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Article: Southern belle ; 1) For year-round fun, France's southern Alps have a winning combination warm summers, plenty of blue-sky days and deep winter snow, says Cathy Hawker2) HOMES & PROPERTY
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2008
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LAST season was skiers' heaven following excellent snowfalls
across the Alps, so this winter skis are being dusted down with
renewed confidence. More than 1.3 million British skiers head to
France each year, all searching for that winning combination of deep
snowfalls and sunny bluesky days. That is what the southern Alps,
the sun-soaked Haute Alpes, provides. This quiet region has 300 days
of sunshine a year, a strong snow record, good skiing infrastructure
and year-round activities to enjoy.
Even better, property there is up to 25 per cent below prices in
the Savoyard hotspots further north yet there is a relaxed, family-
friendly vibe in this sunny region between Italy and the chic South ...
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Article: Grand skiing in relaxed French Alps atmosphere
AP Worldstream;
January 24, 2002 ;
700+ words
...00-00-0000 Dateline: SERRE CHEVALIER, France Dozens of Serre Chevalier ski instructors glided down the tricky Luc Alphand ... this ski resort in the southern French Alps. Serre Chevalier, a series of ski towns linked by a hefty 77 ...
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