Morillon
- The Village
The village is built around a 16th-century church, and it feels cosy and authentic, even if it is ambitious enough to shout about its successes, and sponsor a boat in this year's French solo grand prix, the Solitaire du Figaro. (No prizes for guessing which Olympic star was pictured on the sail.)
Ski School
The village is at 700m - and mid- March, I was pushing it for snow. People kept telling me that if I had come earlier, I could have skied all the way down to the village. Either way, a cable car will speed you up to its high-tech counterpart, Morillon 1100 (Les Esserts) and on to the 265km of pistes in the Grand Massif, which sits between Geneva and the Mont Blanc. That's the joy of Morillon - you get to ski the same area as Flaine for less money but more personality. Don't be put off by the strong euro - pre-pay for as much as possible in pounds before you go, and you will have to fork out only for drinks and lunches on the slopes.
