Les Deux Alpes, France

Chris Rees from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

I visited Les Deux Alpes between the 3rd - 10th of Feb 2006 and stayed half board at the Jameron Club Hotel at the far side of the resort. Before arriving I had a preperception of the town thinking it would be somehow tacky and purpose built, so was very happy when we turned up to see an attractive alpine village. Other than a serious lack of women I found the town great, plenty of shops for all your needs and nightlife was also fulfilling. Favourite watering holes for me was The Windsor (seemed very French) and the Polar Bear along with many others within close proximity. Our hotel was great, being on the side of town and located right beside the piste presented us with great views from our balcony, main reception lounge, and restaurant. The English staff at the Jameron was awesome along with our tour operator 'Tops Travel', both being extremely helpful, friendly and willing to chat. Food was also good and varied come evenings. After visiting the 3 vallees some years ago I was expecting the ski area at Les Deux Alpes to be somewhat limited, but was pleasantly surprised by the amount of ski runs available to all levels of skiers/snowboarders. One criticism some may find is there isn't many easy runs back to the resort back from the main mountain. There is a slushy green back down but this is narrow and a little cluttered in the evening rush. I found the 2 black runs 'Valentine' & 'Diable' the obvious routes down but then again i did have a death wish because of the gradients of the slope and the extreme iciness due to there being a shortage of new snowfall. Skiing up at the top of the glacier is great with better snow to be found and several wide open runs ideal for snowboarding. In all a great holiday with very little to fault, nice town with nice skiing. What else can one want!

2006-02-15