Isola 2000 is located in the Alpes Maritimes in the south eastern corner of France, on the Franco-Italian border, you can find maps of Isola below. Isola 2000 is also on the border of the central zone of the Mercantour National Park where you can see lots of wild animals such as chamois, marmottes, mouflons, and bouquetins. It is only 97km from Nice and by car the journey takes about one hour and twenty minutes. During the summer it is possible to drive from Turin in Italy to Isola 2000 by the Col de la Lombarde. A number of airlines fly to Nice Airport, including Easyjet, British Airways and British Midland.

The resort has a ski area of 120km, with 43 pistes (7 green, 21 blue, 11 red and 4 black) and 21 lifts (2 telecabines, 10 ski-tows, 8 chairlifts and one funicular).

The convenient ski area fans out above the resort to the south and west right up to the Italian borderline. Beginners benefit from an excellent gentle plateau that stretches for almost five kilometres (three miles) alongside the main resort complex. Both sunshine and snowfall are guaranteed by the resort, which has held the French snowfall record on several occasions. Christmas 2006 saw Isola with exceptionally good skiing with virtually all runs open, whereas most other resorts in the Alpes struggled with insufficient snow. Due to the high altitude, much of the terrain is above the treeline and on sunny slopes. The main route up is via the gondola to Tete de Pelevos directly above the resort. This naturally tends to be the busiest. Some of the toughest runs including black pistes in the Mene and St Sauveur areas are usually quieter. Some of the best intermediate skiing in the Genisserie sector is accessed by one of two high speed quads at the resort. For the most advanced skiers and boarders, off-piste skiing is offered from February by the ski school. Although heli-skiing isn`t possible in France, the proximity to Italy means it is also possible to heliski, accessings slopes with at least 1400m verticals, over there with the ski school and its guide-instructors right through into May when conditions are good. Twice a week, during the French school holidays night skiing is organised on the Belvedere slope, free of charge.

Cheap flights to Nice, great value chalet and now Bus Transfers to/from Nice Airport are available remarkable at just 1 Euro each way (Honest !!!) Check the Nice Airport website for more details -

 www.nice.aeroport.fr/acces_stationnement_en/bus/recherche.asp

Alternatively, Easy Airport Shuttle can transfer up to 8 people directly to the chalet for approx 160€. Give them a call for a price as children under 12 are free and price is lower if you have less than 8 people ! Tel 0033 (0)6 09 50 04 56