Find ski buddies in Paris

Paris has no mountains nearby, so its riders go for a week at a time. High-speed trains run towards the Alps in winter, reaching the Tarentaise valley for Les Arcs, La Plagne, Tignes and Val Thorens, and Grenoble for Alpe d'Huez. Others drive through the night or fly. The February school holidays send huge numbers of Parisians to the mountains, so trips are usually planned well ahead. Group trips with friends, colleagues and student associations are common, and finding people with the same dates and level makes all the difference.