Two countries, two cultures, one super-sized snow holiday destination. Portes du Soleil unites France and Switzerland in a fusion of world class winter sports activities, charming traditional villages, chic shopping, culinary cuisine and cosy digs for every budget. With 12 linked resorts across the French-Swiss border, this winter playground is unrivalled word-wide. Portes du Soleil is in the heart of the Alps between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc and is smothered in over 8 metres of snow every year.

A dozen resorts means an almost boundless selection of terrain to suit everyone. There’s more than 640km of trails, 10 terrain parks and over 200 lifts that criss-cross 14 valleys. 1 lift pass accesses the French resorts of Abondance, Avoriaz, Chatel, La Chapelle d’Abondance, Les Gets, Montriond, Morzine and St Jean d’Aulps. The same pass also means carving up the slopes on the Swiss side at Champery, Champoussin, Les Crosets and Morgins. There are so many winter sports on offer, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, backcountry touring, snowmobile rides just to name a few. The possibilities are inexhaustible and all levels and abilities are catered for. Gentle groomers for the first timers, Blue and Red trails to take things to the next level and of course insanely awesome terrain for hard core riders. Handiski adaptive skiing is also available ensuring no one misses out on the snow experience. Port du Soleil is truly a gold standard winter haven.