cheap ski resorts france

top ten cheapest ski resorts in France

If you're looking for a cheap ski resort France has something for literally everyone. Historically we've had to fly 4 hours to eastern Europe for a cheap ski resort but now you can be in a cheap French ski resort in under 2 hours - minimising the cost of your ski holiday, yet still maximising your time on the slopes.

And in the world of cheap ski france is not necessarily a poorer experience in a cheap resort than you'll find in their more expensive neighbours - in fact many of france's cheapest ski resorts are also its best, because many French ski resorts are so big that they often include both exclusive and budget accommodation in different parts of the same mountain town.

If you want minimum compromise from your cheap skiing france is probably the best place to find that perfect balance between a truly great snow mountain and relatively cheap French ski resort.

This is the definitive list of the best cheap ski resorts in France.

best budget ski resorts in France

Chamonix France

To many, Chamonix is the undisputed mountain-sport capital of the world! This Off-piste ski & snowboard mecca is home to the world's longest run, the Vallee Blanche (not really a piste at all, but a 23km ski down Europe's second largest glacier the Mer de Glace - "Sea of Ice"). The Grands Montets is one of greatest sk... [more Chamonix]

Beginner Trails
 12 runs 5km
15% 
Intermediate Trails
 49 runs 46km
61% 
Advanced Trails
 190 runs 70km
237% 
Expert Trails
 21 runs 21km
26% 

snoman says

An historic ski and climbing town on the picturesque side of Mont Blanc, by the entrance to the Mont Blanc tunnel. Chamonix offers the world's greatest lift-served vertical drop. Away from the slopes it is ver... more

Chamonix
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€200
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Chamonix ski holidays
La Riviere Apartments
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £296
Chamonix chalets
Chalet Hotel Sapinière
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £375
Chamonix luxury
Les Balcons du Savoy Ap...
12 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £370
Chamonix last minute
Chalet Hotel Sapinière
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £375

Les 2 Alpes France

Les Deux Alpes or Les 2 Alpes is a huge resort with high snowsure slopes and summer glacier skiing. Busy apres and wide range of expensive and affordable accomodation. One of worlds best snow parks has a hugely popular summer camp when they take the park from 2600m up to 3200m altitude where its still sno good! Les 2... [more Les 2 Alpes]

Beginner Trails
 24 runs 54km
23% 
Intermediate Trails
 44 runs 94km
43% 
Advanced Trails
 16 runs 41km
15% 
Expert Trails
 12 runs 12km
11% 

snoman says

World class resort with one of the largest ski areas, summer ski areas and maximum verical drops to be found anywhere. Add to this a huge range of apres-ski options and the now lift-linked descent to La Grave -... more

Les 2 Alpes
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€168.9
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Les 2 Alpes ski holidays
La Muzelle Apartments
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £305
Les 2 Alpes chalets
Chalet Alice
13 Apr 2013
Gatwick £424
Les 2 Alpes luxury
Residence Cortina
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £451
Les 2 Alpes last minute
Le Flocon d’Or
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £358

Flaine France

Often derided as a concrete monstrosity, Flaine is actually rather charming - if you want big mileage skiing from high snowsure resort which is modern and functional, Flaine is excellent value and has direct ski lift access into the awesome Grand Massif ski area. Great childcare and family facilities plus short transfe... [more Flaine]

Beginner Trails
 7 runs ?km
12% 
Intermediate Trails
 23 runs ?km
40% 
Advanced Trails
 23 runs ?km
40% 
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km
7% 

snoman says

Popularly regarded as an ugly, but functional, purpose built resort, Flaine has infact been designed to the Bauhaus school of architectural design and is the only modern ski resort to be recognised as an archite... more

Flaine
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€192
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Flaine ski holidays
Sunotel Apartments, Les...
12 Jan 2013
Luton £305
Flaine luxury
Residence Refuge Du Golf
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £363
Flaine last minute
Residence De La Foret
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £398

Serre Chevalier France

Big ski area with quiet slopes except on French holidays. Quiet apres in pretty and trad village. Good for all abilities and families tho' not party people

Beginner Trails
 25 runs 57km
21% 
Intermediate Trails
 32 runs 81km
28% 
Advanced Trails
 42 runs 80km
36% 
Expert Trails
 15 runs 15km
13% 

snoman says

"Serre Che" is made up of thirteen villages (three main ones) spread out for 6km along the Guisane Valley floor from Briancon. The north facing larch-lined slopes above (most over 2000m ) are lift linked all th... more

Serre Chevalier
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€194.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Serre Chevalier ski holidays
L'Alpaga Apartments
20 Jan 2013
Gatwick £320
Serre Chevalier chalets
Chalet Asters, Villeneuve
16 Dec 2012
Gatwick £523
Serre Chevalier luxury
Best Western Chantermerle
06 Jan 2013
Gatwick £468
Serre Chevalier last minute
Residence l'Alpaga, Vil...
16 Dec 2012
Gatwick £450

Alpe d'Huez France

Huge ski area with loads of cannons and good grooming. Lively puirpose built village with night life as hectic as you like

Beginner Trails
 38 runs 47km
31% 
Intermediate Trails
 32 runs 53km
26% 
Advanced Trails
 34 runs 74km
28% 
Expert Trails
 16 runs 16km
13% 

snoman says

One of the world's top resorts, Alpe d'Huez offers one of the greatest unbroken verticals in the world. Built above the original village of Huez, the resort has expanded in all directions over the past 20 years... more

Alpe d
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€147
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Alpe d'Huez ski holidays
Bergers Apartments
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £335
Alpe d'Huez chalets
Chalet Les Eterlous
13 Apr 2013
Gatwick £380
Alpe d'Huez luxury
NEW Chalet Pregentil
13 Apr 2013
Dover Ferry £385
Alpe d'Huez last minute
Les Bergers Apartments
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £338

Tignes France

High snowsure town has some of best intermediate and advanced skiing in the Alpes. Not a pretty town but decent apres and huge Espace Killy ski area shared with Val d'Isere

Beginner Trails
 22 runs 121km
14% 
Intermediate Trails
 61 runs 100km
39% 
Advanced Trails
 46 runs 58km
29% 
Expert Trails
 25 runs 25km
16% 

snoman says

Tignes shares the huge and wonderful Espace Killy with Val D'Isere, but the underground funicular accessed Grand Motte glacier officially belongs to Tignes. The glacier no longer offers skiing 365 days a year (... more

Tignes
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€154
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Tignes ski holidays
Le Borsat IV Apartments
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £300
Tignes chalets
Chalet Les Martins A
08 Dec 2012
Gatwick £379
Tignes luxury
Residence Village Monta...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £405
Tignes last minute
Le Borsat IV
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £319

La Rosiere France

Gorgeous views combined with lots of sun and good snow make this an attractive resort. Quiet apres makes for well earned rest after the large ski area

Beginner Trails
 6 runs ?km
7% 
Intermediate Trails
 25 runs ?km
30% 
Advanced Trails
 35 runs ?km
42% 
Expert Trails
 16 runs 16km
19% 

snoman says

Purpose built in 1961 on a south-facing plateau to an attractive design sympathetic to Savoyard traditional architecture, this French family resort has been lift linked to Aosta Valley resort La Thuile since 198... more

La Rosiere
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€171.9
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
La Rosiere ski holidays
La Rosière apts.
05 Jan 2013
Ashford - Eurostar £430
La Rosiere chalets
Chalet Belette
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £479
La Rosiere luxury
Les Cimes Blanches
05 Jan 2013
Gatwick £438
La Rosiere last minute
Les Cimes Blanches
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £438

Avoriaz France

High and snowsure with access to the enormous Portes du Soleil circuit. Most places ski from your door. Purpose built resort has fun but not too lively night life

Beginner Trails
 5 runs 2km
10% 
Intermediate Trails
 24 runs 40km
51% 
Advanced Trails
 14 runs 15km
29% 
Expert Trails
 6 runs 6km
12% 

snoman says

Built on a sheer granite cliff and well placed on the Portes du Soleil circuit, arguably the world's largest lift-connected ski region. Avoriaz is famous for its wood clad buildings in award winning architectur... more

Avoriaz
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€174
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Avoriaz ski holidays
Saskia Apartment (La Fa...
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £291
Avoriaz chalets
NEW Chalet Jean France
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £484
Avoriaz luxury
Les Crozats Apartments
12 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £300
Avoriaz last minute
Saskia Apartment (La Fa...
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £330

La Plagne France

Ultimate intermediate resort full of blue and red plus even bigger mileage now linked to Les Arcs forming Paradiski area. Quiet apres is no bad thing as you'll need your sleep

Beginner Trails
 10 runs ?km
7% 
Intermediate Trails
 69 runs ?km
53% 
Advanced Trails
 33 runs ?km
25% 
Expert Trails
 18 runs 18km
13% 

snoman says

La Plagne came top in a computer assessment of 3000 ski resorts world-wide. It has 10 different bases, six purpose - built, four traditional, offering the ubiquitous 'something for everyone'. The resort has pi... more

La Plagne
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€203
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
La Plagne ski holidays
Belambra Cassiopee Apar...
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £282
La Plagne chalets
NEW Chalet Almach
15 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £385
La Plagne luxury
Residence Aspen Apartments
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £305
La Plagne last minute
La Licorne Apartments
15 Dec 2012
Gatwick £295

Val Thorens France

Highest Alpine resort and possibly most snowsure. Part of huge Espace Killy. and home to the highest bar of any ski resort. Great for when it's too warm and slushy elsewhere

Beginner Trails
 8 runs 16.22km
11% 
Intermediate Trails
 26 runs 50.73km
38% 
Advanced Trails
 26 runs 56.83km
38% 
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km
11% 

snoman says

Situated at the top of Les 3 Vallées, the largest ski area in the world, in the heart of a natural rock and ice circus, Val Thorens offers a complete range of skiing. At 2300 metres, Val Thorens, the highest res... more

Val Thorens
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€132.5
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Val Thorens ski holidays
Résidence Le Cheval Bl...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £281
Val Thorens chalets
Chalet Abricot
08 Dec 2012
Gatwick £399
Val Thorens luxury
Résidence Village Mont...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £330
Val Thorens last minute
Résidence Le Cheval Bl...
08 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £281

This is not an exhaustive list of cheap ski resorts in france so, if you don't see what you're looking for here, check out our cheap ski holidays section or, for independent travel try cheap ski accommodation.

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