Val d'Isère ski resort guide

Val d'Isère ski information

Considered by many to be the world's premier ski resort Val d'Isère is hard to fault, offering some of the best skiing anywhere together with exciting and lively après ski. The vast Espace Killy area offers marvellous skiing for all standards and as one of Europe’s highest and largest ski areas, it boasts a fantastic snow record.

Linked ski area

Espace Killy

Skiing and snowboarding in Val d'Isère

Ski Information Beginners

Don't get the idea that Val d'Isère is for experts only! Far from it - there are several good nursery slopes and a number of lifts which are absolutely free for skiing debutants.

Ski Information Intermediates

A true intermediates' paradise, Val d'Isère is big-time skiing country. From the gentle cruising blue and red runs of the Bellevarde and La Daille sectors to the Le Fornet glacier and the massive ski domain of Tignes and La Grande Motte, there is endless choice at every level.

Ski Information Advanced

Val d'Isère must be included in every list of the best skiing in Europe for its giant moguls, steep black runs, couloirs and not least for its sensational off-piste. Try the Olympic Men's Downhill run, the waist-high Solaise bumps just above the village or the powder bowls of the Tour de Charvet.

Ski Information Snowboarding

This area really does have it all, it is one of the best playgrounds in Europe no matter what you want with a boardpark and freeriding that doesn't get any better, on or off-piste.

Lift Pass Bundles

6 days Adult Child (6-11)
Lift pass + Standard skis £243 -
Lift pass + Snowboard £262 -
Area pass + Intermediate skis £272 -
Area pass + Superior snowboard £286 -
Lift pass + Ski carriage £219 -
Area pass + Ski carriage £229 -

Please note: lift pass bundles do not include boots.

First Time Ski/Snowboard Package

Adult Child (5-12)*
First Time Ski (low) £269 £164
First Time Ski (high) £279 £174
First Time Board (low) £274 £179
First Time Board (high) £284 £179

* Child 8-12yrs for board

For complete beginners only and includes 6 days equipment hire (including helmet for children) and tuition for 6 mornings.

Improver Ski/Snowboard Package

Adult Child (5-13)
Improver Ski (low) £474 £319
Improver Ski (high) £494 £339
Improver Board (low) £494 £329
Improver Board (high) £514 £344

Includes 6 day area lift pass, 6 days equipment hire (including helmet for children) and tuition for 5 mornings.

Family choice

Private Nanny service (6months-8yrs) - open to all guests staying in our chalets in Val d'Isère (excluding Marsala). Available to groups and families booking an entire chalet, your private nanny will care for children in the comfort of your own chalet.
Pre-booking is essential.

Snow Savers

Kids ski free: FREE helmet for kids booking skis & boots
Money savers: 1 FREE entry to swimming pool with lift pass
Senior savers: reduced lift pass prices for seniors 65-74yrs

Val d'Isère at a glance

Fly from

Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle

Transfer time

Chambery 2 hrs 45 mins, Geneva 3 hrs 45 mins, Snow Train (Bourg St. Maurice) 45 mins

Variety of piste

Beginners Ski Rating 
3
Intermediates Ski Rating 
5
Advanced Ski Rating 
5
Snowboarding Rating 
4

Piste fact file:

  • Resort Height

    1,850m (6,069ft)

  • Total Kms of Piste

    300kms (Espace Killy)

    Piste type No. of runs
    Easy 83
    Intermediate 46
    Difficult 25

  • Cross-country

    44kms

  • Longest Run

    10kms (La Sache)

  • Number of Lifts

    94 (2 funiculars, 4 cable cars, 4 gondolas, 44 chairlifts, 40 drag lifts)

  • Snowboard Parks

    1

* Terms & Conditions

Lift pass, ski hire and tuition prices shown are correct at time of publication. However, all prices quoted may be subject to change during the ski season.

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