The Skiers' Guide to Samoëns

Lovely quaint French town easily accessed by a short transfer from Geneva Airport of just over an hour.
The town is low lying, around 700 metres, and surrounded by snow capped mountains. Our apartment was a short walk away from the main access gondola. From there it would take around 30 minutes to reach the slopes of Flaine and the stunningly beautiful tree lined routes of Les Carroz. There was a good variety of reds and blues, probably less choice for the advanced skier. Mountain restaurants got busy at lunchtime but other quieter spots available too. Night life in Samoens not as lively as some bigger party resorts but there are some good bars and restaurants- although for the latter it’s advisable to book ahead. If you want to cook there is a well stocked supermarket on the outskirts of town. We took in an ice hockey match on our holiday which was a fun night. Highly recommend Samoens.

A beautiful and unspoilt resort with a traditional French feel. Very family friendly and good skiing. The slopes are well maintained and there are lots of lovely restaurants to choose from on the mountains

Stayed on 1600m plateau, lots of good green slope learning spaces. Resort had lots of adaptive skiing with experienced lifties who were very helpful during load/ unload of sit skis and upright adaptive skiers.

Wonderful ski area. It has an easy to access lift to town with a bus system that picks up around town and drops off at the main gondola. You can access 4 other ski areas from this point. Amazing alpines runs and some beautiful tree runs on way down the the village. The restaurants on the hill are incredible. The town has a great apresski and is filled with different activities and events every night not to mention the incredible dining options.

Nice small resort. Easter to get to than some of the large French Alps areas. More of a genuine small French ski village.