Isola 2000 , France

A high, purpose-built resort created in the 1960s, Isola has a convenient complex of shops, bars, apartments and hotels. To soften the ugly and block-like Front de Neige centre, wooden-clad apartment buildings have been added. Unfortunately, this main complex is now slightly tatty.

The three ski areas of St. Sauveur, Pélevos and Levant sit in a horseshoe shape around the resort with a large, sunny nursery area at the base. Experts should head for St-Sauveur for good off-piste and challenging runs. The excellent Génisserie mountain restaurant is also found in this sector.

Nice is only a 90-minute drive away and, during the warmer half of the season, a morning's slope activity is popularly followed by a stroll on the beach or sail on the Med. Nice work if you can get it…

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