Val d'Isère Reviews & Ratings

The resort is a beautiful area with plenty shops, bars/ restaurants for each meal time.

The skiing is brilliant and a good size for just Val D'isere on a 5 day trip for beginner to advanced. If all members of the trip are decent. Then a pass to cover Val and Tignes is definitely recommended. They can be expensive though. So buy in resort. Beginners can use the bottom lifts for free in Val. 8's an under are also free for lift passes.
Maybe take advantage or Val and Le Fornet before getting the Tignes pass added on.

Resort area off-piste skiing is beautiful when times right, but always take a guide if possible.
The rock a slide course is soon much fun and there aren't many people who know it exists. Also, probably need someone who knows the area to get to it.

Food can be expensive. So either do a shop run at the bottom of the mountain (St Bourg Maurice) to cook each night or ask tourist information for the best prices around the town.

Loved the resort great apres options and food options, ski was really decent prices are a bit crazy, but what can you do!

Amazing resort….runs for every ability, from beginners to experts. Lots of cafe/restaurant options on the slopes.

My last trip was my first trip to Val d’Isère which is now a firm favourite resort! From the moment you arrive, Val d’Isère feels designed for people who truly love the mountains. It definitely lived up to the great reputation and was beautiful, charming, had plenty of runs and was very well connected and accessible for all people. The scale of the terrain is immense. Linked with neighbouring Tignes, the Espace Killy area offers over 300 km of pistes, with an incredible variety of runs for everyone skiers, snowboarders and non-skiers alike. You can ski or snowboard for days and still find new routes to explore. Your lift pass even includes access to the leisure centre, so you can swim, play ping pong or even try life-size chess if the weather closes in.
Traditional Alpine buildings sit alongside great restaurants and shops filled with the classic hot mountain food you crave after a long day outside. There is a lively atmosphere and a real sense of history as one of the great homes of European skiing. The lift system is excellent and makes it easy to move between sectors and across to Tignes without complicated routes. Being able to snowboard straight back into town at the end of the day is a particular joy.
For skiers, there is everything from long flowing red pistes perfect for carving to genuinely demanding black runs and legendary off-piste. The Face de Bellevarde, used in the 1992 Olympic downhill, is both intimidating and thrilling.
Snowboarders are equally well served. Wide cruisy runs, natural terrain features and excellent snow parks make it fun for beginners and experts alike. The high altitude keeps snow conditions reliable throughout the season too.
Après-ski here is also legendary: dancing on the tables at La Folie Douce or enjoying a glass of wine or beer in a cosy mountain restaurant. The atmosphere is lively but never feels overly commercial or pretentious.
Val d’Isère has energy and nightlife yet still feels authentic and charming rather than a purpose-built ski complex. For me, it has everything and the atmosphere of a world-class ski resort that makes me want to return every winter!

Really great ski resort, lovely village, amazing apres and bars. Easy transport links to ski lifts, great amenities! Fab runs!

Really enjoyed Val disere / Tignes. The resorts have a lot to offer for all levels of skiing. Highly recommended location!

Great skiing, great variety, great weather! Food was excellent wherever we ate at! Great resort that covers Tignes too…some lovely runs to enjoy

Gorgeous town, accommodation at the alpine lodge was amazing close to lifts! Fantastic slopes, had food at a different restaurant every night, nice choice of restaurants/takeaways etc

Loved the resort, was very quiet just before Christmas, would go again and recommend it! Foods good too

Went on a girls trip in 2025 and had the most amazing time ever! We went in January so the snow was perfect

Great place to get a variety of runs… simple greens, cruisey blues all the way through to bumpy blacks. And of course the Face de Bellevarde!

Superb skiing, the best I have experienced
Massive area including Tignes
Great snow up to the glacier on grand motte.
Superb ski lifts and the flow from one to the next is easy
Highly rated

Had a fantastic time. Would recommend. Very high resort, so good quality snow, even late in the season.

One of the best ski resorts I’ve ever skied at, the town itself is authentic and genuine, the apres ski is next level but also has options for late night ales as well as nice restaurants with traditional foods as well as more international options.

The skiing is incomparable, the area is massive, the altitude and snow sure slopes are excellent, well groomed, lifts as far as the eye can see, cafes and restaurants on the slopes at every turn. No queues.

An all round excellent resort,

Val D'Isere is an amazing place, beautiful and quiet. However, this is because it is the preserve of the richer ski holidayers. Apres is fairly limited, as is the opportunity to eat out. The final runs to the village are Red or above so not really family friendly. However, it was an amazing place to visit with our group of seasoned skiers. If I was to return to the area, I would be planning to stay in the linked Tignes area but still visit to go down Bellevarde and other amazing runs!

Quality skiing and apres skiing, really really enjoyed. Would recommend to anyone who is experienced as slopes can be tough at times.

The GOAT really, cute alpine town and massive resort. A classic ski holiday! Expensive but generally worth it

A fantastic resort with skiing pistes for everyone. Great off piste with lots of places to explore either from the lifts or by skinning.

Amazing breathtaking place for skiing and just relaxing in general, the mountain air is so fresh and crisp you wouldn’t want to leave but it also has amazing partying and food scene it’s really really great! I would definitely recommend, so worth it!

Great and varied, lots for beginners and intermediate, less for advanced and off piest. OK apres, lots of good lifts and not too busy.