Val d'Isère 

Quality skiing, quality nightlife and great for people watching ... but take your credit card.

You can knock the over-priced accommodation and the expensive food and drink, but you cannot deny the quality of the skiing and the enjoyable nightlife..

Linked with Tignes, the L’Espace Killy ski area compares favourably with any of Europe’s ski areas with than enough terrain to satisfy even the most mile hungry skiers. Intermediate and beginners should both progress well with a good mix of confidence-building runs. There is also plenty for experts and boarders. However, we would strongly recommend a guide if you are venturing off-piste.

The resort itself has an international feel – it is famously popular with British skiers, but is equally popular with the French and Dutch. There is a good mix of accommodation, although expect to pay a premium when compared to the neighbouring Tignes or other French resorts.