The Best Five Chalets in Val d’Isère

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Few ski resorts do chalets quite like Val d’Isère. With its high-altitude skiing, legendary après scene and chocolate-box Alpine architecture, it’s the perfect place to base yourself for a week in the mountains. But with dozens of catered chalets to …

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Val d’Isère opens for summer skiing

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When the legendary Col de l’Iseran above Val d’Isère opened last Friday 06 June, not only were cyclists happy, but skiers could look forward to the start of the resort’s summer skiing season. At an altitude of 2770m, the Col de …

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The Best Ski April Fools of 2025

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We all love a good April Fool, especially when it’s about skiing! Here are some of the best we spotted from the world of snowsports this year… Verbier creates ‘Raclette Wax’ for skis It’s hard to believe that this new …

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What’s new in Val d’Isère for winter 2024/25?

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Always a favourite ski resort with Chaletline guests, there’s always plenty to look forward to in Val d’Isère. The slopes opened at the end of November and with 300km of pistes to enjoy in the Espace Killy, there’s something for …

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5 Classic Tour de France Climbs in Ski Resorts

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With only a week until the Tour de France arrives in the Alps, we thought it was time to look at some of the classic climbs in French ski resorts. Col de la Loze, Méribel (2304m) The obvious place to …

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New Vallon Gondola to open in Val d’Isère in December 2024

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Work has started on replacing the Vallon de l’Iseran gondola in the Fornet sector of Val d’Isère. The old lift carried skiers for the last time earlier this month after 41 years in operation and nearly 25 million rotations. New …

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Where to ski in the summer of 2024

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While there are still plenty of ski areas still open for this winter (such as Val Thorens and Val d’ ‘Isère) we do get it…you love skiing and you don’t want to stop for summer. The good news is that …

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The Best Ski April Fools in 2023

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We always love a good April Fool and the ski industry is always reliable at producing them. These are some of the best from 2023 that caught our eye… 1. The Piste-Basher that runs on cheese In a world that …

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The First Ski Lift in Val d’Isère

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Val d’Isère is known now as one of the world’s best ski resorts, but did you know that it was in February 1936 that their first lift was installed? The ski school had already been founded four years earlier by …

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The Top 10 Ski Resorts in Europe

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According to the readers of Conde Nast Traveller, St Moritz is the best ski resort in Europe. Based on votes in their annual Readers’ Choice Awards, the upmarket magazine have calculated their top 10 European resorts. The scores below are …

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