Val d'Isere

Pros: Great off-piste
Cons: Avalanche risk, as for anywhere though.

Val D'Isere is one of the best known ski resorts in Europe, if not the world. And deservedly so, it is reknowned for the numbers of celebrities who have visited, and for the guaranteed snow. It has even snowed in August, but not enough to ski on...

Pros: Vast terrain, modern facilities
Cons: Long ride from Lyon or Geneva (3 hours), rather expensive dining

I went to Val d’Isere with 6 of my friends (active guys aged 29-33) in March of 2003. Val d’Isere is a wonderful ski resort in the French Alps which is a truly gigantic ski area. The skiable area it truly immense, it took me 4 days to actually ski and b ...

Pros: Excellent Night Life and Superb Skiing
Cons: Expensive

Apres Ski in Val d'Isere is amongst the best in the Alps. All visitors to Val should try Dick's T Bar for good music and a lively, fun, atmosphere. Bananas, though, is the place to be at the end of a long day's skiing. It is right by the Nursery...

Pros: Varied and challenging skiing; french food
Cons: No longer a quaint village resort; longish trip from airport

For me, the three greatest skiing experiences in Europe (or I expect the world) are the Val D'Isere region, the 3 Valleys region, and St Anton. The first two being in France; the third in Austria. I've been lucky enough to have been to Val D'Isere about...

Pros: Great skiing, hearty food, beautiful village and surroundings
Cons: Long trip if you fly into Paris, restaurants all serve the same type of food

I went there two years ago and had a fantastic time. I would say that the mountains are among the best-groomed in Europe. The village is still quaint and the local food and atmosphere is wonderful. Don't get me wrong, you'll still be eating heavy...

Pros: So much to ski, so little time.
Cons: Not good for a day trip.

Val D'Isere is the best place that I have ever skied, and I have skied in the Alps, the Rockies and the Dolomites. It took us four days before we skied the same run twice.

Whether you are an intermediate or advanced skier, you will love this...

Pros: Great nightlife, nice town, you can boast to people that your going/have been there
Cons: Terrible slopes for boarders, clubs full of kids, very busy, expensive

Having heard of Val d'Isere as the jewel in Europe's crown for skiing I drifted over there from Tignes several times to sample the delights - and was hugely disappointed! Tignes blew it away! As a boarder I need steep, I need wide and I need long. If ...