Hey munqe – yes we deffo chose the most expensive option and because a lot of the lifts weren't open we didn't go very far, first trip to France and to the area so we spent 4 days on the bikes, 3 days walking then a couple chilling out drinking wine letting our bums recover as we had to ride up a few hills to get to certain places.
We did a route out of the bikefax book someone recommended and I was soooo glad I bought my fullface before starting on that one, Ive never pooped myself so much! we didn't get to the places you mention riding but we are going back next year and will know more about the area so will get to ride more as we'll go later in the season when more is open.
We stayed at a campsite in Montriond – 17 euros a night and was very nice and brilliantly situated, wud recommend it to anyone wanting somewhere decent to stay. only thing was the wood cutter place next door had a generator which you could hear but that was it.
So glad we went it was amazing – can see why you have gone back for so many years! x