Haute Maurienne Vanoise

Six resorts -- Val Cenis, Valfréjus, La Norma, Aussois, Bessans and Bonneval-sur-Arc -- share one regional pass and a connecting bus network across the Haute Maurienne valley, 350km of downhill terrain combined. Individually these are smaller, quieter resorts than the big Trois Vallées-style names; the combined pass is what makes basing yourself here for a season genuinely competitive on terrain variety.