Val d'Isère Ski Holiday
and transfers included
excellent cuisine and wine
with skiing for all abilities
A world-class, high-altitude ski holiday resort
Val d’Isère is one of the best skiing holiday locations for a reason. It has one of the best snow records in Europe with a very long season running from late November until early May.
The ski area offers over 300kms of pistes, served by 96 lifts and links neighbouring Tignes to offer some of the highest skiing in Europe.
The modern lift system gives access to amazing skiing with world class off-piste runs, gentle beginner slopes and everything in between.
With skiing up to 3,480m and a very long season, Val d’Isère is a truly world-class resort!
- High altitude snow sure resort.
- Popular ski holiday location.
- Links to Tignes to provide a huge ski area.
- A great destination for lift served off piste.
- Quick modern lift system.
- Attractive and lively resort.
Resort Stats
300km
1,500 - 3,456m
1,850m
Our Chalets in Val d’Isère
Val d'Isère ski holiday Resort
Val d'Isère
Val D’Isere ski holidays offer all inclusive, high quality service.
Located at 1,850m, Val d’Isère has more traditional Alpine charm than many resorts with parts of the ‘Vieux Village’ dating back to 1664. Despite having expanded over the years the town retains its character with newer developments generally using natural stone and wood.
Val d’Isère, as a ski holiday, has a deserved reputation as a great resort for food, drink and socialising. There are nearly 100 different places to eat and drink when you include those on the mountain. Be sure to visit La Folie Douce if you fancy a mountain party accompanied by dancers and musicians; it’s an experience few venues can rival.
The partly pedestrianised town centre is lively in the evenings offering a huge choice of aprés ski options from a quiet drink to partying until 4am if you’ve the energy! Bananas or Dick’s Tea Bar are always a popular option. There’s a free bus that runs until the early hours in high season throughout the resort for the night owls.
All of our chalet packages include our London Heathrow to Lyon flights along with airport transfers. The transfer from Lyon airport to Val D’Isère is approximately 2hrs 45mins.
For guests wishing to travel by train, the nearest station is Bourg-Saint-Maurice. A transfer from Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Val D’Isere takes approximately 45 minutes.
Driving to Val D’Isere is another option and we are able to supply detailed directions. The driving time from Calais is around 10 hours. We recommend Eurotunnel FlexiPlus** service that gives greater flexibility and avoids boarding queues.
- The parish church, a prominent landmark in the town centre, was built in 1664.
- A hailstorm once halted the Tour de France as it passed through Val D’Isere.
- Val D’Isere hosted an infamous outing for Edina and Patsy in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous.
All of the above make it the ideal destination for your next ski season or Val D’Isere ski holiday!
Is there snow in Val d Isère?
The skiing in Val D’Isère and wider Val D’Isère / Tignes area is astonishing. It is a truly world class destination with few real rivals. Val D’Isere is a dream ski holiday destination.
Figures quoted are for the Val D’Isere and Tignes ski holiday area as a whole.
Ski between 1,550m and 3,456m
300km of pistes
Green – 8%
Blue – 47%
Red – 29%
Black – 17%
82 lifts
60% of the 300km of slopes are above 2500m
900+ snow cannons across the area
Making it highly popular during the Val d’isere ski season, or for a skiing holiday.
As you would expect from such high altitude resorts, Val D’Isere and neighbouring Tignes have an excellent snow record.
You can generally expect base snow depths of around 1m+ and in excess of 1.8m on the upper slopes.
Quality and cover are generally very good from the start to the very end of the season.
Many of the slopes face more or less north and there is access to glaciers at Pissaillas or in Tignes.