Why France is the place to go when you’re looking for snow

A ski resort at 2300 metres in south-east France is not only Europe’s highest, it’s part of a region that offers more than 600km of runs.

Val Thorens is the ideal destination for a family skiing holiday in the northern hemisphere.

Cosima MarrinerEditor

May 18, 2023 – 5.00am

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It’s a bluebird day, the air is a crisp minus 9 degrees, the snow fresh and plentiful, and when I step off the chairlift at the Cime Caron summit above Val Thorens, I’m greeted by a panorama of snowy peaks spanning the Italian, Swiss and French alps, including Mont Blanc.

This could just be the best ski day of my life.

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Cosima MarrinerEditorCosima Marriner is the Editor. She was previously Managing editor of the AFR. Also former Deputy editor at The Sydney Morning Herald, and a former editor of The Sun-Herald.