| France is one of the world's best and most | | | | town, with floodlight tobogganing, ice |
| famous snowboarding destinations, with a | | | | skating and bowling as well as clubs, |
| great choice of resorts. Freeriders, almost | | | | restaurants and bars. |
| spoilt for choice, can experience extreme | | | | |
| verticals and ideal terrain with fantastic | | | | A relaxed resort with a quieter scene is Alpe |
| views. Freestyle boarders will also be happy, | | | | d'Huez. This free rider's heaven in the |
| as many of the better French resorts have | | | | Southern Alps has off piste runs through |
| great snow parks and half pipes. So, how to | | | | stunning scenery and a high quality snow park |
| choose your next French snowboarding holiday? | | | | for freestyle boarders. |
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| Tignes in the Val d'Isere area of the French | | | | Whether you travel as a couple or large |
| Alps is reckoned be one of the premier | | | | group, self-catering accommodation is a good |
| snowboard resorts; last year the Observer | | | | option for comfort, freedom, economy, access |
| magazine actually named it top snowboard | | | | to slopes and stunning mountain views. French |
| resort in the world. With 300km of piste, | | | | holiday specialist French Connections lists |
| half pipes, terrain parks and great off-piste | | | | chalets and apartments that sleep between two |
| boarding, you can see why. Because Tignes is | | | | and ten people. Most have satellite TV and |
| part of the massive L'Espace Killy you're | | | | some offer music centres with mp3 port. For |
| guaranteed never to run out of terrain, which | | | | those who want meals provided, they also list |
| makes it a popular return destination. The | | | | catered lodges with facilities such as a |
| resort itself is classic Alpine French, with | | | | sauna room, wi-fi internet access, computer |
| a good dose of cool. | | | | and games console. |
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| Morzine - again in the Alps but in Les Portes | | | | To get to your French snowboarding holiday |
| de Soleil region - is currently buzzing among | | | | destination, the travel options are road, |
| snowboarders in the know. With great access | | | | rail or air. Morzine, for instance, is about |
| to Avoriaz, it has top quality snow parks, | | | | 9 hours drive by autoroutes from Calais, with |
| few drag lifts, trails for riders of all | | | | the choice of ferry or Eurotunnel for your |
| abilities and endless opportunities to board | | | | channel crossing. By train, you'll need to |
| off-piste. The resort of Morzine is a busy | | | | change at Paris for the line to Grenoble and |
| market town so there's plenty going on away | | | | the closest airport is Geneva, about 47km |
| from the slopes. Upmarket Chamonix also has | | | | distant. Low-cost carriers fly from both |
| access to miles of slopes and is a happening | | | | Luton and Gatwick. |