The largest of five French resorts in the Grand Massif ski area, Flaine offers family-friendly convenience, with pretty tree-lined runs and traditional villages just a few minutes away.

If you want a ski resort with a big ski area, a snow-sure record and a short transfer time from Geneva airport then Flaine should be on your list.

The resort has no glitzy nightclubs or dance floors packed with shot boards and stamping ski boots. Come dark in old-school Flaine, quietly kicking back in a hot tub beneath the stars or gliding ...

The French resort of Flaine had the deepest snow in the world (three meters) and Les 3 Vallées, the largest global ski area that includes Méribel, Courchevel, and Val Thorens managed to open 311 ...

There are some fantastic deals to be had, and resorts are still buzzing but the slopes are less crowded than earlier in the ...

But those en-route to ski resorts in the French Alps have been ... The potential danger in the popular areas of Tignes, Verbier and Flaine registered at 4 out of 5 for avalanche risk on December ...