Crest Voland (pronounced "Crevollon") is a small village in the Val d'Arly, on the road from Megeve to Albertville. Despite (or maybe because of) its proximity to such an illustrious neighbour, it's fairly low profile. But it is well worth a visit for anyone on a tour of resorts, as well as those looking for a family offer.
It's now part of a much bigger ski area - the slightly cumbersomely branded "Espace Diamond" being arguably only marginally less silly than Paradiski. This gives 180kms of pistes, however, which is the equivalent of Les Arcs sans La Plagne. You don't get the height of the "big league" resorts, but you do get:
1. Great views of the Arly valley and Aravis range beyond
2. A good sense of travelling from village to village
3. Good value prices: eg 26E for a Crest Voland-only pass
4. A genuine French alpine village - this means v fast lower slopes!
5. Good conditions for the height - in Feb 2011 there was quite a lot of snow at 1200m. Les Granges, below Les Arcs, for example, was utterly green at this time.
Definitely not a place for late holidays - there's very little skiing above 2000m. Worth thinking about if you're looking for something more traditional but want to avoid the traffic and town-ness that comes with a Megeve or similar.
It's now part of a much bigger ski area - the slightly cumbersomely branded "Espace Diamond" being arguably only marginally less silly than Paradiski. This gives 180kms of pistes, however, which is the equivalent of Les Arcs sans La Plagne. You don't get the height of the "big league" resorts, but you do get:
1. Great views of the Arly valley and Aravis range beyond
2. A good sense of travelling from village to village
3. Good value prices: eg 26E for a Crest Voland-only pass
4. A genuine French alpine village - this means v fast lower slopes!
5. Good conditions for the height - in Feb 2011 there was quite a lot of snow at 1200m. Les Granges, below Les Arcs, for example, was utterly green at this time.
Definitely not a place for late holidays - there's very little skiing above 2000m. Worth thinking about if you're looking for something more traditional but want to avoid the traffic and town-ness that comes with a Megeve or similar.
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