St Jean D'Aulps La Grande Terche is a real gem. Great for beginners and intermediates but hardcore skiers may be left wanting. Ski the circuit and check out the bars and restaurants en-route. They are all good. Sadly, The Cowshed is no more but La Licorne and Chez Minet are both excellent French owned restaurants and lunch in L'Embuscade is my particular mid-circuit favourite. Was just there on Jan 19th and it was crowd-free. I might be biased; I bought a place there 4 seasons ago and still loving it!