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[quote=Anonymous]I went two years ago.

Courcheval - the wealthy valley with lots of influencers, international jetset (Russians, Middle East, et al). Prices to match. Courcheval 1850 is the heart of the action. It's a older, more traditional ski town. Courcheval 1650 is another alternative base, definitely a bit quieter than 1850 - less big hotels, more chalets.

Meribel - the valley for Brits. Lots of English speakers, pretty traditional ski town with walkable amenities, hotels, tons of stuff for kids, good bar and restaurant scene. Chalets just outside the walkable ski town. This is where I stayed, about an 8 minute walk into Meribel Centre from our chalet.

Val Thorens - the valley for French people. This is by far the biggest valley, the main town is pretty built up with large hotels with package deals/all-inclusive. I think it might be the highest elevation major ski resort base in all of Europe. It's not a traditional ski town - it was built up in the 70s and 80s with larger hotels and apartment towers. Tons of families. There's also very cute smaller villages at lower elevations that are connected by gondolas/lifts to Val Thorens.

If I went back with my young kids, I might stay at Saint Martin de Belleville village which is a small, very traditional French ski village. Some good restaurants and easy slopes for kids, not too crowded. From there, I could easily ride lifts to cross over into Meribel Valley or go up into Val Thorens for solo skiing.

Once my kids were a bit older and competant at skiing, I'd stay in either Val Thorens or Meribel Centre.

It really all depends on what type of trip you want to do, who all is in your party, etc.[/quote]

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