France is proud of its ski resorts for a reason. Among critics and amateurs, they are considered among the best. Two hundred alpine villages, towns and villages every year at the beginning of the season invite you to thousands of trails, each of which is unique in its own way. There is a chance for everyone to feel great here: both a professional skier and someone who for the first time in their life sees skis or snowboard not on the TV screen.
The country hosted the Winter Olympic Games three times, and each time this event became grandiose. Today, real French Olympic tracks are available to everyone. And besides, ski resorts in French are cuisine with a capital letter and famous wines, service, whose quality has become proverbial, and the friendly hospitality of the locals.
Chamonix resort
Chamonix is located at the top of the magnificent Mont Blanc near the border with Italy and Switzerland. There are several hundred kilometers of first-class slopes for athletes of varying levels of fitness. For freeride snowboarders, this is a real paradise with good snow. Fans of skiing on glacier trails and sidelines in Chamonix have a lot to turn around.
There is a snow park with a halfpipe in Grand Monte. Here you can find jibbing pieces and a boardercross track. There is a freestyle area in Brevent, equipped not only with trampolines and boxes, but also with a giant air mattress. Instructors work here in the afternoon.
Black snowboard trails start at the top of the Grand Monte, and for beginners it is best to ski in the areas of Le Vormin and Le Chausale closer to the valley. For more advanced athletes, the Brevent and Le Tour tracks are suitable. Suitable for those who are confident on the board and skating on the blue Fleger tracks.
Meribel resort
The season at this resort opens in the very first days of winter and lasts until the end of April. More than 40 lifts serve two snow parks, and the resort's well-groomed trails are famous among snowboarders in Europe.
The fan park of the DC AREA 43 resort is considered one of the most advanced in the country, and the path to it from the valley is covered by a modern gondola lift in just 9 minutes. The park is a clever combination of rails and jumps and is 1.2 km long. A pair of well-crafted half-pipes and an inflatable pillow add positive emotions to the snowboarders.
Another masterpiece of Meribel is MOON PARK, in which the figures for jobbing are made of wood, and cameras record all take-offs and display them for broadcast on a huge screen. Both beginners and pros can ride in the park - there are sections from green to black, and for boardercross there are halfpipe and red slope.
Leisure activities at the resort go well with hot air balloon rides, swimming in the pool with water slides and relaxing in steam baths. Snowshoe fans go hiking on snowshoes, while ball throwers have a good time at the bowling alley. The prices for all the fun are very pleasant and do not undermine the snowboarder's budget.
Alpe d'Huez resort
Located in the southern part of the Alpine mountains, this resort has a special climate. The sun almost always shines here, and the tracks are located on the southern slopes. Therefore, athletes can ride in the sun all day and enjoy the beautiful views. More than seventy marked slopes of the resort have extensive areas for freeriding, and three fan parks are attractive for athletes of varying degrees of skill. The season here lasts from the first days of winter to mid-spring.
The main park stretches for one and a half kilometers and has not only the entire set of snowboard figures, but also jumps of various heights. The park is located next to the BaBARS lift, and there is an excellent boardercrossing track nearby. Smaller parks are located at Piste de BOB and in AURIS. Twice a week, the Alpe d'Huez resort offers its guests night skiing with a guide and lighting on the track and stadium with a kilometer slope.
In addition to snowboarding, this wonderful French village offers car races on ice for only 20 euros or a ride on a horse-drawn carriage. Lovers of altitude choose helicopter flights, and fans of the underwater world choose ice diving.
