Unlike many Alpine resorts, you needn't blow a fortune on the mountain: a plate of spaghetti bolognese at a mountain restaurant, say, costs around £3.
If you decide to work in one of the American or Canadian resorts, you need to have a valid work visa before you travel, which can be both tricky and expensive to get a hold of.
Depending on how many days you are at the resort you may need to book your spa treatment before you even arrive.
It's not the best place to learn; it's certainly not the most compact resort - you need to take a bus to the three main areas, Le Brévent, La Flégère and the meta-brilliant Les Grands Montets in Argentière.
Gilbert Collard, a member of parliament elected on the National Front ticket, told local media that while "torture has to be the last resort when you need to save lives," he would torture someone if he had to.
If the e-mail address you give to your stockbroker shows up on an unwelcome solicitation from a time-share resort, you don't need to complain to any federal agency.
If you're going to a snowy resort, you may not need to bring your board.
If you don't plan to leave your destination once you get there (for example, if you're staying at an all-inclusive resort), you may not need a rental car.
But creeping suburbia hasn't changed the mood of the city, which retains the spirit of a laid-back resort town where you need not be a millionaire to fit in.
He grins, "When a resort has seventy bartenders, you need consistency".
If you're sticking to Disney resorts, you don't need a car.
