J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by chiarina

My 2 cents:

Around Xmas I very much like being in Val D'Isere. We usually stay in Tignes since the accommodation prices there are lower, but the evenings go to Val D'isere (it's 5 kms from Tignes) and it's amazing. Beautifully Xmas decorated streets, great lightning on all hotels, skating rink, hot wine sold on the street, very often there's live music on the street till dark, lots of bars, the ski runs are great (if you want beginner - stay in Val d'isere, if you prefer advanced - go to Tignes with the ski lifts).

If you book now, you can find something really good within affordable pricing, I've found even last-minute offers fairly priced in d'isere.

Good luck, hope you'll find the best option for your family vacation!

BTW our chalets were self-catered, but suppose there are plenty of catered ones too.

This January we were 20 people in Courchevel 1650, France. In 2 chalets, 10 people each. We booked somewhere end of last July, and the price was like 1600 euro per chalet, and the conditions were simply great.
The ski runs are great, well connected to other areas, we also got discount passes for group booking. I recommend you to search there, definitely liked it.
Another guy from the group booked the chalet so I don't have the agency handy, but if you want - I'll ask him about it, just send me a PM to confirm.

Now is the right time to get really good pricing so don't wait :)