Orcières Merlette

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Orcières Merlette

SOUTHERN ALPS, FRANCE

Right on the edge of the Ecrins National Park and the valleys of Champsaur and Valgaudemar, the ski resort of Orcières prides itself on being different. Indeed, Orcières 1850 offers a rare glimpse of what skiing is like in the Southern Alps, sunny an...

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Serre Chevalier

4.6
02

Montgenèvre

4.3
03

Superdévoluy / La Joue du Loup

4.3
04

Puy Saint Vincent

4.2
05

Vars

4.1
06

Orcières Merlette

4.0
07

Risoul

4.0
08

Les Orres

3.8
09

La Grave la Meije

3.8
10

Abriès

3.6
11

Saint Léger les Mélèzes

3.5
12

Ancelle

3.4
13

Saint Véran

3.3
14

Réallon

3.2
15

Molines en Queyras

3.0
16

Ceillac en Queyras

3.0
17

Aiguilles

2.9
18

Serre Eyraud

2.8
19

Laye en Champsaur

2.8
20

Pelvoux-Vallouise

2.7
21

Ristolas

2.6
22

Crévoux

2.6
23

Arvieux

2.6
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Chaillol

1.9

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The mountains during winter in the Hautes-Alpes, is a world of purity. Christmas is magic, the New Year's Day is the feast, January is just for you, February it's all for your family, Mars is the best time and finally in April, slipping in t-shirt ...Ski holidays in the Alps and the sun is in the Hautes-Alpes: major ski areas, club resorts, village resorts, everything is there in the white triangle, between Grenoble, Turin and Marseille.Village resortsThe charm of Ancelle and others ski resorts of Champsaur Valley, the authenticity of Crévoux, the beautiful scenery of St Veran and villages of the Queyras, the quiet skiing in Chazelet between La Grave and Serre-Chevalier, the comfort of Pelvoux-Vallouise in the gates of Ecrins ...Club resortsWide and lively snowfront, many activities for the whole family and preferential rates ... that's what Orcières 1850, Les Orres and Puy St Vincent provide.Major ski areasGreat skiing in the heart of nature awaits you in Serre Chevalier valley (at the gates of Ecrins), at Montgenevre (with a Franco-Italian ski area) but also at SuperDevoluy-La Joue du Loup, Vars & Risoul "la Forêt Blanche".