THE GUIDE WINTER BREAKS 2019/20


The Chamonix Specialists


Beautiful chalets in wonderful locations – from a cosy hide- away for 2 to a fabulous catered chalet for 15, let us help you to plan your perfect skiing holiday in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. We are a small, family run company with almost 40 years of experience and hence have many local connections here. That means we can help you to find the best ski instructors and guides, organise husky sledding, ski the Vallée Blanche, choose the best local restaurants, buy the right ski passes, find a good nanny… and anything else you need!


sales@collineige.com www.collineige.com +44 (0)1483 579242 +33 (0)4 50 55 83 08


If there’s one place that does luxury chalets extremely well, it’s Chamonix Collineige Valloire Galibier in winter...


Chamonix is one of the most renowned winter resorts in the world, so it makes sense that it’s home to more luxury chalets than you can shake a ski pole at. Having been in business for over 35 years, family-run Collineige is up there with the best of them, boasting a roster of tip-top chalets of varying sizes for the season. Choose between catered or self-catered (though with on-site chefs cooking sautéed lamb, chestnut velouté with truffl e and homemade tiramisu, is it really a choice?), drink in the staggering views of Mont- Blanc from Chalet Valhalla or thaw off in Les Tissourds’ glorious hot tub. www.collineige.com


Exceptional ski-in/ski-out chalet split over 5 apartments and ideal for families. Located at the foot of 150km of slopes, in the centre of the village of


Valloire, the winter art ski resort.


Chez le Marquis du Pontet, Le Pontet, 73450, Valloire, Lionel Savoye +33 (0)6 98 58 44 74


lionel@chezlemarquis-valloire.com chezlemarquis-valloire.com


French Alps Escape The clue here is very much in the name. Focused on helping frazzled holidaymakers escape into the mountains, this family-run business is a tempting prospect if you happen to have a little extra cash to splash. Dotted around the Tarentaise, Les 3 Vallées and Annecy, the self-catered accommodation here ranges from holiday apartments to traditional wooden chalets, most of which provide easy (and sometimes immediate) access to the slopes. The cherry on the cake is the list of guest services, which includes maps for fi rst-timers, restaurant


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suggestions and access to discounts on ski passes and hire. In our experience, it’s these small touches that really make a place a home from home. www.frenchalpsescape.com


Over the Moon


Looking for a fairy-tale escape with your better half? You’d be hard-pressed to fi nd a more romantic cubbyhole than Over the Moon, winner of the accommodation award at last year’s Trophées de la Montagne Française. Perched on the 2,400m peak of L’Arpette in the heart of La Plagne ski resort, this former snow groomer now serves as a love nest atop the very pistes it used to tend. Guests begin their journey at nearby Plagne Bellecôte, before being driven up to the summit in the portable pad itself and left to spend the night in complete privacy, enjoying the queen-size bed, heating, home theatre and all-important coffee machine for the next morning. www.skipass-laplagne.com/fr/ over-the-moon


Ski France


Perhaps you’re not interested in a chalet at all? If you’d rather hunker down in a hotel, don’t miss what’s on offer at Ski France. It’s still possible to bag your classic snow-topped cabin, but there are some brilliant deals at a number of major hotels and


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