Prepared for 'French Day' at Stanford Junior School

1. Skiing in France
French Day, 9 February 2016

3. Mountains in France

4. Mountains in France
The Alps

5. Mountains in France
The Pyrenees

6. Mountains in France
Massif Central

7. Ski Resorts – some are old villages…
Towns and villages like Megeve always existed and developed into ski resorts.

8. Ski Resorts – some are ‘purpose built’
Resorts like Avoriaz were built solely for the purpose of being a ski resort.

9. The 10 Most Popular French Ski Resorts
1. La Plagne
2. Les Arcs
3. Courchevel
4. Meribel
5. Alpe d’Huez
6. Val Thorens
7. Tignes
8. Serre Chevalier
9. Val d’Isere
10.Les 2 Alpes

10. Types of Ski Lifts

11. Types of Ski Lifts
Chair lift

12. Types of Ski Lifts
Chair lift
Drag lift

13. Ski Lifts
Cable Car

14. Ski Lifts
Cable Car
‘Bubble’ Lift

15. Ski Lifts
Cable Car
Funicular
Railway
‘Bubble’ Lift

16. Ski Areas

17. Ski Areas

18. Ski Areas

19. Snow!

20. Climate Change…

21. Man-made snow…

22. Man-made snow…

23. Tourism
The British are very important for French ski tourism

24. Tourism
British skiers & snowboarders go to France more than any other country

25. Tourism
Almost 50,000 people work in tourism in the French Alps

26. Skiing in France = Great Fun
Merci et bon ski…!!!