Val-d'Isère is located in the south east part of France in the Savoie / Rhône-Alpes and is just 5 km from the border with Italy.  The Face de Bellevarde was the famous area of the men's downhill in the 1992 Winter Olympics and more recently in 2009 Val-d'Isère hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

The Pissaillas Glacier offers good summer skiing but despite its high altitude you will still find snow cannons placed on certain slopes in the winter season.  The lift system is comprehensive and you tend to find that the lift lines are well policed with little pushing and shoving.  The pistes are well groomed and there are gradients to suit all levels of ability including good wide “motorway” pistes, and plenty of off-piste opportunities.

A free shuttle bus runs between Val d'Isère and Tignes and the villages in the valley.

The closest airport is Lyon about a 3 hours coach ride away or Geneva 4 hours away.

Tignes offers similar skiing, with the Perce-Neige funicular lift going up through one of the mountains to the Grande Motte glacier offering 20 km of runs and 12 ski lifts.

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