LIST: INDEPENDENT SKI CHALET OPERATORS IN FRANCE
These are small, independent ski chalet or apartment operators and owners, UK and/or France-based, featuring single properties or multiple properties (catered & self-catering) in one resort (two, if they are next door to each other!).
NB. One thing to consider if you are planning a ski chalet holiday in France. The French have banned ski company staff from 'hosting' - showing guests around the slopes. Some UK operators are threatening to take their trade elsewhere. You might want to consider other destinations if this is likely to affect your enjoyment.
| Absolute Alps | Owner run, catered ski chalet - Chalet Les Trois Canards - in Chatel, part of the Portes du Soleil ski area. |
| Alpine Action | Operates a collection of 10 catered chalets in the twin resorts of Meribel and La Tania. Full packages including flights (ATOL protected) or chalet rental only available. |
| Alpine Club, The | Two stylish luxury chalets in St Martin de Belleville (Trois Vallees) with some excellent press reviews. |
| Alpine Infusion | Two luxury chalets in Meribel |
| Alpine Navigation | British couple operating ski holidays at a handful of catered & self-catering chalets in Les Gets and Morzine in the Portes du Soleil ski area. |
| Chalet 1802 | Small family run chalet owner-operator in Chamonix |
| Chalet Bartavelle | Chalet in Le Cruet, just outside Meribel. |
| Chalet Beaumont | Chamonix chalet apartments. |
| Chalet La Combe | Chalet in Morzine |
| Chalet la Forêt | Chalet in Chamonix |
| Chalet La Lune | Picturesque wooden chalet near Morzine |
| Chalet La Moraine | Luxury self catering chalet in Chamonix with 5 bedrooms & 6 bathrooms, jacuzzi, sauna and wifi. |
| Chalet Largo | Family-run S/C chalet in Le Grand Bornand near Megève. |
| Chalet One | 5-star luxury catered chalet in Sainte Foy, France (and a very 'picture-postcard' traditional building!) |
| Chilly Powder | Chalet in Morzine |
| Come-ski.com | Luxury catered chalet in La Tania. |
| Courchevel-Direct | Chalets and apartments in Courchevel and adjacent villages. |
| Discover Verbier | Ski holidays in two catered chalets in Verbier, France |
| Edel Ski | Private chalet & apartment in Meribel |
| Ferme de Montagne | Luxury ski lodge in Les Gets, France, with some spectacular write-ups in major newspapers & magazines... many of which are faithfully reproduced on their website!. |
| Hundred Hills | Short and weekend ski & snowboard breaks at three large chalets in Val d'Isere and Tignes. |
| Huski Chalet Holidays | Ski chalets in Chamonix. |
| Meriski |  Highly respected company. They just do one thing in one place, really well; that is, operate chalet ski holidays in Méribel. They have 13 luxury en suite chalets and are well known for the high standard of their childcare programme. They were bought by Handmade Holidays in July 03 |
| More Mountain | Independent chalet company in Morzine, operates six cool chalets and apartments aimed at the 30-something market. Kitted out with all mod-cons and plenty of gadgets and gizmos. |
| Mountain Bears | Ski holidays at a catered chalet in Val d'Isere. |
| Parallel Pursuits | Catered & self-catering chalet holidays in Morzine, France. |
| Premier Niege | Holidays in a selection of traditional chalets in the resort of Sainte Foy in the French Alps near the Italian border. |
| Purple Ski | A small company specialising in catered chalet ski holidays in Mottaret and Méribel. Downloadable brochure. |
| Qski | Offers two fully catered luxury en-suite ski chalets in Courchevel 1850 and Courchevel Le Praz. |
| Reach4theAlps | British couple running a chalet in Morzine, France. |
| SavoieFlair-Morzine | Independent privately owned luxury chalet company in Morzine offering three chalets for catered or self-catering ski holidays. |
| Simply Morzine | Tailor-made ski holidays at a privately-owned, family-run luxury chalet in Morzine-Avoriaz, with other on-piste chalets, apartments & hotels available. The added advantage is that one of the owners is a fully-qualified British ski instructor. |
| Ski Barrett-Boyce | Chalet based holidays in Megève with free ski instruction. |
| Ski Basics | Traditional chalet holidays in Meribel. For 2005 they have a selection of 8 chalets. |
| Ski Blanc | Ski holidays in six catered chalets in and around Meribel, France. |
| Ski Bonne Neige | Ski holidays based on chalet & hotel accommodation in the village of Les Allues in the Meribel Valley. |
| Ski Cuisine | Chalet ski holidays in Meribel where they have a selection of 5 traditional chalets. |
| Ski Dream | Catered chalets in Argentière, France |
| Ski Famille | Family ski specialist operating catered chalets in Les Gets (part of the Portes du Soleil ski area in France) and Reberty Village (Trois Vallees) with a comprehensive dedicated childcare programme. |
| Ski:Fish & Pips | They've worked for Scott Dunne and YSE, now Holly Fisher and Philippa Eyles are setting out on their own with a collection of three chalets in Meribel. |
| Ski-Link | Self-catering or catered chalets in Courchevel. |
| Ski Magic | British couple running chalet holidays in Courchevel and La Tania. |
| Ski Peak | Sking holidays, especially 'family', based in Vaujany, Alpe d'Huez, France, where they operate a chalet-hotel plus a wide range of catered chalets and self-catering apartments. |
| Skivolution | Courchevel/La tania specialist offering upmarket catered chalet holidays since 1987 |
| Snowbizz | Family ski specialist to French ski resort, Puy St. Vincent. |
| Snowtrip | Meribel chalet offering value skiing for a younger clientele. |
| Susie Ward Alpine Holidays | Chalet in Châtel in the Portes-du-Soleil Domain in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps. |
| Stanford Skiing | Family run company specialising exclusively in Megève where they have a selection of chalets and chalet hotels. |
| TGski | Cool new (June 04) startup ski company run by two young ski enthusiasts (Tom & George) and supported by the Prince's Trust, offering ski packages to a modern chalet in Morzine. |
| YSE Ski | Specialist operator to Val d’Isère offering 27 catered chalets in the resort. They've been doing since 1991 when former Olympic skier Fiona Easdale teamed up with long term Val d’Isère resident John Yates-Smith, so there is absolutely nothing these guys don't know about skiing in Val d’Isère! |