‘Two Alps’ better know by it's French name of Les Deux Alpes refers not to the mountains, as many presume, but to the villages of Venosc and Mont de Lan that sit at the northern and southern tips of the resort.

With an altitude of 1650 metres and surrounded by glaciers Les Deux Alpes offers year round snow, glacier skiing and summer ski and snowboarding.

With an international reputation for the quality of its skiing. It's the largest ski resort in the Dauphine region and is the second oldest ski resort in France, after Chamonix.

With Fantastic Apres ski, Snowseeker recommends heading to Pano Bar which is located 2600 metres up the mountain directly opposite the Jandri Express, and this is one après-ski event that'll certainly blow the cobwebs away if the ski and boarding already hasn't. With happy hour between 3-4pm and DJ's pushing out the beats it's guaranteed to warm up even the coolest boarders!

The ski area is mostly on the west-facing side of the valley just near to the glacier and there is excellent access points from the town to help skiers and snowboarders get up there. The great thing about this is that it helps to keep queues down as you can get on one of the many lifts to the ski areas.

Being west facing, Les Deux Alpes gets plenty of sunshine which makes definition perfect and in heavy snowfalls, all the runs lead back down to town, so there's no fear in getting stuck up the mountain.

Finally, if you want a quick run out the day you arrive and your lift pass doesn't start until the following morning, there are 5 free drag lifts in Deux Alpes located at the bottom of the ski runs back into town. They are there to get beginners up and going (the slopes are very gentle) However you can also use them to get back in to the groove at the start of you week away.