THE SKIING


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The Espace Killy links Val d’Isère with Tignes, connecting some of the highest peaks of the Savoie Alps. The skiing is never-ending; snowfalls are reliable whilst its six-month season is the longest in Europe. Extensive investment has kept it ahead of would-be rivals and it is hard to fault the facilities available for every grade.

Our Esprit Ski Escort will be available for at least 2 days of the week to ski with you and introduce you to the area.

Resort Height

1,850m


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Skiing Range

1,785m-3,456m

Pistes (Espace Killy)

300km

Green/Blue

79

Red

36

Black

14

Direction of slopes

N, S, E, W

Longest run

10km

Lifts

97

Uphill capacity per hour

112,000

 Funicular Railways

2

Gondolas or Cable Cars

8

Snow Cannons

240

Chairlifts

48

Mountain Restaurants

13

Drag Lifts

39

Cross Country Trails

50km

FAMILIES
With all our child care situated in our Chalet Hotel, just minutes from the slopes, we make Val d’Isère ideal for families. It offers the best of both worlds, with a convenient location and excellent children’s ski area for the youngsters, whilst parents can take off into the vastness of the Espace Killy area, while the children are safe and happy in our care.

BEGINNERS
The nursery slopes of the village, with their free draglift and chairlift, are the starting point for most beginners, who will quickly progress to enjoy the greens and blues both on the lower resort slopes and high up on the Bellevarde. Another great green is up on the Solaise, the Madeleine, from where fablous panoramic views can be enjoyed.

INTERMEDIATES
In many skiers’ eyes, Val d’Isère’s Espace Killy area quite simply has no equal for keen intermediates looking for variety and challenges, both on and off-piste. From fantastic tree runs to the open acres of the glaciers and long, long cruising blues and reds from top to bottom, the area has absolutely everything any skier could ever ask. We really cannot recommend it highly enough.

ADVANCED
With the whole of the Espace Killy to explore, advanced skiers are spoilt for choice! From the Leisse runs on the Grande Motte Glacier to Col des Ves, probably the furthest black from Val, and the long run down the Vallon de la Sache to Tignes Les Brevières, the challenge for advanced skiers will be to race across the whole area skiing them all. The notorious ‘Face’offers the option of over 1,000m of tricky skiing back to the resort centre, for the perfect end to the perfect day.

POWDER POTENTIAL
Val d’Isère’s snow record is legendary, and the offpiste powder can be awesome! There are so many off-piste itineraries that when the powder is deep it’ll be hard to choose but the Col Pers is certainly a route not to miss and for first timers the Pays Desert will get you hooked. Le Fornet is a mecca for those in the know after a heavy snowfall. Local guides are essential for the best off-piste action.

SNOWBOARDING
La Daille is home to the snowboard park, where a half-pipe, quarter-pipes, bumps and rails galore will keep even the most experienced boarder happy in the search for big air! Val d’Isère also boasts several specialist snowboard schools for beginners or those wishing to brush up on technique. Tignes also has its own superb snowboard park.