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Val d'Isère

⛰️ 1550–3456 m (1906 m vertical) · 🎟️ €72 day pass · 📅 Nov 28 to May 3
8.2
Snowlist score
Photo: Wikipedia

Ratings

❄️ Snow
7.0
⛰️ Terrain
8.1
🚠 Lifts
6.8
⏱️ Queues
6.2
💸 Value
9.4
🍻 Après
5.5
✈️ Access
3.7

Hover a bar to see what goes into it. Scores sit on a bell curve. 6.5 is a normal good resort and 8 or more is unusual. Method.

Key facts

Altitude1550–3456 m
Vertical drop1,906 m
Pistes advertised300 km (Espace Killy)
Pistes mapped on OSM251.4 km (whole area)
Lifts (mapped near village)42 · 55% gondola/4+ chair
Day pass€72
PassesEpic
Avg snowfall (mid)5.9 m / season
Nearest airportGVA · 180 min
Brochure vs map. Espace Killy advertises 300 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 251.4 km of piste centrelines. Brochure and map roughly agree.

Snow & weather updated 1 h ago

Fresh 24 h
0 cm
Fresh 72 h
0 cm
Next 7 days
11 cm
Snow depth top (model)
0 cm
Now at 3306 m
☁️ 1°
Now at 1550 m
12°
Gusts at top
16 km/h
Freezing level
3,170 m

8-day forecast (summit)

Today
☁️
·
-4° / 1°
💨 17
Fri
🌤️
·
-6° / -1°
💨 12
Sat
☀️
·
-6° / -1°
💨 31
Sun
🌨️
·
-11° / -5°
💨 39
Mon
☁️
·
-11° / -4°
💨 38
Tue
🌨️
5 cm
-10° / -6°
💨 47
Wed
🌨️
3 cm
-11° / -7°
💨 44
Thu
🌨️
3 cm
-14° / -6°
💨 49

Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 3306 m (summit) and 1550 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.

The last three winters at 2503 m

Avg snowfall / season
5.9 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
9
Snowy days
76
Avg temp at base
0.2°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
114
Dec
128
Jan
102
Feb
32
Mar
121
Apr
97
By season: 2022/23: 5.3 m · 6 powder days2023/24: 7.4 m · 12 powder days2024/25: 5.1 m · 9 powder days

When to go

MonthAvg snowfallTuesday 11:00Saturday 11:00
Dec128 cm~2.4 min~2 minSWEET SPOT
Jan102 cm~2.8 min~2.3 min
Feb32 cm~6.3 min~5.4 min
Mar121 cm~3.3 min~2.8 min
Apr97 cm~1.5 min~1.2 min

Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).

Lift queues

Closed until Nov 28. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION Average wait ~5 min, worst 11 min.
Saturday changeover: chalets swap guests, slopes are quieterFrench school holidays (all zones rotate through February)UK half-term
Simulate:
🚡 Fornet
Cable car · 81-seater · 1,000 p/h · 973 m
11 minpredicted
🪑 Village
Chairlift · 358 m
11 minpredicted
🪑 Bellevarde Express
Chairlift · 4-seater · 964 m
7 minpredicted
🚠 Olympique
Gondola · 30-seater · 3,750 p/h · 1,974 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 Madeleine Express
Chairlift · 6-seater · 879 m
7 minpredicted
🚞 Funival
Funicular · 1,591 m
6 minpredicted
🚞 Funival
Funicular · 496 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Grand Pré
Chairlift · 869 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Fresse
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,872 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Rogoney
Chairlift · 531 m
6 minpredicted
🚠 Daille
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,500 p/h · 1,653 m · bubble · heated
6 minpredicted
🪑 TS Fontaine
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,136 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Cugnaï
Chairlift · 4-seater · 757 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Pays Désert
Button lift · 700 p/h · 478 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Lavachet
Button lift · 1-seater · 262 m
6 minpredicted
🚠 Solaise
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,600 p/h · 2,077 m · heated
5 minpredicted
🪑 Datcha
Chairlift · 4-seater · 834 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Marmottes Express
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,169 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Signal 2
Drag lift · 250 p/h · 529 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Combe Folle
Button lift · 855 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Céma
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,212 p/h · 487 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Rosset
Chairlift · 256 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Savonnette 1
T-bar · 209 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Manchet Express
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,792 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Mont Blanc
Chairlift · 3-seater · 1,114 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Snow Park
T-bar · 346 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Borsat
Chairlift · 2,078 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ 3000
Button lift · 376 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Legettaz
Button lift · 322 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Loyes Express
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,308 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Glacier
Chairlift · 1,735 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Slalom
T-bar · 346 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Leissières
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 964 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Paquis
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,561 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Savonnette 2
T-bar · 209 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Laisinant
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,100 p/h · 1,668 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Lanche
Drag lift · 212 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Pyramides
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,195 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Vallon de l'Iseran
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,695 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Signal 1
Drag lift · 250 p/h · 529 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Cascade
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,585 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Tommeuses
Chairlift · 8-seater · 4,500 p/h · 1,649 m
2 minpredicted

Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)

9h
10h
11h
12h
13h
14h
15h
16h
Mon 15
Tue 16
Wed 17
Thu 18
Fri 19
Sat 20
Sun 21
Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.

Map

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Where to sleep 44 places mapped · 4 ski-in/ski-out

9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.0
Hotel 🚶 ~1 min to Rogoney ⛷️ piste 96 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 89 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Village ⛷️ piste 99 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 94 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Daille ⛷️ piste 104 m
8.9
Apartments 🚶 ~2 min to Fornet ⛷️ piste 206 m
8.3
Hôtel Christiana ★★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Village ⛷️ piste 150 m
8.3
Hôtel Tsanteleina ★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Village ⛷️ piste 168 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 158 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 187 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 137 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Village ⛷️ piste 166 m
8.3
Apartments 🚶 ~3 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 155 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Village ⛷️ piste 174 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 170 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Daille ⛷️ piste 143 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Daille ⛷️ piste 151 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Daille ⛷️ piste 165 m
7.8
K2 Chogori ★★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 209 m
7.8
Hôtel Avenue Lodge ★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Village ⛷️ piste 201 m
7.8
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Village ⛷️ piste 237 m
7.8
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 216 m
7.8
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Daille ⛷️ piste 185 m
7.8
Chalet 🚶 ~4 min to Fornet ⛷️ piste 288 m
7.3
Hôtel Bellier ★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 301 m
7.3
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to Village ⛷️ piste 275 m
7.3
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 133 m
6.7
Hotel 🚶 ~6 min to Village ⛷️ piste 331 m
6.7
Hotel 🚶 ~6 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 165 m
6.1
Hotel 🚶 ~7 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 441 m
5.6
Hotel 🚶 ~8 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 224 m
5.6
Hotel 🚶 ~8 min to Savonnette 1 ⛷️ piste 134 m
5.6
Hotel 🚶 ~8 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 549 m
5.6
Hotel 🚶 ~8 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 546 m
5.0
Hotel 🚶 ~9 min to Bellevarde Express ⛷️ piste 517 m
3.9
Hotel 🚶 ~11 min to Madeleine Express ⛷️ piste 112 m
3.4
Hotel 🚶 ~12 min to Lanche ⛷️ piste 650 m
3.4
Chalet 🚶 ~12 min to Lanche ⛷️ piste 673 m
2.8
Hotel 🚶 ~13 min to Lanche ⛷️ piste 684 m
1.0
Mountain hut 🚶 ~37 min to Cugnaï ⛷️ piste 975 m

Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.

Pistes

Beginner22.9 km · 9%
Easy (blue / green)87.2 km · 35%
Intermediate (red / blue)69.7 km · 28%
Advanced (black)23.6 km · 9%
Expert11.5 km · 5%
Freeride / ski route36.6 km · 15%
🌙 Floodlit (night skiing)1.6 km

Longest named runs

Col Pers9.1 km
Génépy6.6 km
Cugnaï5.2 km
Diebold4.9 km
Verte4.5 km
Vallons de la Sache3.9 km
Pays Désert3.6 km
Petit Col3.6 km

Après & food

Bars & pubs
14
Clubs
2
Restaurants
44
Mountain huts
1

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Getting there

Nearest major airport: GVA, about 180 min away by road. Directions · Flights

Val-d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km (3 mi) from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry. Wikipedia