If you're a newly-minted intermediate you'll find lots of fun here - the runs around the glacier are green - blue level and there's some great snow for you to push you self in without fearing bruises if you fall over. Be careful of some of the blue runs here as they can be harder than they have been graded. More confident intermediates might find it hard that there are no easier reds to progress to, but there's always the option of a day trip to one of the neighbouring resorts included on the ski pass.

Expert skiers - this is a mountain for you! You'll have a massive playground of blue and red runs before you, like the challenging slopes of La Fee and off-piste territory of La Grave. The Grand Couloir under the Bellecombe and the Rachasses couloirs will satisfy your steep cravings too. The off-piste possibilities are endless, including the vertical descent from the top of La Toura to the village of St Christophe.

Learners get the best treatment here, there are so many ski schools that they must compete to prove that they are the best choice. The European Ski & Snowboard School has a good reputation is Les 2 Alpes, as does the French Ski School (E.S.F). The British-run Easiski has friendly, enthusiastic instructors.

If you're into an après ski venue to die for, you'll find some of the best at Les 2 Alpes. There are numerous bars and clubs and guests to Les 2 Alpes seem to get very involved in the partying scene. Most of the bars are located in the centre of the town. The full moon parties draw a lot of people to the resort. At this event (which occurs in Les 2 Alpes just a few times each season) you take the last lifts up the mountain at around 4.30pm, ski/ board as the sun sets on the glacier and enjoy a lively meal in a mountain restaurant. Then, after nightfall, ski back down towards the resort, over a drop in altitude of 1300 m with only the moon to see by. There are 30 bars, open until 2am and three clubs that are open until about 5am. Joes is a great British bar right in the heart of Les 2 Alpes, Rodeo-Bar on the far side of town is a rowdy popular bar, also try The Boardroom and the Boom-Boom bar. For clubs, try L'Opera, Bresilien and the Avalanche which has a great atmosphere and regular DJs. There are more than 60 restaurants in Les 2 Alpes with a wide variety of cuisines. You can find restaurants serving everything from fast food to crêpes all throughout the town. Most of the restaurants serve traditional French cuisine - fondues, raclettes, tartiflette, pierres chaudes.

The resort is pretty happening off the slopes. Venosc is probably the more charming village with its cobbled streets and crafts, but throughout the resort there's lots to do. Try the sports halls, outdoor swimming pools, an indoor swimming pool, sauna, Turkish baths, an outdoor ice rink, wall climbing, dance, ice climbing, ice sculptures, paragliding, snowmobiling, cross country, snowshoeing, snowskate zone, frozen waterfall climbing, solarium, squash, tobogganing, tubing, night skiing or the cinema. You can also visit the ice cave at 3400m. The grotto was dug entirely by pickaxe and it now contains many ice sculptures.