A small, personally vetted collection of private chalets, with a concierge who answers the phone.
Based in New York · 12 handpicked homes in 4 resorts · Concierge included
Every home is rented to one group at a time, with a dedicated contact from first call to checkout.
14 guests
A secluded Balinese sanctuary in the Alps.
18 guests
The social house.
12 guests
Designed for families and long evenings together.
14 guests
Where mountain meets contemporary art.
16 guests
A playground inspired by aviation.
14 guests
The ultimate gathering place.
16 guests
An unexpected touch of glamour in the mountains.
12 guests
Where modern art meets alpine light.
10 guests
Complete privacy, deep in the Aravis mountains.
10 guests
New
A still winter, high above the slopes.
8 guests
New
A light-filled apartment with a nod to flight.
8 guests
New
A celestial retreat, three bedrooms strong.
We don't list every chalet in the Alps. We visit them, stay in them, and only represent the ones we'd send our own family to.
Booking a chalet in the Alps from the United States usually means choosing between an anonymous rental platform and an agency that lists every property in the region. OFF-PISTE is neither.
We work directly with a small number of owners, we know each chalet from the inside, and we only represent the ones we would send our own family to. When you call, you speak with someone who knows which bedroom gets the morning light and how long the drive from Geneva really takes on a February Saturday.
Our job is to translate the French Alps for you: which resort fits your group, which week to avoid, what to book before you land. Then we stay with you, before, during and after the trip.
— Thomas, Founder
Read our story →High-altitude snow in Tignes and Val Thorens, the Trois Vallées from Courchevel, a real Alpine village an hour from Geneva in La Clusaz.
TignesEspace Killy
High altitude, reliable snow, and one of the largest linked ski areas in the world.
CourchevelLes Trois Vallées
The best-known name in French skiing, and the gateway to the largest ski area on earth.
La ClusazMassif des Aravis
A real, working French village that happens to have a serious ski area, an hour from Geneva.
Val ThorensLes Trois Vallées
The highest resort in Europe, and the quietest ski-in ski-out address in it.
In Tignes Les Brévières, six chalets and two apartments share a spa, an indoor pool, a fitness room and a kids' playroom, 50 meters from the lift. Book one for your family, or several for a reunion, a wedding or a company retreat, and every group keeps its own front door.
Every stay includes a dedicated contact and a coordinated arrival. Add as much as you like on top.
The starting point for every OFF-PISTE stay — a dedicated contact and a coordinated arrival, at no extra cost.
Everything in Trailhead, plus restaurant reservations and grocery delivery handled for you, and full access to our services catalog.
The full accompaniment — everything in Basecamp, plus a dedicated concierge and experiences already arranged.
Tell us your dates, group size, and what matters most, skiing, space to gather, a quiet week.
We call or email to understand your group and narrow the collection to what actually fits.
You choose from a short, honest shortlist, and we handle the rest, from arrival to concierge.
A practical, no-nonsense comparison of Tignes, Courchevel, and La Clusaz for American families and groups planning a French Alps ski trip.
A practical breakdown of what a week in the French Alps actually costs: lift passes, rental, lessons, transfers, and the chalet itself.
The practical differences between booking a French Alps chalet on Airbnb and booking with OFF-PISTE: who you're contracting with, what happens if something goes wrong, and the concierge difference.
Fair question, and one worth asking of any agency you haven't worked with before. OFF-PISTE is run personally, not through a call center: our founder grew up in a French winemaking family and has spent most of his life in the mountains, and every chalet in our small collection has been visited, inspected, and stayed in by someone on our team, more than once, in more than one season. We work directly with owners rather than through layers of sub-agents, which is also why our collection stays deliberately small, a dozen properties we genuinely know rather than hundreds we don't.
No. Our fee is kept in line with what a booking platform would charge, so working with us costs you the same, while adding local expertise, a personal point of contact, and someone accountable if anything needs fixing. A number of the owners we work with only rent through agencies they know personally, so several of our chalets aren't listed anywhere you could book them yourself.
Tignes, Courchevel (including La Tania), La Clusaz, and Val Thorens. Each has its own destination guide on our site covering the ski area, altitude, and what actually distinguishes it from the others.
A dedicated contact before and during your stay, and an arrival coordinated with the on-site team, at no extra cost. Two further levels of support, Basecamp and Summit, add restaurant reservations, grocery delivery, and a dedicated concierge for those who want more of it arranged in advance.
Tell us your dates, group size, and what matters most to you. We narrow our collection to what genuinely fits, you choose from a short, honest shortlist, and once we issue a Booking Confirmation and receive your deposit, your stay is secured.
Dates, group size, what matters most. A real person from our New York team replies, usually within one business day.
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