Morzine is the sociable all-rounder: a proper year-round town with markets and ice hockey, plus the Pleney slopes above and a big British ski-school presence, which helps if you want instructions delivered in unhurried English. Beginners start on the village nursery slopes then graduate to the wide blues of nearby Les Gets. Its lower altitude means booking January to early March for the most reliable snow. Chalet catering here is an artform.
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