The Val d'Isere skiing domain is made up of four skiing areas that are all linked to each other and offer a wide variety of skiing.
The first area that you enter in Val d'Isere is called La Daille, it consists of wide open and long ski runs. This area is where the world cup downhill is held every December.
The second area is the Bellevarde, this is a skiers paradise, consisting of greens, blues, reds and blacks, here you will find the "Face l'Olympique" black piste which staged the Albertville Olympics 1992 Men's downhill. Those who love long, steep and technical slopes will enjoy this piste. Behind this area is the Grand Pre corner, superb terrain for finding your ski feet once again. From here you can descend to the Manchet valley via the black 'L'epaule du charvet' or the blue gun barrel piste 'Santons'.
The third area is called Solaise, also the name of the dominant mountain that over looks Val d'Isere and famed for its huge Moguls that can be seen from the resort entrance of La Daille. The Solaise mountain has been re carved to improve the skiing descent and is just one small part of this magnificent skiing area. You can ski to le Laisinant from here via the famous blue piste 'L' or via the red 'Mattis', this is just the tip of the ice burg!
The fourth skiing area, Le Fornet, is at the end of the valley. Known for having a special magical ambience, great wide open slopes and super snow conditions come as standard due to the high altitude, at the highest point is Val d'Isere's Pissaillas glacier at 3000m.
The neighbouring ski area of Tignes offers yet another wide and varied ski area. Val d'Isere and Tignes are formally know as "L'espace killy" after Jean - Claude Killy, two times World Cup champion from 1967 to 1968, and winner of three gold medals at the 1968 winter Olympics in Grenoble.
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