Val d’Isère
Beginners can enjoy easy runs and a superb choice of ski schools, while more advanced skiers will love the blues, reds, blacks, tree runs and, on a powder day, exhilarating off-piste. Val d'Isere offers 10,000 hectares of skiing with 300km of groomed pistes, the ski area starts at 1550m and goes up to 3450m and, with 60% of the pistes above 2200 m, there is almost guaranteed snow cover from the end of November to the beginning of May.
The town itself is fairly lively, with a good mixture of young bars and a broad range of restaurants, from reasonably-priced pizzerias to more exclusive authentic French eateries.