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With the ski holidays in many states this week, we're left on the slopes with way too little snow and way too many people on many, if not most of the slopes in Samoëns ...

Morillon Tourisme

Morillon

Morillon - Biollaires

Morillon - Les Esserts

Morillon - Lac Bleu Cam

Office de tourisme de Sixt Fer à Cheval

Sixt Fer à Cheval

Sixt Fer à Cheval - Vallée du Haut Giffre

Agence Zoom

A powder-filled Flaine in Le Grand Massif, France.

Flaine

Flaine - Vue panoramique de Flaine

Flaine - Secteur Véret

Flaine - Aup de Véran

Flaine - Vue des Grandes Platières sur le Mont Blanc

Flaine - Secteur Aup Veran

Flaine - Secteur Platières

Flaine - Secteur Platières (piste Faust)

Les Carroz

Les Carroz - Arrivee De La Telecabine

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Les Gets

Arrivée Ranfoilly

Front de neige

Sommet Chéry

Sommet Chavannes Express

Départ Ranfoilly

Plateau des Chavannes

Grains d’or

Morzine

Morzine | Secteur de Chamossière 2002m

Morzine | Secteur Pleney 1505m

Morzine - Top of Pleney

Morzine | Secteur du Plateau de Nyon 1421m

Morzine - Chamossière

Morzine - Montriond Lake - 1072m

Portes du Soleil - Panoramic view 

Avoriaz

Avoriaz - Vue station - Antares

Avoriaz - Portes du Soleil - Sommet de Grand-Conche

Centre Station

Montriond

Montriond - Lac 

Villages du Faucigny/A.Hôte

Romme sur Cluses

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Samo&euml;ns offers a winning combination of small-town charm and access to vast snowsure slopes.&nbsp;
What's the skiing like?&nbsp;Samo&euml;ns belongs to the&nbsp;Grand Massif&nbsp;(265km) ski area which is shared with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/northern-alps/flaine/skireport.html" target="_blank">Flaine</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/northern-alps/morillon/skireport.html" target="_blank">Morillon</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/northern-alps/les-carroz/skireport.html" target="_blank">Les Carroz</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/northern-alps/sixt-fer-a-cheval/skireport.html" target="_blank">Sixt</a>. The vast majority of the ski slopes here are north facing so hold the snow well. One of our favourite runs is the 14km Les Cascades (blue run) down to Sixt from the Grandes Platieres (2480m) with a good value, hearty lunch at the Lac de Gers along the way.&nbsp;
Best suited to&nbsp;. . . Intermediate skiers with nearly half of its terrain being long blue runs. Expert skiers also have plenty to do with some great powder stashes at the Gers bowl with its 800m drop.
What's the resort like?&nbsp;This traditional Savoyard village offers good-value food and comfortable accommodation and attracts a largely French crowd - a nice change from the big-name British favourites. The centre of the town has a beautiful square with 16th-century church and is traffic free. The main street is lined with antique shops and independent food shops selling delicious p&acirc;tisserie.
Don't leave Samoens without . . .&nbsp;visiting the famous botanical garden, the only one of its kind in the Alps, where you can take a relaxing stroll around the lush surroundings. Also be sure to sample plenty of the mouth-watering local cheeses, meats and wines in the centre of Samoens (food and drink here is cheaper than in the bigger, more well-known French resorts).
Downside?&nbsp;You can't ski directly back to the village, you have to take the Grand Massif Express telecabin down or ski down to the neighbouring village of Morillon and catch the ski bus to Samoens from here (10 mins).
Getting there?&nbsp;Geneva Airport is 80km/50mins away.
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