At Le Seignus there are 50km of pistes which are spread over two mountains on slopes that catch the morning and afternoon sun in turn.  The village is at 1500m with the top of the highest lift at 2400m and there are a mixture of open pistes above the tree-line, runs that pass through the forest and loads of off-piste skiing. 

The children's and beginners' ski areas are a 2 minute gondola ride away in Allos, safely away from the rest of the slopes!

There are also cross-country skiing trails and regular accompanied snow shoe walks. 

The area can't be easily accessed from the North during the winter so is used almost exclusively by local skiers - outside the local school holidays lift queues are almost unheard of and you will often be able to enjoy skiing on empty pistes.

6 day area lift passes are excellent value - promotional periods €106, low season 127, mid-season €122 and high season €135.  Cheaper lift passes for Le Seignus only (which includes one day's skiing at La Foux/Pra Loup) or beginner's passes which offer access to a limited number of lifts are also available.  Childrens' (6-12) lift passes cost approximately 20% less than adult passes, youths' (13-17) and over 60's lift passes cost approximately 15% less than adult passes and children under 6 are entitled to free lift passes.

Included on the whole area lift pass are the resorts of La Foux d'Allos and Pra Loup - which are linked to each other and have 40 lifts, 70 pistes and plenty of off-piste skiing. This is the largest ski area in the southern French Alps - larger than the nearby resorts of Isola 2000 and Risoul/Vars - and the seventh largest ski area in France. 

By way of comparison with some resorts that are popular with British skiers: l'Espace Lumière has over 230km of pistes whereas Chamonix has 160km,  Kitzbühel 165km and Les Deux Alpes 220km.  L'Espace Lumière's combination of more pistes and fewer visitors means that the slopes are far less crowded than at other European resorts.

The skiing at La Foux/Pra Loup is spread over a number of mountains and valleys ranging from 1800-2600m and is perfect for a long day exploring with plenty of mountain restaurants to stop off at along the way.

There is a small snow park by the piste at the end of our drive, a boarder cross area higher up at Le Seignus, another snow park at La Foux and a large park at Pra Loup where there are also a number of natural half-pipes where anyone foolish enough can have a go at catching some air!

A rather colourful description of the skiing and the area can be found here. 

As well as enjoying 300 days of sunshine a year, the area has a great snow record which, as these figures collected by the Ski Club of Great Britain over the past 13 seasons show, allows skiing from December until late April.

During the season, daily snow reports and forecasts are available from snow-forecast.com