Montgenevre - an excellent choice for a family ski holiday

The resort is on the French/Italian border and offers holidaymakers the opportunity to ski in 2 countries.  Montgeneve lays claim to being the first ski resort in France and hosted the first international ski competition in 1907 whilst more recent competitive skiing in the area was the 2006 Winter Olympics.

The facilities in the resort are excellent and the skiing offers a wide range of runs to suit skiers of all ability. The village height is 1860m and this ensures that it has an enviable snow record. It is part of the famous Milky Way which also includes the Italian resorts of Sestriere, Claviere and Sauze D’oulx.  In aggregate, the ski area has 400km of pistes which should keep most “distance hungry” skiers satisfied.

The resort has a warm convivial atmosphere which has benefitted from the re-routing of the main road so that only local traffic now comes into Montgenevre – the lorries and through traffic travel underground in the tunnel and are not seen or heard! Parents benefit from an excellent range of child care options with child care available for children from 6 months to 6 years.

The large area devoted to the children will bring a satisfied smile to the parents as they head away up the mountain knowing the children will have great fun. Montgenevre has a range of bars and restaurants but this is not party town – this is a family ski resort where the afternoon will be spent enjoying the Monty Express toboggan run or sledging on the slopes that run back in front of the resort centre.

Why take the family to Montgenevre?   
•    Short transfers from Turin   
•    Many accommodations just moments from the slopes  
•    Recognised as the best value ski resort in the French Alps  
•    Awarded the prestigious “Famille plus Montagne” in recognition of its family credentials  
•    Excellent snow record allowing early December and late April skiing – great for the budget too  

Getting to Montgenevre
Montgenevre is easy to get to by plane train or car and packages are available from a range of tour operators including Zenith Holidays.

Access details: 
Travel by train: SNCF to Briancon (12km) or TGV to Oulx (20km)
Travel by plane : Turin 107km (1¼ hrs), Chambery 155km (1½ hrs), Grenoble 222km (2 hrs)

For more information on the resort or to enquire, do email doingmore@ZenithHolidays.co.uk
Blog article written by Stuart McLeod, Zenith Holidays