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Chambery Airport is the perfect landing point for many ski enthusiasts looking for some superb slopes and excellent variety. There are over twenty resorts within reasonable driving distance in your car hire Chambery.

If you are traveling from Ireland or the UK then there are quite a few options. Jet2.com offer flights from Belfast Int, Leeds Bradford, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Manchester. Snowjet offer flights from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol and Manchester. Flybe offer services from Exeter, Southampton and Birmingham.

There are also Chambery flights offered by Hamburg International, Viking Airlines, Titan Airways and Thomson Airways. Visit the official sites of the various airlines for up to date information.

Over the next few weeks and months here at car hire France, we intend to write about various ski resorts close to Chambery Airport. Today I’m going to write about Alpe d Huez.

Alpe d Huez is located eighty miles from Chambery Airport. It should take less than two hours to reach in your Chambery Airport car hire. This resort is well known for the outstanding variety of skiing terrain on offer.

There are some truly tough slopes here for ski experts to test themselves against as well as areas which are perfect for beginners. The cable car ascends to three thousand three hundred and thirty feet reaching the Sarenneglacier. Here you will find the longest piste in Europe (Seventeen Kilometres). Alpe d Huez is a popular spot for local skiers taking weekend breaks as well as ski tourists.

Once you are finished skiing for the day you can relax and take in some of the excellent tapas bars and cafes situated nearby. There is also a sports center which provides swimming facilities. Here you will also find an ice rink.

Those who wish to take in the spectacular scenery of the area would be well advised to take a helicopter tour.