Val d'Isere Ski Resort Guide
Val d'Isere Ski Resort Guide
Val d'Isere, in the Savoie area of France, is a colourful winter sports haven that began as a farm community in the years BC. It is the better-known part of Espace Killy. The huge skiing domain, shares itself with purpose-built Tignes. The area is named for Olympic hero Jean-Claude Killy, who grew up in Val d'Isere. The charming village finds its 1,800 residents outnumbered 15 to one by guests in winter. Espace Killy has 300 kilometres of maintained slopes cut through vast snowfields that stretch to the horizon. Ninety-nine lifts can move more than 135,000 skiers an hour, uphill. Much of the terrain is ideal for cruisers, but there are many opportunities for snowboarders and powder skiers to show their stuff. A lot of skiers accept the challenge of the Bellevarde downhill, designed for the 1992 Olympics. Some parts of the 915 metre drop have a 63 percent angle and running it earns bragging rights in the lively Val d'Isere apres-ski scene.
Resorts close to Val d'Isere include:
Tignes (4 km),
Bonneval sur Arc (12 km),
Bessans Val D'Arc (15 km),
Sainte Foy (16 km),
Villaroger (16 km),
Val d'Isere Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
Select Val d'Isere Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Val d'Isere, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 124 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 3550 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 60% Int: 30% Adv: 10% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1700 m |
X-Country: 44 km |
| Lifts: 50 (24 chair lifts, 21 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 15% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 6 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 70 |
Acres of ski: 2471 |
| Bars: 10 |
Nearest Airport: Geneva |
| Nearest Train: Bourg St Maurice |
Tourist Info Phone:: +33479060660,
Val d'Isere Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Val d'Isere
Barry Allsuch from United Kingdom writes:
Have just returned from Val. Still one of my favourite ski areas. We actually stay in La Daille which is nice and quite in the evening.
.Very lucky with weather, clear blue skies most of the time. Excellent link up with Tignes gives even the most energetic skier miles of pistes to explore. Love the easy blue down to Tignes Le Brevierre
.At the other end of L'Espace Kiley, Le Fornet is still very quiet and has some lovely runs and fine views. Wish we could ski across to Italy which is only 2 or 3 kilometeres away. Maybe in the future.
One word of caution, restaurant prices are quite mad £10 for a coke and a fruit tarte. One has to seriously consider taking out a packed lunch, especially if the weather is fine.
Don't forget magnificent Oxygen indoor sports facility in the centre of town, with heated pools, saunas, steam rooms and sports facilities. Don't miss. Great for aching limbs.
2012-01-05 |
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