Val d'Isère

Ski Holidays in Val d'Isere

The Val d'Isère ski resort combines the huge Espace Killy ski area with more than a soupçon of French style! The Espace Killy area offers great skiing, a great snow record & 300kms of slopes.

Highest Lift at 3456m
95 Ski Lifts
83 Blue & Green Runs
46 Red Runs
25 Black Runs
3.5hrs transfer time
98 Bars & Restaurants
Apres Ski/Amenities
for Beginners
for Intermediates
for Advanced

Location

The western and central areas of Val d'Isère are most recognizable by their chalet architecture, while in the eastern part of the town modern high-rise architecture dominates. Along with nearby Tignes the area forms part of the Espace Killy ski area, the self-titled "Most Beautiful Ski Area in the World".

The skiing is very suitable to all levels and tastes, it offers an abundance of easy and intermediate skiing all over the resort and even has some easier blue runs right up on the glacier.

The advanced skiers will find many more challenging runs too and some excellent powder runs in this high altitude ski-mecca! The breadth of both the terrain and the nightlife keeps skiers coming back to this renowned resort time and time again.

The Val d'Isère ski resort combines the high-altitude, snow-sure conditions of the huge Espace Killy ski area with more than a soupçon of French style!

Ski & Boarding in Val d'Isere

The skiing is suited to all levels and ranges; there are networks of more gentle pistes right up to the steeper gradient knee pounding mogul fields, as well as powder runs such as the famous Face (a black downhill run) as well as the Epaule du Charvet (a famous black) and the Arcelle (a super smooth and highly enjoyable red run).

Val d'Isère naturally offers some very good Snowboarding, alongside its world famous skiing. The Fornet area at the top of the valley - and at the base of the Glacier - is unbeatable in the powder and offers summit descents on wide, fast and extremely well kept slopes.

Val d'Isere for Beginners

Val d'Isère offers plenty of runs to suit the beginners, or novices, on the lower slopes however, there are also many well linked easier runs up the mountain - so beginners are not just restricted to the nursery slopes. This also means that beginners aren't stuck near to the resort but can genuinely experience most of what the mountains have to offer.

About Val d'Isere

Val d'Isère is a world renowned resort with extensive shopping, a vibrant cafe culture is one of the best high-altitude resorts offering a range of skiing to suit all abilities.

Val d'Isère is teaming with nightlife! The apres ski kicks off with a from about 4pm onwards and offers some very lively establishments, many of which have passed into skiing folklore! Then there are late night bars and bar-cum-clubs which stay open until 4am.