Good value for a major French resort.

French resorts took a hammering last season with a paucity of snow across the board.

But the people of Chamonix, a nearby French resort, are fighting this.

Chamonix offers more variety than is normal in French resorts.

The seaside town, which has remained an essentially French resort, offers both elegance and simple pleasures.

Dinner costs €8 - the price of a Coke in some French resorts.

World leaders meet at the G20 summit in the French resort, but had little real prospect of achieving global agreement.

The Web site (in English) gives a good idea of what these popular French resorts offer.

Basic price for a 25-pound pair delivered to French Alpine resorts is $150.

Sadly, the resort does not use the valuable green-run classification common to most other French resorts.