Most resorts here offer a variety of skiing unparalleled anywhere else.
OK, so the French have a reputation for treating foreigners badly, and in some cases the reputation is deserved, but there are also some of the friendliest and long-suffering people on Earth working in French ski resorts. We could stop when we wanted, take time out to go shopping in a couple of towns we went through, and with a diesel car, we filled up once on the way out and once on the way back. If there are several people sharing the driving, it's fun to do. Just make sure you have all the required items for driving on French roads - especially snow chains. Getting to Paris on a coach is about my limit these days.