/5 | |
| The Three Valleys | 4/5 | |
| Serre Chevalier | 4/5 | |
| Champagny en Vanoise | 4/5 | |
| Le Grand Bornand | 4/5 | |
| Font Romeu | 4/5 | |
| Ax les Thermes | 4/5 | |
| Alpe d'Huez | 4/5 | |
| Portes du Soleil | 4/5 | |
| Les Menuires | 4/5 | |
| Val Thorens | 4/5 | |
| La Chapelle d'Abondance | 3/5 | |
| Isola 2000 | 3/5 | |
| Valmeinier | 3/5 | |
| Chamonix | 3/5 | |
| La Rosière | 3/5 | |
| Brides-les-Bains | 3/5 | |
| Montgenèvre | 3/5 | |
| Châtel | 3/5 | |
| Megève | 3/5 | |
| Cambre d'Aze | 3/5 | |
| Tignes | 3/5 | |
| Morzine | 3/5 | |
| Valloire | 3/5 | |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 3/5 | |
| Val Cenis | 3/5 | |
| Les Angles | 3/5 | |
| Les Carroz | 3/5 | |
| Les Houches | 3/5 | |
| Samoëns | 3/5 | |
| Chamrousse | 3/5 | |
| Praz sur Arly | 3/5 | |
| Courchevel | 3/5 | |
| Puy Saint Vincent | 3/5 | |
| Morillon | 3/5 | |
| Les Saisies | 3/5 | |
| Vars | 3/5 | |
| Val d'Isère | 3/5 | |
| Abondance | 3/5 | |
| La Tania | 3/5 | |
| St Gervais Mont-Blanc | 3/5 |
Ski Resorts with the Best Boarding in France
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