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Why Visit Val D’Isere in the Alps

May 21, 2009 on 11:30 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off

Unrivaled amongst most celebrated snowboarding mountains, Val d’Isre sports 383 KM of pistes. Skiing begins during November and stops in mid May. The high altitude resort caters everything for you. The resort stretches through the vale from La Daille until Le Fornet with the focus and the apres ski in the centre Val d’Isere itself. The clustering of attractive houses comprise chic dress shops most of which have developed since the resort was picked for the Winter Olympics.

Spred over 3 different areas the town has enough runs for all levels of skiers. With a good historical snow record, the resort is massively fashionable among pro skiers and boarders and mileage hungry intermediates, but you do not need to be particularly advanced to enjoy what is on offer. One can easily see why so many British are pulled in to the village, with its crazy night-life and the range of amusement on offer, furthermore the proximity of Tignes allows you to head out to less busy climes if it all gets too much.

Pros

A good night-life in France. Everybody talks English. Easily accessible from Geneva airport. Comfortable approach to both Val d’Isre and Tignes known collectively as the the Espace Killy skiing area. It has a lot of vehicles and though there are many buses in the daytime, committed apres skiers ought aim to be within a short distance of the town.

Cons

Costly. Frantic and very fashionable with English tourists, thus not for holiday makers looking for a classic French ski town to relish a stress free ski holiday. Numerous skiing lifts can close in bad conditions. Several challenging blue and green runs.