The Skiers' Guide to Val d'Isère

My friend and I visited Val D twice in 2024/2025 season and absolutely loved it. It's the best resort in Europe for an all encompassing experience, the skiing is amazing and ease of movement between resorts is amazing, the apres is crazy, the restaurant options are brilliant and the nightlife is fantastic.

Spent two seasons in Val working at the Moris pub back in 2010-12. Returned last year for the first time since.
Great options for abilities , family, non skiers and the enthusiasts.
High enough to get great snow when other resorts are struggling.
Great apres up the hill and in town and the restaurants and bars offer great options for little ones and the finer dinner.
Love it.

This was my first time skiing and oh my! What an experience, Val’dsere was a trip of the lifetime, everyone around is kind and talkative.

I had lessons with ESF and my instructor Mary was honestly outstanding, the knowledge and patience she had was amazing - we adventured out into the mountain's when we were ready and she gave me the confidence do blue slopes.

The accommodation was ski in ski out, self catered it gave us some variety of we wanted to stay in rest and cook or go out and eat and have a drink or two! The accommodation was cozy, warm and just what we needed.

Don’t get me wrong it is on the expensive side (€30/€40 per person) for restaurant food and drinks but it is sooo worth it!

We went to the most amazing, tasty restaurant called La Garage and WOW I would highly recommend!

My take on the slopes is that they are very well maintained for safety, when I was there the team did avalanche prevention and generally looked after the slopes every night.
It snowed for a couple of nights and the powder on the slopes was exceptional!

I was advised by my instructor if you can do a green slope in val’dsere you can do a blue/red slope anywhere - and if you can do a red slope here you can do the blacks anywhere!!

To conclude I will definitely be back!

Village has countless good ski shops. My favourite is Mattis Intersport, new kit every season and I always get the best equipment that suits me. Apres ski is very active at Follie Douce and Coco's. Oh Crazy Barms for really cheap lunches. Piste double M in tignes is always a highlight along with signal in le fornet. Also the Ok and face were really good, caught them on powder days. Tavern d'Alsace, La Peau de Vache etc really good for expensive good quality food.

The Resort is Amazing! One of the best in Europe. Massive ski area with a big range from beginner to advanced.

I have been to Val d’isere the past couple of years and it has never disappointed. As a 21 year old with an older sibling we love the apres ski such as follie and cocoricos as well as the size of the resort so there is a different area you can ski each day. There is a slope for every single experience level of skiers and snowboarders so whether you are a pro skier or a beginner the right slope to choose is never far away

Amazing resort - my favourite - great for young, old, family. Friends - folie is insane…. The apres ski is mental and the people are beautiful - stayed at barmes de lours - couldn’t recommend it enough!

Great ski area, lots of challenging runs both on and off piste. Great Apres and quiet reasonable for eating out and drinks

Fabulous resort and very much looking forward to heading back there. As someone who's only been skiing 3 times, I had a great time on the slopes and even managed to do a few black runs. Would love to go back on day and keep on enjoying the entertainment, food,m and of course, slopes!

Best apres ski.

Hadn’t snowed for a while so not great conditions and quite icy. Slopes very busy as peak week. Lots of pistes. Some lifts quite old and cold. Such a good vibe everywhere

The resort is beautiful and easy to navigate with some great skiing and dining experiences! The service from within the whole resort is second to none and is definetly worth a visit

Lovely place, amazing food and great ski runs apres skiing was my favourite part can party all through the night.

Reem - unparalleled runs and conditions would recommend to anyone but probably not worth the price for beginners

Visited Jan 26 as a beginner snowboarder, absolutely loved it. Beautiful resort with a range of slopes for varying abilities. Nightlife was amazing too.

This is a luxury ski resort with amazing ski options for all levels of skiers, it has amazing nightlife while also having quieter restaurants. The range of accommodation is great too.

Really good range of skiing the higher you go for easier blues etc only downside is it’s a black into Val D itself but you can just get the lift down if needed. Great eating options and live music apres ski. Would definitely return

I have been in Val d'Isère 3 years in a row back in the beginning of the 2000' , honestly best times of my life. Skiing was awsome too there....

Tignes- Val d’isere is our go destination for spring time ski. Never been disappointed! Due to altitude the snow is excellent for the time of the year while temperatures are much more pleasant than earlier in the season - matters when travelling with kids!

As Val D’Isere is so high the snow is always great . Very well groomed runs and extensive efficient lift system. It’s a beautiful town with a lot of character.

Unreal weeks skiing! Couldn't ask for more has everything you need, fantastic apres and would definitely recommend. Cannot wait until next time!