A little bit of Italy rubs off on
Montgenèvre, the only French resort within the huge 400km Milky Way domain that includes
Sestriere and
Sauze d'Oulx over the border. In fact, Montgenèvre even hosted some of the events during the
2006 Turin Winter Olympics. It's a small, friendly and pleasant village with 100km of high-altitude runs practically on your hotel's doorstep, an enviable snow record and lots of sunshine.
Beginners are well catered for, but it's intermediates who really get spoilt at Montgenèvre, thanks to a large number of wide cruising red pistes that suddenly dip into the trees.
Come the evening, join the snowmobile procession that explores the mountain and can include dinner in a chalet.
January: 4th Edition of the Montgenèvre Poker Tour and 2nd Italian Cinema Arts Festival.
February: Fun and entertainment on the snow front. Fireworks andski demonstrations every Wednesday.
www.montgenevre.com