Val d'Isère Reviews & Ratings

Perfect for group of friends that loves to aprés!! Wouldnt say the skiing is great for more advanced but still can make the most. Great restaurants and bars all in village.

Classic resort that every skier should try, it does not disappoint, linked with Tignes makes a vast area, busy town making après ski very lively, the snow though comes early and stays late, challenging off piste is there for the taking, if you haven't been....GO

Val dIsère is a fantastic destination for intermediate skiers, offering a great mix of scenic blue and red runs across its expansive ski area. The wide pistes in the Solaise and Bellevarde sectors are ideal for building confidence, and the long, varied runs down to the village are a highlight. The resort connects seamlessly with Tignes, giving you access to even more terrain. Snow reliability is excellent thanks to its high altitude, though visibility can be challenging in bad weather. The charming alpine village adds to the appeal, with a lively après-ski scene and a touch of luxury. A great choice for intermediates looking for both adventure and ambiance.

Massif ski area with lots of options, good choice of nightlife. Some accommodation is quite far from the ski lifts so look closely at what you book.

Val d'Isere is an excellent resort. For the first week of December there was a good amount of snow and lots of powder on the first few days. There are a variety of slopes with the Glacier on La Grande Motte being one of my personal favourites and Santons into Val D'Isere. Aprés at Cocorico does not disappoint and there are plenty of different accomodation options from the most basic rooms to full all inclusive in Club Med Tignes. Overall, had a great time.

Best skiing experience Ive had, beginner skier and it was an amazing experience.
Had skiing lessons there too and instructor was very helpful, kind and patient. The people there are very friendly, beautiful scenery and everyone is there for the same reason, just having a great time!

Having only skied once before which was 25years ago, i found the slopes very accessible for a beginner. The ski lifts were fast, reliable.and very easy tonuse, with tue cast majority being chair lifts. The restaurants onbthe slopes were very well appointed woth a large selection of food and drinks to suit any palette. Spacious indoor and outdoor dinning areas make them the perfect place for some down time inbetween runs. My personal recommendation would be Les Marmottes which offered excellent value for money whilst being very conveniently located in the midst many green slopes.
Val d'isère itself is a wonderful location that we found to be extremely welcoming and hospitable with a wode variety of shops, restsurant and bars that would provide ample choice for Apres-ski activities.

Always worth the early alarm and beat the crowds at the bellvarde lift.

Tend to ski val d is ere morning and fornet then head to tines in afternoon to follow conditions

Well rounded runs. All types from blues to blacks. Speed is very good as it has foli deuce and many other bars down below like cocoricos. Easy access to tignes which is very similar but a bit cheaper. On the more expensive side but a very nice town

I travelled to Val disere as a beginner and was impressed at the runs and views it had to offer. I would say if you arent an athletic / confident person I would recommend going to a more beginner friendly resort as even the green runs had some steep parts that are scary for new boarders / skiers.

Val DIsere is rightly known as one of the best resorts in Europe. From the moment you step into the town you get the true feel of an alpine resort with it being much higher than other resorts.
The skiing is unmatched for options no matter what level and quality of runs. If you want cruisy blues or hard blacks you have everything!

Day time food and drink is expensive on the mountain but the views and feel is great.

Apres after a great days skiing is brilliant with anything from on snow coco rico for partying to quieter more traditional bars.

Any holiday here wont be disappointed

Great place with access to multiple mountain ranges. Scenery develops as you get further down into the valley for nice places to have lunch. Can ski into Tignes also. Great for a week or longer as so many different slopes for all abilities.

Great resort with incredible space to explore every day. Great atmosphere for après ski and some lovely restaurants to try authentic alpine food.

Extensive ski area. Some great off piste runs but a guide is essential. Can be icy and visibility poor in storms. I keep going back and have lost count of the number of visits.

Val D'Isere offers a fantastic combination of great piste skiing, challenging offpiste terrain and a nice village. A lot of awesome offpiste runs can be found hidden within the ski system while other bigger runs are easily accessible from the ski lifts. One can find a variety of options if you know where to find them - big snowfields, steep coloirs, lark tree areas, ski touring trips etc. And if you add some hiking the options are innumerable. The great lift capacity makes it possible to do more loops during a day than the legs can handle.

If your aiming for the slopes, one can find great carving pistes in different degrees of difficulty. With some planning one can easily get 6000+ metre vertical before lunch. And options for ski safari are many since the area is linked with Tignes.

Where do I start!

Ive been skiing in Val DIsère for nearly 20 years and, having visited many other resorts, it stands head and shoulders above the rest.

The skiing is always sure to be amazing due to the resorts altitude and location near the Italian and Swiss border, giving it an heavier average snowfall. The resort infrastructure is second to none, with heated and fast chairlifts. The ski area is gargantuan - I even spent a whole month there a few years ago and there are still parts of the resort Ive not explored.

The people are lovely - perhaps this is because theyre having such a good time - and the aprés ski is amazing. Restaurants can be expensive and get booked up in advance, but there are still some cheaper options including Le Pub and Blue Note. Head to Bananas or Dicks for partying into the wee hours. Cocoricos still does the best early evening party Ive ever been to on a ski holiday.

Its great for families and for more serious skiers alike. You can also head over to Tignes if you fancy mixing up the terrain. Val DIsère is more beautiful, with more trees and nicer architecture, whereas Tignes is barren and made up entirely of 70s brutalist buildings, but very high altitude.

Val DIsere is, in this humble critics opinion, the best ski resort in all of France.

A great resort for intermediate and advanced skiers. The off piste skiing is brilliant from the relatively easy to very difficult.

Lots of mileage available and great selection of piste options if open. If windy and the lifts are shut then can be very congested.

Very busy, so lift queues can be long and lift passes expensive.

Accommodation is very expensive for what you get in resort. The swimming pool is really lovely design and get a free visit with a weeks lift pass.

I think its a little over rated as a resort.

Huge area, high altitutude and hot apres!
The area, when combined with Tignes is huge. Due to the high altitude the snow is pretty much guaranteed. Wide range of good restaurants and buzzing apres ski.

I have been skiing the Val D'Isere/Tignes area since 1979 and as an expert skier the area offers plenty of variety to keep coming back year after year, the lift system has been updated on a regular basis and equals anything found elsewhere. If you still have energy there is some excellent apres ski to suit all pockets as well!