The Haute Tarentaise region is ideal for clipping on your touring skis, escaping the resort crowds, and discovering a world of spectacular, little-known valleys as far as the Italian border
Ted Thornhill took a TGV through glorious scenery from Paris to Bourg-St-Maurice and from there a funicular up to Les Arcs, part of the Paradiski area that boasts 425km (264 miles) of runs.