Brits are the biggest international market for French Ski Resorts (and other stats you should know!)

skichaletblogger March 13, 2025
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Vive la France! We Brits love skiing in ‘L’Hexagone’. According to the Ski Club of Great Britain, 59% of British skiers travel to France each winter – more than any other country. But what do we know about our most …

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The Story of Flaine: A Modernist Ski Resort

skichaletblogger April 12, 2023
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The French ski resort of Flaine can provoke mixed reactions. Some consider it to be a concrete jungle, others to be a masterpiece of modernist architecture. A Modernist masterpiece Flaine was commissioned as a project in 1960 by the wealthy …

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Five of the Best Car-Free Ski Resorts

skichaletblogger March 7, 2023
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One of the joys of travelling to a ski resort is to escape normal life. That’s why we love car-free resorts. It means you can walk pedestrianised streets in safety, taking your time to enjoy the views and shopping on …

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The FuniFlaine: a new lift to link Flaine to valley (Magland)

skichaletblogger July 9, 2014
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Talk of a link from the valley floor to Flaine has been around for many years. However, last autumn approval was given to consider the project as a telecabine (a funiculaire being too expensive). Linking the valley to the Grand Massif …

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