Look out, powder hounds – it’s La Grande Première in the Alps

Val Thorens, the highest resort in the French Alps is shaping up for the new ski season at the end of this month.  Grab the chance to test out the latest new skis and snowboards – and take a peek at some of the best properties on offer too…

High-level ski resort, low price property? Here’s the one. A typically compact but well-located apartment that sleeps four in the Three Valleys’ Les Menuires. Only €160k for a property in a world-class ski area.

Going up another price notch, this is a spacious, high-spec three-bed apartment in the charming traditional village of St Martin de Belleville, Three Valleys. It’s a ski in, ski out property in a popular residence.

Live the dream with this fabulous four-bedroom ski chalet in the popular 3V village of St Martin de Belleville. It comes with an additional three-bedroom apartment so the income-generation potential is two-fold…

We leave the very best until last. This is top of the tree, or rather of the mighty Three Valleys. In Val Thorens itself, this is a high-spec five-bedroom chalet with sauna, spa, and all the other luxuries of a palatial ski property.