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Capital: Paris Currency: Euro Language: French Time: GMT +1 Telephone Code: 00 33 France country is located in Western Europe. France is the country that is visited the most with nearly 80 million foreign visitors each year. France is one of the founding nations that comprise the United Nations and also the European Union as well as being one of the five permanent members of the UNSC. France is rich in beauty, culture and architecture and is home to around 40,000 palaces, castles and manor type structures. Rich in art and literature France boasts the highest number of Nobel prizes for literature. France was the first country in Europe to produce nuclear energy and second in the entire world. France also is home to the fastest train in the world; the TGV which has an average speed of 263.3km per hour. Just as France is abundant in most luxuries and wonderful things such as wine and perfumes, beauty and art it is abundant in ski resorts as well. Obviously we cannot cover them all in one article; however, we can look at a couple of Frances top ski resorts from various areas. The
Chamonix is considered not only one of Frances
top ski resorts but one of the top ski resorts in the
world. Chamonix is the place to go for adventurous skiers who are looking for long runs, cliffs, headwalls and lots of challenge. Although Chamonix does have some mild courses, their extreme terrain has lent itself to several ski films. Chamonix has seven close-in ski areas including Grands Montets, home of the Aiguille du Midi. Aiguille du Midi is an exciting 12 mile off piste run that starts at the end of an unloading cable car and ends in the valley. It is a long and dramatic run that is not so challenging, other than avoiding the crevasse in the glacier. Chamonix has the highest
lift served vertical slope at 9209 feet high as well as a 13
mile run, and 762 acres of ski-able terrain. The runs at the
Chamonix are made up of 17 beginners, 22 intermediate and 25
advanced runs giving everyone plenty of opportunity to
ski. Chamonix runs from December until late
April. Courchevel is located in France’s fabled Three Valleys and has 3 ski centers located at different elevations and is considered to be one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world. Courchevel’s highest center is considered to be chic and glamorous and attracts high profile skiers. Courchevel has 117 runs 33% beginners, 34% intermediate, 33% advanced and 10% expert runs and has over 150 ski-able acres. Courchevel’s highest vertical drop is 4393 feet high, and the longest run is 4.8 miles long. Courchevel runs from December to late April.
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