Skiing in FranceFrench Day, 9 February 2016

Mountains in France

Mountains in France

The Alps

Mountains in France

The Pyrenees

Mountains in France

Massif Central

Ski Resorts – some are old villages…

Towns and villages like Megeve always existed and developed into ski resorts.

Ski Resorts – some are ‘purpose built’

Resorts like Avoriaz were built solely for the purpose of being a ski resort.

The 10 Most Popular French Ski Resorts

1. La Plagne2. Les Arcs3. Courchevel4. Meribel5. Alpe d’Huez6. Val Thorens7. Tignes8. Serre Chevalier9. Val d’Isere10.Les 2 Alpes

Types of Ski Lifts

Types of Ski Lifts

Chair lift

Types of Ski Lifts

Chair lift

Drag lift

Ski LiftsCable Car

Ski LiftsCable Car

‘Bubble’ Lift

Ski LiftsCable Car

Funicular Railway

‘Bubble’ Lift

Ski Areas

Ski Areas

Ski Areas

Snow!

Climate Change…

Man-made snow…

Man-made snow…

Tourism

The British are very important for French ski tourism

Tourism

British skiers & snowboarders go to France more than any other country

Tourism

Almost 50,000 people work in tourism in the French Alps

Skiing in France = Great Fun

Merci et bon ski…!!!