Val Thorens

Val Thorens is the highest resort in Europe, and that altitude is exactly why people choose it: the snow holds when it is thinning elsewhere, and the season starts early and finishes late. It is part of Les 3 Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world, so you can ski whole days here without riding the same run twice. The village is properly ski-in, ski-out — you leave the hotel with your skis on and come back the same way. In the evening, there is plenty going on for anyone who wants it.