The ski resorts that provide something for everyone - all year round That family-friendly lower altitude destinations tend to cost 25 per cent less than their higher altitude counterparts is a bonus. Furthermore, the eurozone crises is having unexpectedly little impact on the appetite for Alpine ski properties by the British, which is aided today no doubt by recent sterling gains against the euro. The saving between last year and this for a €450,000 property, for example, is around €40,000. The Grand Massif, one of the largest ski areas in the French Alps, has some of the region's most scenic and traditional low altitude villages. Located an hour or less by road from Geneva Airport are two year-round working villages, Samoëns and Le Carrroz d'Arâches, where blue-chip eco-friendly developer MGM has just launched two new developments. These destinations boast childcare facilities, children's ski schools and lots of beginner and intermediate slopes, in addition to 265km of serious ski runs on the doorstep that reach altitudes of 2,500 metres. Seasonal activities range from hot air ballooning, white water rafting, golf and paragliding through to racket walking, dog sledding, heliskiing and snow-kiting. Samoëns is a medieval market town famed for its guild of stonemasons and a magnificent 572-year old linden tree that dominates the town square. Minutes away is a new development of 72 freehold one to four-bedroom apartments priced from €265,000 to €465,000 with underground parking, storage cellars, a swimming pool, gym and spa. Built with timber and local stone, interiors are high-tech and energy saving. Not far away is Les Carroz d'Arâches. Once a farming community and nowadays a family ski destination, the village also features a dedicated toddler's ski school. At present €15 million is being spent on infrastructure improvements, including easier access for disabled skiers. At the foot of the slopes in Les Carroz, MGM's 19 ski-in/ski-out Le Chalet des Belles Pistes apartments cost from €235,000 on a leaseback basis. Prices exclude 19.6 per cent VAT, waived under leaseback, a scheme set up by the French government (buyers usually locked in for 11 years) as an option to prevent property from sitting empty during high season. Owners receive a guaranteed rental return of around two per cent with up to 10 weeks a year of flexible owner-use. Nearby is the Grand Massif's higher altitude Flaine, which offers low altitude value for money. Conceived in the 1950s and Bauhaus-inspired, today's village is car-free, known for its summer music festival and range of children's activities, and famed for its outdoor sculpture museum that features Picasso and Dubuffet. Just launched in Flaine, MGM's Le Centaure, designed by one of France's top architects, is a sweeping stone-clad structure that dramatically hugs the mountainside and includes a spectacular 25-metre pool and spa. All with panoramic views and larges terraces, its 68 ski-in/ski-out one to three bedroom apartments, some disability adapted, start at €192,000 for a leaseback purchase. And, just metres away, is a cable car lift to one of the world's longest ski runs, Les Grandes-Platières.