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Skiing
The ski buff will
find a wealth of slopes in France. In the winter, the Alps and the
somewhat less pricey Pyrénées and Vosges offer more
than a hundred excellent skiing facilities -- both for ski
alpin (downhill) and ski de fond (cross-country). Ski
France (see link below) hosts a web site with details on 102
different resorts. 
The
island of Corsica also features both types of skiing from December to
April; consult the Club Alpin Français in Ajaccio
(04-95-22-73-81).
In the French Alps,
the most famous ski venue is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, though skiing is by
no means the only attraction. Chamonix is the oldest and
biggest French winter-sports resort and site of the first Winter
Olympics, held in 1924. The world's highest cable car soars 12,000
feet up the Aiguille du Midi, for stupendous views of 15,700-foot
Mont Blanc, Europe's loftiest peak. Throughout the year, visitors can
partake in the music and folk festivals, conferences, a science fair,
an alpine museum, wood sculptures, fishing and hunting (in season),
an 18-hole golf course, 3 movie theaters, 5 discotheques, a casino,
games of boules, bowling and bridge, and a library. The adventuresome
and/or athletically-inclined can also enjoy cycling/ mountain biking,
hiking in the canyons, horseback riding, ice skating (indoor &
outdoor rinks), luge, river rafting, rock climbing, squash, swimming,
tennis, and toboganning.
Chic, expensive
Megève, Courchevel, and fashionable Méribel are also
world-class resorts. Val d'Isère is one of Europe's poshest.
Nearby Tignes and novice-friendly Morzine are also good bets. L'Alpe
d'Huez is near Grenoble, and Serre-Chevalier is linked by cable car
to Briançon.
Author: Ian C. Mills © 1998-2000 All Rights Reserved
Bibliography:
Fodor's 99 France, Editor: Natasha Lesser, Fodor's Travel Publications, New York.
Paris From $70 A Day, Jeanne Oliver, 1998, Macmillan Travel, A Simon & Schuster
Macmillan Company, New York.
France 1998 Discovery Guide,
French Government Tourist Office, New York.
Passport's France Trip Planner & Guide, Emma Stanford, 1994, NTC Publishing Group, Chicago.
Let's Go - The Budget Guide to France 1997, Thomas F. Moore, 1997, Let's Go Publications,
Cambridge, MA, printed by St. Martin's Press, New York.
Image sources: Ski collage created by Ian C. Mills
©
1998-2000 All Rights Reserved.
Cover shot of "xxx" from Amazon.com Books.
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Skiing Links:
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Ski France
This site offers
pages on 102 different ski resorts in France
catering to all skill levels and ages, with
information on accommodations, special promotions,
seminar facilities, etc. You can even ski in the
summer at the higher elevations, or partake in
other recreational activities.
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More Recommended Reading:
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Ski Europe (11th Ed)
by Charles A. Leocha,
William Walker, James Kitfield, Steve Giordano.
Paperback - 400 pages, 11th edition.
Published October 1997 by World Leisure.
Usually ships within 24 hours. Our Price: $19.95.
Descriptions, lodging, dining, child care and updated prices. For more
than 13 years, Ski Europe has directed skiers to Europe's top-rated resorts.
The guidebook includes an overview of most major resorts in the Alps plus a
chapter on Spain and its two main resorts.
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