Traditional French Alpine Village Skiing Holiday

A traditional french alpine ski experience off the beaten track!

A traditional French alpine skiing experience away from the big commercial resorts in the ski villages.

The Champsaur valley is unique in the Alps for it's preservation of the five small ski villages scattered up the valley on the way into the big ski resort of Orcieres 1850. If you like traditional alpine French villages, friendly, calm and relaxed skiing without lift queues in beautiful surroundings then you will love skiing in the Champsaur ski villages. There are five to choose from, all within 20 minutes drive from each other.

- Ski without the hustle and bustle of big resorts
- No lift queues
- Very difficult to get lost!
- Ski in a different village each day
- Friendly and relaxed atmosphere
- Range of accommodation including luxury chalets with private hot tub, farmhouse bed and breakfasts and hotels.
- Creche and childcare facilities
- Very good ESF ski school for children
- Perfect for family skiing and beginners
- Range of other winter activities to do including ice diving, sleeping in an igloo and husky dog sledding, ice climbing, snowshoeing and much more.

We are not just a tour operator based in a remote office booking your holiday, we offer a personalised customer service in resort and are there to help you make the most of the area and generally take the hassle out of your holiday!

We'll come and meet you when you arrive in resort and welcome you to the area, give you your ski passes (no queuing at the ticket desk!), pre-book your skis, organise your lessons and any other activities you fancy trying and we are around throughout your week for advice on where the best pistes are, where to eat, shop and generally have fun in the resort and surrounding area!!

We can easily add creche or babysitting, more ski lessons or other activities like ice diving, snowshoeing, husky dog sledding, cross country skiing, ice climbing or even a night in an igloo if you want a break from skiing.

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Accommodation Details

We have a range of accommodation possibilities in the ski villages including luxury chalets with private hot tub, classic chalet style apartments, farmhouse bed and breakfast, family friendly hotels, 3 star hotels with pool......

Please note that self catering properties usually work on a Saturday to Saturday basis, but as Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, Christmas week is an 8 night stay from Saturday to Sunday, New Year is a 7 night stay from Sunday to Sunday as is the 2 - 9 January. The 9 - 15 January is a 6 night stay from Sunday to Saturday. After that it reverts back to Saturday to Saturday. The packages reflect this extra ski days for the 8 night week and less for the 6 night week.

Departure Dates, Options & Prices

Prices start from 492E per adult and 427E per child and depend on your choice of accommodation, your dates and how many people you are sharing a property / apartment. Please contact us or look at our site for more details. Please note that the French school holidays are from the 12th February 2011 - 12 March 2011 this year so prices for self catering apartments and chalets are higher for this period.

Getting Here and Transport:

For the ski villages we recommend having a car so you can visit the other villages and get around to restaurants, shops and other attractions in the valley.

There are lots of different options for getting here and we will help you plan and book your journey wherever possible. We can arrange car hire from nearby airports and train stations, rail transport and ferry crossings but can't book flights. However, we can help you with information about who flies where so you can book your own.

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