People don't automatically think of France as a hot spot for winter sports and picturesque snow scenes, but this is a Mecca for lovers of snow. France has both the Pyrenees and the Alps, both ranges of which become winter wonderlands each year. Click next to continue seeing this picture gallery of winter sports and snow scenes in France.
Winter Sports and Snow Scenes in France Picture Gallery
From Kelby Carr, former About.com Guide
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Aiguille du Midi Under Ice
Aiguille du Midi in Mont Blanc
France Tourism Office/Herve Le Gac
This first image depicts Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix under ice, which features one of the world's most famous cable car lifts. There is a 25-mile ski run from this spot past stunning glaciers.
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- Aiguille du Midi Under Ice
- Children's Snow Garden for Skiing
- Eiffel Tower in the Snow
- Gourrette Chalet Ski Resort
- Ice Climbing in Parc National des Ecrins
- Ice Skating at Montparnasse Tower in Paris
- Rappeling in the Snow in Corsica
- Snow Covered Village in Alsace
- Snow Shoeing in the Savoie-Alpes
- Christmas Tree Made of Sticks in Alsace
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