Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps

Best ski resorts for advanced skiers in the French Alps (best difficult slopes, ski routes) as well as best powder snow skiing/freeriding in the French Alps

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5 out of 5 stars

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps – Advanced skiers, freeriders Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps – Advanced skiers, freeriders Tignes/Val d'Isère

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps – Advanced skiers, freeriders Les Portes du Soleil – Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps – Advanced skiers, freeriders Le Grand Massif – Flaine/Les Carroz/Morillon/Samoëns/Sixt

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding French Alps – Advanced skiers, freeriders Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

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French Alps: freeride ski resorts and ski resorts for very good skiers (advanced skiers)

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1-21 out of 21 ski resorts

1. Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix)

The Brévent-Flégère ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers. In addition to the long and… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 20 km (36%)

1. Tignes/Val d'Isère

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Tignes/Val d'Isère

Very many difficult slopes, for example, the Sache and Face de Bellevarde, and numerous ski routes… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 60 km (20%)

1. Les Portes du Soleil – Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Les Portes du Soleil – Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry

The deep snow slopes above the tree line are a paradise for advanced skiers. The many mogul slopes are… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 60 km (10%)

1. Le Grand Massif – Flaine/Les Carroz/Morillon/Samoëns/Sixt

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Le Grand Massif – Flaine/Les Carroz/Morillon/Samoëns/Sixt

The wide slopes in Flaine will make the hearts of advanced skiers beat faster. Difficult mogul slopes… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 35 km (13%)

1. Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Grands Montets – Argentière (Chamonix)

The slopes from Grands Montets over the Rognon Glacier or beneath the cable car lift are the… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 14 km (48%)

1. Serre Chevalier – Briançon/Chantemerle/Villeneuve-la-Salle/Le Monêtier-les-Bains

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Serre Chevalier – Briançon/Chantemerle/Villeneuve-la-Salle/Le Monêtier-les-Bains

There are limitless powder snow runs, steep slopes and ravines on the tree-free slopes. Jumps over… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 32.5 km (13%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Les 2 Alpes

In Les Deux Alpes, there are difficult slopes of good lengths in every sector (excluding the glacier).… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 34 km (17%)

1. Via Lattea – Sestriere/Sauze d’Oulx/San Sicario/Claviere/Montgenèvre

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Via Lattea – Sestriere/Sauze d’Oulx/San Sicario/Claviere/Montgenèvre

Advanced skiers will get their money's worth at the Via Lattea ski resort. For one thing, the slopes… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 84 km (21%)

1. Megève/Saint-Gervais

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Megève/Saint-Gervais

Megève offers plenty of powder snow areas in addition to difficult slopes. On Mont Joux, mogul slopes… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 31 km (12%)

1. Espace San Bernardo – La Rosière/La Thuile

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Espace San Bernardo – La Rosière/La Thuile

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 16.6 km (12%)
Ski routes: 12 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Alpe d'Huez

Even the good winter athletes will not get bored in Alpe d'Huez. The long, black runs surrounding the… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 50 km (20%)

1. Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/Les Menuires/Méribel/Courchevel

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/Les Menuires/Méribel/Courchevel

Les 3 Vallées can be described well as a Freeride Paradise. The off-piste possibilities are almost… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 60 km (10%)
Ski routes: 50 km

1. Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry (Paradiski)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry (Paradiski)

Good skiers will find many challenges in Les Arcs. Whether steep and long slopes, mogul slopes or ski… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 26 km (13%)

1. La Plagne (Paradiski)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

La Plagne (Paradiski)

There are 36 difficult slopes (27 km) and plenty of freeriding opportunities awaiting advanced skiers… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 27 km (12%)

15. Auron (Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Auron (Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée)

The Auron ski resort offers plenty of open terrain, including some long runs down to the valley. The… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 32 km (24%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Isola 2000

The ski resort has a lot of freeriding potential. The very sparse forest enables skiing through the… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 10 km (8%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Espace Diamant – Les Saisies/Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe/Praz sur Arly/Flumet/Crest-Voland

Despite the focus on families, Espace Diamant also has it rough side and not all slopes are groomed to… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

some freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 11 km (6%)

15. Les Sybelles – Le Corbier/La Toussuire/Les Bottières/St Colomban des Villards/St Sorlin/St Jean d’Arves

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Les Sybelles – Le Corbier/La Toussuire/Les Bottières/St Colomban des Villards/St Sorlin/St Jean d’Arves

There are black slopes which earn their classification throughout the Les Sybelles resort. These are… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 21.7 km (7%)

19. Les Houches/Saint-Gervais – Prarion/Bellevue (Chamonix)

Test result: 3 out of 5 stars

Les Houches/Saint-Gervais – Prarion/Bellevue (Chamonix)

Advanced skiers will be challenged on the Kandahar slope. The slope leads from the Prarion almost all… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

few freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 5 km (9%)

20. Le Tourchet

Test result: 1 out of 5 stars

There are no difficult slopes for advanced skiers. more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

no freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 0 km (0%)

20. Les Planards

Test result: 1 out of 5 stars

There are no difficult slopes for advanced skiers. more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

no freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 0 km (0%)

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