France Lift Ticket Deals

Skiing in France

While certain American ski and snowboard resorts may boast of their Champagne powder, France has the real thing. Champagne, that is. France, whom many oenophiles consider the center of the viticulture universe, is also graced with other great wine-making regions, besides Champagne, that have become synonymous with certain varieties of wine: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Languedoc. But it’s not all wine and rosés in France — heading for the hills in the wintertime is another popular pastime. With more than 250 mountain resorts, mostly in the Alps, but also in the Central Massif and the Pyrenees, France is one of the great ski nations of Europe. Chamonix, with Mont Blanc towering overhead, was the site of the first Winter Olympics back in 1924 and today is renowned for its steep and deep. Les 3 Vallees, which links the old ski towns of Val Thorens, Les Menuires, Meribel and Courchevel, is considered in some circles the largest resort in the world, with 4,571 acres of groomed runs and countless more hectares of off-piste terrain. And Espace Killy, named for the three-time Olympic gold medalist Jean-Claude Killy, incorporates the older resorts of Tignes and Val d’Isere and is considered one of the premier resorts in the Alps, let alone France. So raise a glass of bubbly and check out lift ticket and ski pass deals in France at GetSkiTickets.com.