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Why not France? Is it only a matter of snow/ station, or did you
encounter some issues during your last "french" holidays?

No issues at all, entirely personal. For instance, I rate Val d'Isere very
highly, as good as any of the best ski areas in Switzerland or Austria we've
been to, and had lots of good skiing in lots of French resorts, but we think
accommodation isn't as good as Austrian or Swiss and at our age we
appreciate the larger rooms, solid hotels etc. But it is also because we
prefer to book direct with a hotel and find our own way there, and often
going for periods outside the Saturday - Saturday interval which seems the
norm in France. And too many Brits in French ski resorts, ,-). Hotel we stay
in at Stuben, Arlberg usually has no Brits and sometimes even French are
staying! Mike