Travellers looking for luxurious accommodation options in Val d’Isère need look no further, as the mesmerising alpine destination has announced an array of exciting new accommodation offerings for the second half of 2023.
Val d’Isere
Three French resorts announce plans to open glaciers for skiing and snowboarding during the summer
The French resort of Tignes has announced that it plans to open for summer skiing and boarding from 17 June to 23 July, 2023.
The five-week season target is a far cry from the past when the French resort was able to open for snow sports 365 days a year.
Music and film fans invited to Val d’Isère for spring festival of cultural events
Val d’Isère in France is hosting some cultural events on the slopes this spring.
Running from the 6 – 9 March is ‘Classicaval’ which returns for the second time this season. The music ‘tells a story of passion in an exceptional mountain setting’.
Skiers and snowboarders willing to spend more this season despite cost-of-living challenges says Club Med survey
Despite the current economic climate, there still remains a real appetite for ski holidays according to Club Med’s annual ski report, The Economy of Ski: The Financial Factors Impacting the Upcoming Season.
FRANCE: Open for business and ready to welcome back British skiers and snowboarders
The lifting of the restrictions on British skiers and snowboarders visiting France has seen new bookings to French ski resorts go through the roof. Many of the resorts have been quick to update the Skier & Snowboarder magazine with their latest news which you will find below. Make sure you check back to this website regularly as we will be adding more info as it comes in. Plus, go to our Holiday Offers page where you will find great bargains to French resorts being added all the time
An amazing avalanche rescue in Val d’Isere – thanks to a ‘Wolfhound’ and a mobile phone
John Yates-Smith of YSE Ski Chalet Holidays reports from Val d’Isere: “We mentioned yesterday (28 Jan 2021) that all of the footpaths around Val d’Isère were closed for avalanche danger. Not everybody realised that this included the Chemin des Coves (though the English name, the Avalanche Path, would have given a hint).