Hi, They will have to drive a bit unfortunately. The easiest to get to and probably the best for intermediates is the Three Valleys at Ax les Thermes. They can get onto the motorway at Pamiers and drive straight down to Ax on that road although it becomes single carriageway at about Tarascon. There is quite a bit of parking in Ax and you can get Cable car up to Bonascre, so no hairpins to deal with. Mont D'Olmes is closer on the map but is a slower road. Go to Mirepoix, then down to Lavelanet, then head towards Montsegur, they will then turn off right shortly after Montferrier onto a winding road. It is a much smaller resort (only drag lifts)and not so snow sure though it has cannons. Another nice resort is Guzet. Not quite as big as Ax and it is a bit further to drive. Go via Pamiers to Foix and then take the road to St. Girons. At St. Girons turn towards Seix and Guzet, it is signposted. It is another winding road but of the three resorts it actually had the best snow when we went (we missed the good snow by a week -c'est la vie). If snow is bad altogether, then head past Ax straight to Andorra and stay somewhere for the night to make up for the long drive, it isn't too expensive. Remember, if there is snow, then snow chains can be anything from 'recommandes' to 'obligataire' anywhere in the mountains. Also the choice of equipment for hire on the mountains isn't the greatest so it might be worth stopping at a hire shop en route or keeping hold of anything decent for more than a day. Hope it helps.
