The winter sports season kicks off with a bang on December 23rd. To date, most of the major ski areas are welcoming skiers or will soon do so, but before Christmas at the latest, the more than 200 resorts we reference in our exclusive guide plan to open at least part of the slopes. With the challenge of converting the desires for mountains and snow of the 20% of French people who are "intentional". Especially since the school holiday calendar is very favourable, with Christmas and New Year's Day falling on a Monday.
Skiing, but at what cost?"Ski pass prices are increasing but we are in the average of general inflation," says Alexandre Maulin, president of Domaines skiables de France (DSF), which represents the ski lifts. With the exception of, in particular, Serre-Chevalier (Hautes-Alpes) which is blocking its 6-day pass this winter at €315, prices are inflating by a few euros, sometimes swelling by a few dozen euros, for the most requested periods and therefore...
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