Links

Savoie National Parks - Ski Schools - Webcams - Insurance - Paragliding/Parapente - Adventure Holiday Insurance - Transfers

You may find the following links useful and / or interesting:

Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourisme - portal for tourism in the Savoie Mont-Blanc area (Savoie and Haute-Savoie). Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourism Logo
National Parks  
  • Vanoise, Beaufortain, Chartreuse, Bauges
 

Skiing

Ski & Snowboarding Holidays in Courchevel & Meribel

  • Alpine Action - Quality catered ski chalet holidays in Meribel and La Tania.
  • Exceptional Ski - specialists in bespoke skiing holidays in the world-renowned resort of Courchevel 1850, part of the vast Three Valleys linked ski area.

Ski & Snowboarding Schools in Courchevel & Meribel

  • New Generation - ski school - Courchevel, Meribel
  • Ski Class - ski school - Courchevel, Meribel, 3 Valleys, "Our aim is to deliver lessons you won't forget, you will go home with brilliant memories of a fabulous holiday and most importantly you will leave as more accomplished skiers with a real understanding of how to progress further."
  • Magic Academy - ski school - Courchevel & Meribel
  • Supreme Ski and Snowboard School - Courchevel
  • Excel Ski School - Courchevel, Meribel and La Tania.
  • British Alpine Ski School (BASS) - Courchevel, Meribel and other alpine resorts.
  • Parallel Lines - British Ski and Snowboard School Meribel
  • Ultimate Snowsports - offers a fresh approach to your holiday experience. Our ski instructors are British, fully-qualified to teach in France, and are passionate and enthusiastic instructors.

Courchevel & Meribel General Information

  • Unplugged Courchevel - loads of information on Courchevel & Meribel.
  • Ski Jungle - The complete skiing and snowboarding resource for ski holidays, articles, better ski technique and everything to do with snow.
  • Ski Guru - the online information resource for skiers and snowboarders

Webcams

  • Courchevel - probably part of the best ski area in Europe.
  • Talloires - Lac d'Annecy area - provided by Sup'air
  • Les Saisies - a ski resort on the edge of the Mt Blanc massif in the Beaufortain.
  • Chamonix - the capital of alpine climbing.

Paragliding

  • Air Aile - SIV and other paragliding courses - chief instructor Greg Blondeau.
  • Passagers de Vent - paragliding school based at Talloires.
  • Grande Espace - Talloires
  • Flyeo
  • Libre Envol
  • Maison du Moulin - Great B&B and fly-guiding with Irwyn and Joan located close to the Doussard landing field near Lac d'Annecy.
  • Paratroc - Doussard

UK

  • High Expectations - Mountaineering activities in the Scottish Highlands with Steve Spalding - Highly recommended.
  • Inchree Centre - Onich, Scotland - midway between Glencoe & Fort William, Scotland - Bistro/Bar, Self-Catering Chalets and Bunkhouse - highly recommended.
  • UK Walking Forum - forum for walkers in the UK.

Insurance

  • The British Mountaineering Council - excellent insurance for outdoor sports.
  • Snowcard - insurance for outdoor sports including skiing, walking and via ferrata. Paragliding is cover is currently not covered.

Maps & Guidebooks

  • ISYS Outdoors - ISYS OUTDOORS produces digital Ordnance Survey mapping and interactive walking guides on CD and DVD.
  • Stanfords - London

Communication

  • Skype - internet telephony

Airport & City Transfers

Car Hire

  • Car Hire Search - Since 2005 we have been providing our visitors with a comprehensive car hire comparison service.

France

  • English Speakers Association of Haute-Savoie - English Speakers Association (ESA) is a brand new Association put together for all the Expats, and locals, in the area who want to meet up and have fun, in English!
  • Chalet Le Chatox - Alpine chalet in the Bauges Massif close to Annecy, Chamber and Aix-les-Bains in the French Alps.