Celebrity sightings in the French Alps in February, including Paul McCartney and Leonardo DiCaprio, are a sign that the passion for skiing aroused by the Sochi Olympics has reached all levels of society, said estate agency Skiingproperty.com, adding that interest in purchasing a ski home is expected to rise this...
Posted on 03 March 2014
As the countdown to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, gets underway, you won’t be surprised to learn that France has hosted the landmark sporting event three times over the years, the last time being in the Savoie region. Chamonix in the French Alps staged the Winter Olympics in 1924,...
Posted on 26 November 2013
Owners of property in the Alps can look forward to plenty of usage from their ski home this year as heavy snowfall in November signals the start of a long season. Most resorts in France received up to 50cm of fresh snow at higher altitude over the weekend of 9th-10th...
Posted on 18 November 2013
For a ski property that offers a bit more than the usual après-ski, why not choose one in a resort that hosts an annual festival – if you’re not at the event yourself, you’ll find it easy to rent out your property. Tignes, in the Espace Killy ski area, hosts...
Posted on 06 November 2013
Tickets for Eurostar's popular ski services from St Pancras International and Ashford International to the heart of the Swiss and French Alps are now on sale on Eurostar.com and owners of ski property who like to travel by train are encouraged to book soon to avoid disappointment. Launched in 2012,...
Posted on 31 October 2013
Ski resorts in the French Alps accounted for nearly half of the 50 best European resorts in a list compiled by a group of experts in October and published in the UK Independent newspaper. Here are key French resorts included in the list, with comments about each. Méribel: A charming family...
Posted on 22 October 2013
An exciting new ‘village’ within Tignes in the French Alps will be up and running this ski season, making the resort an even more appealing place to own a ski property. The former Les Boisses area of popular Tignes is undergoing a €150million transformation, which will see it renamed ‘Tignes 1800',...
Posted on 24 September 2013
Tickets for Eurostar’s seasonal ski trains, which take skiers direct to the heart of the Alps from London’s St Pancras station and Ashford International, are now available for the coming winter season. Eurostar’s popular direct day and night services to the French ski towns of Moûtiers, Aime-La-Plagne and Bourg St...
Posted on 16 August 2013
British owners of property in the French and Swiss Alps will find it easier to get to their ski homes next season thanks to new flights to Geneva launching from Cambridge Airport. The new route will be operated by Darwin Airline, which is based at Geneva, kicking off on 2nd...
Posted on 22 May 2013
It might be the end of the winter season, but there’s another reason other than skiing to visit one of the many great resorts in the Alps – namely, to take advantage of the excellent buying conditions and snap up a skiing property in time for next season. End of...
Posted on 14 May 2013
