[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ge":3,"en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fglobal\u002Ffooter":157,"story":230},["Reactive",4],{"name":5,"created_at":6,"published_at":7,"updated_at":8,"id":9,"uuid":10,"content":11,"slug":18,"full_slug":142,"sort_by_date":143,"position":144,"tag_list":145,"is_startpage":146,"parent_id":147,"meta_data":143,"group_id":148,"first_published_at":149,"release_id":143,"lang":150,"path":143,"alternates":151,"default_full_slug":143,"translated_slugs":143},"Header","2022-07-25T09:41:40.982Z","2026-10-02T12:09:50.569Z","2026-10-02T12:09:50.584Z",167377631,"aedb7dba-a9c4-4919-a156-7811e7dfa393",{"_uid":12,"logo":13,"items":17,"title":14,"component":18,"metaTitle":19,"nav_menus":20,"strapline":137,"search_page_link":138,"search_bar_placeholder_text":141},"79db3d30-00b1-497c-987c-f5f00938f54f",{"name":14,"filename":15,"fieldtype":16},"","https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Fpicolo\u002Fimage\u002Fupload\u002Fv1663659218\u002FPicolo\u002FAssets\u002Fpicolo_logo_black-1_yml543.svg","asset",[],"header","Picolo Travel Tips",[21,89,117,127],{"_uid":22,"items":23,"title":87,"component":88},"ec4e0386-1922-4170-8427-f7a6a53af496",[24,33,39,45,51,57,63,69,75,81],{"_uid":25,"link":26,"label":31,"component":32},"500147da-2466-423d-a59f-6f10e38ff50c",{"id":27,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":30},"43400836-9ef5-4c7d-8738-8b52cf2ea330","story","multilink","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002F","Europe","link_list_item",{"_uid":34,"link":35,"label":38,"component":32},"f45f2cd5-6de2-4cc8-b490-493f2143f8c5",{"id":36,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":37},"75196b14-bd87-4113-9065-94eacad4509e","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Fasia\u002F","Asia",{"_uid":40,"link":41,"label":44,"component":32},"c0f200ee-30f9-4072-9c72-d4dc8713f768",{"id":42,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":43},"869bd101-b4f3-4ef6-99b7-aeffb194bb1a","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Famericas\u002F","Americas",{"_uid":46,"link":47,"label":50,"component":32},"1d5c8a9e-ebd2-4341-8437-0aa66141b062",{"id":48,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":49},"522bcfc3-baa4-49f3-9403-8a65dc026d65","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Fafrica\u002F","Africa",{"_uid":52,"link":53,"label":56,"component":32},"7016b6bb-e17f-438b-ab70-d2197971b673",{"id":54,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":55},"4cfd8153-93bc-4589-8f91-f4ea9e124b55","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Fnorway\u002F","Norway",{"_uid":58,"link":59,"label":62,"component":32},"b05eaac9-9455-43ec-8940-a2b3f4f57c3a",{"id":60,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":61},"bee8a472-ed8a-4679-8c3f-8c0a8cab414f","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Fitaly\u002F","Italy",{"_uid":64,"link":65,"label":68,"component":32},"88a106a7-851b-4f1e-b0d6-84cd0dbbd5f6",{"id":66,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":67},"3d2c1717-b78f-46be-886c-a50329a1d5fb","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Fspain\u002F","Spain",{"_uid":70,"link":71,"label":74,"component":32},"801f8578-8cbc-42a1-b785-0705da7aef30",{"id":72,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":73},"065f8a25-affb-4c80-8ae2-8c1e1f2afdc2","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Ffrance\u002F","France",{"_uid":76,"link":77,"label":80,"component":32},"63cc7bcf-8aa7-4938-8a32-0798bbd8cbcc",{"id":78,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":79},"c1e4d197-cf78-4793-b6c8-5b419fa74f3f","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Fuk\u002F","United Kingdom",{"_uid":82,"link":83,"label":86,"component":32},"dcc22324-d945-44a8-a3c5-d043873b827a",{"id":84,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":85},"9c79c139-575e-48ee-8138-b26efe313f6a","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002F","All destinations","Destinations","link_list",{"_uid":90,"items":91,"title":116,"component":88},"fabe5c2e-e5ec-4f48-9a68-1cea969fe9c9",[92,98,104,110],{"_uid":93,"link":94,"label":97,"component":32},"72f04f8d-71aa-4eaa-84a4-bddff7343f59",{"id":95,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":96},"e8fa6603-30ce-4821-9472-272f8d8eb7a9","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002Fadventures\u002F","Adventures",{"_uid":99,"link":100,"label":103,"component":32},"2dc635cd-b754-44a7-8a60-a7d72587ce60",{"id":101,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":102},"3c8767b2-37cc-487c-b4c8-ce277e4e8cbb","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002Ffood-and-wine\u002F","Food and Wine",{"_uid":105,"link":106,"label":109,"component":32},"0620643e-9fa9-44f3-8019-414772f5815e",{"id":107,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":108},"a8671ef9-8e45-47cf-a191-620b87d587c8","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002Fshopping\u002F","Shopping",{"_uid":111,"link":112,"label":115,"component":32},"77b7e2c3-312b-46e2-a584-b3eab399fe28",{"id":113,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":114},"65b6931b-f03f-42c5-83b4-51a22d0c53f3","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002F","See all experiences","Experiences",{"_uid":118,"items":119,"title":126,"component":88},"93f07486-17c5-44f1-806e-29e809dec79d",[120],{"_uid":121,"link":122,"label":125,"component":32},"8734b26c-3798-4e5f-8bfd-2111a60db147",{"id":123,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":124},"2e2c00b1-d5f1-481e-9075-66f57043529e","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fhotels\u002F","Unique Hotels","Hotels",{"_uid":128,"items":129,"title":136,"component":88},"8cf70d3e-2cc0-46b7-9fca-32beaa849430",[130],{"_uid":131,"link":132,"label":135,"component":32},"fecbce43-40ff-475f-a171-f8bec96e3411",{"id":133,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":134},"a8814b43-4a19-4ed2-9002-41ea88f575d6","nb-no\u002Fpicolo\u002F","Norsk","Languages","Inspiring and exciting experiences",{"id":139,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":140},"a9877681-b62b-4eae-8125-e96847aca2b1","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fsearch\u002F","Where to?...","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fglobal\u002Fheader",null,10,[],false,167377332,"5ce8deff-b415-4f40-bb4b-c82a15584076","2022-07-28T21:11:26.000Z","default",[152],{"id":153,"name":5,"slug":18,"published":154,"full_slug":155,"is_folder":146,"parent_id":156},187661765,true,"nb-no\u002Fpicolo\u002Fglobal\u002Fheader",187661764,["Reactive",158],{"name":159,"created_at":160,"published_at":161,"updated_at":162,"id":163,"uuid":164,"content":165,"slug":219,"full_slug":221,"sort_by_date":143,"position":222,"tag_list":223,"is_startpage":146,"parent_id":147,"meta_data":143,"group_id":224,"first_published_at":225,"release_id":143,"lang":150,"path":143,"alternates":226,"default_full_slug":143,"translated_slugs":143},"Footer","2022-08-01T10:17:45.534Z","2026-05-22T11:15:47.600Z","2026-05-22T11:15:47.615Z",170410593,"a3c27be4-5ddf-4376-9917-39ec88c6de35",{"_uid":166,"logo":167,"text":171,"columns":172,"component":219,"copyright":220,"strap_line":137},"aa4a67f6-5d8d-423e-b53f-a4c6411af5e0",{"id":168,"alt":169,"name":14,"focus":143,"title":14,"filename":170,"copyright":14,"fieldtype":16},5439798,"Picolo","https:\u002F\u002Fa.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F166375\u002Fx\u002F377c9060a6\u002Fpicolo_logo_black.svg","Picolo gives you lesser-known stories about the best destinations and experiences around the world.",[173,192],{"_uid":174,"items":175,"title":191,"component":88},"6a300a87-a4c4-4643-9b24-1928696fcb77",[176,179,182,185],{"_uid":177,"link":178,"label":87,"component":32},"72634048-c738-4699-9680-b44f47d6b3ff",{"id":84,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":85},{"_uid":180,"link":181,"label":126,"component":32},"175aaac6-aab6-44c8-ac79-4e0b025e273c",{"id":123,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":124},{"_uid":183,"link":184,"label":116,"component":32},"89c14a67-b335-4516-9ace-d532414548bb",{"id":113,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":114},{"_uid":186,"link":187,"label":190,"component":32},"0d5b99cc-091c-42e4-9f9c-90705b181a16",{"id":188,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":189},"e33d1592-d92e-4d10-9fc5-bcd5d9a5fc47","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Foffers\u002F","Offers","Be Inspired",{"_uid":193,"items":194,"title":169,"component":88},"0c687126-87ed-4cb2-9072-be77225de293",[195,201,207,213],{"_uid":196,"link":197,"label":200,"component":32},"b9bedb2d-0db0-4467-bfd6-513146efcc43",{"id":198,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":199},"fdbc39a5-b257-491d-bb4f-dd2e97b0757d","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fabout\u002F","About Picolo",{"_uid":202,"link":203,"label":206,"component":32},"094480ff-71fb-4df7-a5c1-bf3ab81cda3e",{"id":204,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":205},"4873e643-35c6-43ae-951c-9fee3b82596c","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fabout\u002Fprivacy-policy","Privacy Policy",{"_uid":208,"link":209,"label":212,"component":32},"00851bfe-b5bd-4153-8110-822904a67d47",{"id":210,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":211},"0b522400-1ca4-43e2-aba3-c05be57bec77","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fabout\u002Fterms-conditions","Terms and Conditions",{"_uid":214,"link":215,"label":218,"component":32},"a419e3c8-e0ed-4ef6-8e4c-bb88839fae2a",{"id":216,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":217},"35c57c05-32a6-4878-a541-59c7e9d650e9","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact-us","Contact Us","footer","© Picolo 2026","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fglobal\u002Ffooter",0,[],"235946ca-f453-4f27-9755-dad13461f1b9","2022-08-02T09:14:29.527Z",[227],{"id":228,"name":159,"slug":219,"published":154,"full_slug":229,"is_folder":146,"parent_id":156},187661766,"nb-no\u002Fpicolo\u002Fglobal\u002Ffooter",["Reactive",231],{"name":232,"created_at":233,"published_at":234,"updated_at":235,"id":236,"uuid":237,"content":238,"slug":624,"full_slug":625,"sort_by_date":626,"position":627,"tag_list":628,"is_startpage":146,"parent_id":631,"meta_data":143,"group_id":632,"first_published_at":633,"release_id":143,"lang":150,"path":143,"alternates":634,"default_full_slug":143,"translated_slugs":143},"Val d’Isère ski resort","2026-10-08T22:06:25.119Z","2026-10-08T22:30:35.374Z","2026-10-08T22:30:35.397Z",228587868681132,"2139b99c-ae24-432e-8af7-6b5f99df7189",{"SEO":239,"_uid":247,"body":248,"title":257,"author":14,"summary":260,"duration":259,"no_index":146,"overline":262,"tag_list":14,"component":621,"image_caption":14,"date_published":255,"featured_image":622,"transparent_header":154},{"_uid":240,"title":241,"plugin":242,"og_image":243,"og_title":244,"description":245,"twitter_image":243,"twitter_title":244,"og_description":246,"twitter_description":246},"3698a39e-07c2-4894-881a-aaab0f2bfede","Val d’Isère ski resort: slopes, après-ski and hotels","seo_metatags","https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Fpicolo\u002Fimage\u002Fupload\u002Fv1\u002FPicolo\u002FHotels\u002FSki-Resorts\u002FFrance-Val-d-Isere-Barmes-de-l-Ours-Ski-Resort-Hotelscom-Expedia-Picolo.jpg","Val d’Isère: where après-ski found new meaning","Planning a ski holiday in Val d’Isère? Discover Espace Killy, the Olympic run on Bellevarde, the après-ski and hotels with ski-in\u002Fski-out access.","A village of stone and timber, Olympic runs and parties on the mountain. This is Val d’Isère, and the hotels we would stay at.","c50ac5c7-173a-4982-881e-165a2e4e471e",[249,278,282,324,509,559,605,612],{"_uid":250,"component":251,"scrolly_blocks":252},"18e6713a-d5f6-4c68-8d7b-6adca8f33156","Scrollytelling",[253,275],{"_uid":254,"date":255,"theme":256,"title":257,"author":14,"opacity":258,"duration":259,"body_text":260,"component":261,"overline_text":262,"breadcrumb_link":263,"background_asset":264,"breadcrumb_label":14},"baa943a0-1dbb-4b68-81eb-cff1be286c31","2026-10-08 00:00","noon","Val d’Isère: skiing in Espace Killy and where to stay","100","6 min","Olympic runs, a real Savoyard village and après-ski that set the standard for the whole of the Alps. This is Val d’Isère, and the hotels that put you in the middle of it.","ScrollyHero","Ski resorts",{"id":14,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":14},{"id":14,"alt":265,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":266,"width":267,"height":268,"source":269,"filename":243,"copyright":270,"fieldtype":16,"meta_data":271,"public_id":272,"aspect_ratio":273,"content_type":274,"is_external_url":146},"Snowy terrace with mountain views at Hôtel Barmes de l’Ours in Val d’Isère","Barmes de l’Ours, Val d’Isère",3840,2995,"Hotels.com (Expedia Group)","Expedia Group",{"alt":265,"title":266},"Picolo\u002FHotels\u002FSki-Resorts\u002FFrance-Val-d-Isere-Barmes-de-l-Ours-Ski-Resort-Hotelscom-Expedia-Picolo",1.2821368948247078,"jpg",{"_uid":276,"Click":146,"component":277},"ec1e34db-b2d6-4e38-96b0-dea083ed42cc","StorytellingEnd",{"_uid":279,"content":280,"component":281},"3bbd318b-9b12-40cf-926a-f2687f3ff981","\u003Cstyle data-picolo-spacing>.blok__page>div:not(:first-of-type){margin-top:3rem;margin-bottom:3rem}@media (min-width:1024px){.blok__page>div:not(:first-of-type){margin-top:4rem;margin-bottom:4rem}}.blok__block-listing>.pb-40{padding-bottom:2.5rem}.blok__article-footer .grid{row-gap:1rem}.blok__page>div:has(style[data-picolo-spacing]){display:none!important}\u003C\u002Fstyle>","Embed",{"_uid":283,"body":284,"card":321,"layout":322,"component":323,"article_rounded":146},"72240ef0-9fb1-44d9-9209-5ed523d6275e",{"type":285,"content":286},"doc",[287,294,299,306,311,316],{"type":288,"attrs":289,"content":290},"paragraph",{"textAlign":143},[291],{"text":292,"type":293},"Val d’Isère has something many high-altitude resorts lack: a real village. Stone houses and timber beams meet some of the best skiing in the Alps, and when the sun sinks low over the mountains, the terraces fill with people in no hurry to head home.","text",{"type":288,"attrs":295,"content":296},{"textAlign":143},[297],{"text":298,"type":293},"The links to the hotels are partner links. If you book through them, Picolo may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. You choose your own dates and room on the hotel page.",{"type":300,"attrs":301,"content":303},"heading",{"level":302,"textAlign":143},2,[304],{"text":305,"type":293},"Runs with Olympic history",{"type":288,"attrs":307,"content":308},{"textAlign":143},[309],{"text":310,"type":293},"At the 1992 Winter Olympics the men’s downhill was raced on La Face de Bellevarde in Val d’Isère, and it remains one of the best-known runs in the Alps. Together with Tignes, Val d’Isère forms the Espace Killy ski area, named after ski legend Jean-Claude Killy.",{"type":300,"attrs":312,"content":313},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[314],{"text":315,"type":293},"Après-ski on the mountain",{"type":288,"attrs":317,"content":318},{"textAlign":143},[319],{"text":320,"type":293},"La Folie Douce began in Val d’Isère and has become a byword across the Alps, with dancing on the terrace in the middle of the slopes. Down in the village, restaurants and bars await for a quieter evening.",[],"0","BodyBlock",{"_uid":325,"body":326,"card":508,"layout":322,"component":323,"article_rounded":146},"b8029e24-1005-409c-b713-f43adb911a0f",{"type":285,"content":327},[328,333,338,343,348,353,358,363,368,373,378,383,388,393,398,403,408,414,419,438,443,448,461,466,471,484],{"type":300,"attrs":329,"content":330},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[331],{"text":332,"type":293},"Getting to Val d’Isère",{"type":288,"attrs":334,"content":335},{"textAlign":143},[336],{"text":337,"type":293},"The nearest airports are Geneva, Lyon and Chambéry. Trains run to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, from where you take a bus or transfer up to Val d’Isère.",{"type":300,"attrs":339,"content":340},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[341],{"text":342,"type":293},"A day in Val d’Isère",{"type":288,"attrs":344,"content":345},{"textAlign":143},[346],{"text":347,"type":293},"There is something special about walking through Val d’Isère early in the morning. The stone houses huddle in the snow, smoke rises from the chimneys, and the bakeries have already opened their doors. Then you take the gondola up, and suddenly you are standing at the top of a mountain with the whole of Espace Killy before you.",{"type":288,"attrs":349,"content":350},{"textAlign":143},[351],{"text":352,"type":293},"The day can be spent on wide pistes or steep terrain, depending on how brave you feel. And when the afternoon comes, there are few places in the Alps where the après-ski feels quite so genuine, with music drifting from the terraces and laughter echoing between the mountainsides.",{"type":300,"attrs":354,"content":355},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[356],{"text":357,"type":293},"When is the best time to visit Val d’Isère?",{"type":288,"attrs":359,"content":360},{"textAlign":143},[361],{"text":362,"type":293},"Val d’Isère sits high and often has good snow from early December. January brings cold, clear days and shorter queues, while March and April offer sunshine, long days and a more relaxed mood. Christmas week, half term and Easter are the busiest periods.",{"type":300,"attrs":364,"content":365},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[366],{"text":367,"type":293},"Skiing with children in Val d’Isère",{"type":288,"attrs":369,"content":370},{"textAlign":143},[371],{"text":372,"type":293},"The village has ski schools and dedicated areas for children and beginners. Choose a hotel close to the lifts or along the ski bus route to avoid long walks with kit, and spend the evening on hot chocolate rather than logistics.",{"type":300,"attrs":374,"content":375},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[376],{"text":377,"type":293},"Tips before you book",{"type":288,"attrs":379,"content":380},{"textAlign":143},[381],{"text":382,"type":293},"Choose a lift pass for the whole of Espace Killy if you want to ski over to Tignes. Book restaurants in advance in high season, and consider a hotel with a spa, which works wonders after long days on the slopes.",{"type":300,"attrs":384,"content":385},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[386],{"text":387,"type":293},"Food and evenings in Val d’Isère",{"type":288,"attrs":389,"content":390},{"textAlign":143},[391],{"text":392,"type":293},"Val d’Isère is a village where the evenings matter as much as the days. Along its streets you will find restaurants serving everything from rustic Savoyard dishes to more refined French cooking, often with long wine lists. Fondue and raclette taste even better after a day in the cold, and many hotels have their own restaurants that make it tempting to stay in.",{"type":288,"attrs":394,"content":395},{"textAlign":143},[396],{"text":397,"type":293},"After dinner you can enjoy a drink in one of the bars in the centre, or take a quiet evening stroll between the lit stone houses. The snow glows blue in the dark and the mountains stand like shadows above the village. It is in these moments that you understand why so many people return here year after year.",{"type":300,"attrs":399,"content":400},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[401],{"text":402,"type":293},"Where to stay in Val d’Isère",{"type":288,"attrs":404,"content":405},{"textAlign":143},[406],{"text":407,"type":293},"Stay in the village for après-ski and restaurants, or by the slopes for ski-in\u002Fski-out access. Here are three favourites.",{"type":300,"attrs":409,"content":411},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},3,[412],{"text":413,"type":293},"Hôtel Barmes de l’Ours: ski-in\u002Fski-out and spa",{"type":288,"attrs":415,"content":416},{"textAlign":143},[417],{"text":418,"type":293},"A luxury hotel with ski-in\u002Fski-out access and a spa.",{"type":288,"attrs":420,"content":421},{"textAlign":143},[422,427,429],{"text":423,"type":293,"marks":424},"Book your stay:",[425],{"type":426},"bold",{"text":428,"type":293}," ",{"text":430,"type":293,"marks":431},"See rooms at Hôtel Barmes de l’Ours",[432],{"type":433,"attrs":434},"link",{"href":435,"uuid":143,"anchor":143,"target":436,"linktype":437},"https:\u002F\u002Fno.hotels.com\u002Faffiliates\u002Fhotel-barmes-de-l-ours-val-d-isere-frankrike.ixPwjTU","_blank","url",{"type":300,"attrs":439,"content":440},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[441],{"text":442,"type":293},"Hôtel Avenue Lodge: in the heart of the village",{"type":288,"attrs":444,"content":445},{"textAlign":143},[446],{"text":447,"type":293},"A hotel with a spa, close to the ski area.",{"type":288,"attrs":449,"content":450},{"textAlign":143},[451,454,455],{"text":423,"type":293,"marks":452},[453],{"type":426},{"text":428,"type":293},{"text":456,"type":293,"marks":457},"See rooms at Hôtel Avenue Lodge",[458],{"type":433,"attrs":459},{"href":460,"uuid":143,"anchor":143,"target":436,"linktype":437},"https:\u002F\u002Fno.hotels.com\u002Faffiliates\u002Fhotel-avenue-lodge-val-d-isere-frankrike.8ngcwpm",{"type":300,"attrs":462,"content":463},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[464],{"text":465,"type":293},"Hôtel Christiania: luxury by the gondola",{"type":288,"attrs":467,"content":468},{"textAlign":143},[469],{"text":470,"type":293},"A luxury hotel with a spa, close to the L’Olympique gondola.",{"type":288,"attrs":472,"content":473},{"textAlign":143},[474,477,478],{"text":423,"type":293,"marks":475},[476],{"type":426},{"text":428,"type":293},{"text":479,"type":293,"marks":480},"See rooms at Hôtel Christiania",[481],{"type":433,"attrs":482},{"href":483,"uuid":143,"anchor":143,"target":436,"linktype":437},"https:\u002F\u002Fno.hotels.com\u002Faffiliates\u002Fhotel-christiania-val-d-isere-frankrike.hBDJzix",{"type":288,"attrs":485,"content":486},{"textAlign":143},[487,489,497,499,506],{"text":488,"type":293},"Want to compare? See ",{"text":490,"type":293,"marks":491},"all our ski resorts",[492],{"type":433,"attrs":493},{"href":494,"uuid":495,"anchor":143,"target":496,"linktype":28},"\u002Fen-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fexperiences\u002Fski-resorts","71798c40-9b2b-4115-b340-77f2006f4054","_self",{"text":498,"type":293}," or read about ",{"text":500,"type":293,"marks":501},"skiing in Val Thorens",[502],{"type":433,"attrs":503},{"href":504,"uuid":505,"anchor":143,"target":496,"linktype":28},"\u002Fen-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Ffrance\u002Fval-thorens-ski-resort","e1e85aef-016a-4804-acd5-ba65dd0d2858",{"text":507,"type":293},".",[],{"_uid":510,"body":511,"card":558,"layout":322,"component":323,"article_rounded":146},"0013a4aa-0a8e-477b-9eb9-4d5f6e0e99c2",{"type":285,"content":512},[513,518,523,528,533,538,543,548,553],{"type":300,"attrs":514,"content":515},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[516],{"text":517,"type":293},"Frequently asked questions about skiing in Val d’Isère",{"type":300,"attrs":519,"content":520},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[521],{"text":522,"type":293},"Where should I stay in Val d’Isère?",{"type":288,"attrs":524,"content":525},{"textAlign":143},[526],{"text":527,"type":293},"Hôtel Barmes de l’Ours offers ski-in\u002Fski-out access and a spa, Hôtel Christiania is close to the L’Olympique gondola, and Hôtel Avenue Lodge keeps the village and the slopes within easy reach.",{"type":300,"attrs":529,"content":530},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[531],{"text":532,"type":293},"What is Espace Killy?",{"type":288,"attrs":534,"content":535},{"textAlign":143},[536],{"text":537,"type":293},"Espace Killy is the ski area linking Val d’Isère and Tignes. It is named after the French ski legend Jean-Claude Killy.",{"type":300,"attrs":539,"content":540},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[541],{"text":542,"type":293},"How do you get to Val d’Isère?",{"type":288,"attrs":544,"content":545},{"textAlign":143},[546],{"text":547,"type":293},"Fly to Geneva, Lyon or Chambéry and take the train to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. From there, buses and transfers run up to Val d’Isère.",{"type":300,"attrs":549,"content":550},{"level":410,"textAlign":143},[551],{"text":552,"type":293},"Where is the best après-ski in Val d’Isère?",{"type":288,"attrs":554,"content":555},{"textAlign":143},[556],{"text":557,"type":293},"La Folie Douce on the slopes is the best known, with dancing on the terrace in the afternoon. The village also has plenty of bars and restaurants.",[],{"_uid":560,"body":561,"card":604,"layout":322,"component":323,"article_rounded":146},"ec15dc05-70bf-47e7-b305-f6872f605d17",{"type":285,"content":562},[563,568],{"type":300,"attrs":564,"content":565},{"level":302,"textAlign":143},[566],{"text":567,"type":293},"Read more",{"type":569,"content":570},"bullet_list",[571,582,594],{"type":572,"content":573},"list_item",[574],{"type":288,"attrs":575,"content":576},{"textAlign":143},[577],{"text":578,"type":293,"marks":579},"Ski resorts: our guide",[580],{"type":433,"attrs":581},{"href":494,"uuid":495,"anchor":143,"target":496,"linktype":28},{"type":572,"content":583},[584],{"type":288,"attrs":585,"content":586},{"textAlign":143},[587],{"text":588,"type":293,"marks":589},"Top three ski resorts in Europe",[590],{"type":433,"attrs":591},{"href":592,"uuid":593,"anchor":143,"target":496,"linktype":28},"\u002Fen-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Fbest-ski-resorts-in-europe","503fc1d8-8a40-4c68-8da5-1402a4963144",{"type":572,"content":595},[596],{"type":288,"attrs":597,"content":598},{"textAlign":143},[599],{"text":600,"type":293,"marks":601},"Val Thorens ski resort",[602],{"type":433,"attrs":603},{"href":504,"uuid":505,"anchor":143,"target":496,"linktype":28},[],{"_uid":606,"theme":14,"author":14,"component":607,"author_name":14,"author_text":14,"author_image":608,"section_overline":609,"facebook_share_link":610,"instagram_share_link":611},"bb8af4c0-0854-473c-81ae-070fd1e6c56c","ArticleFooter",{"id":143,"alt":143,"name":14,"focus":143,"title":143,"filename":14,"copyright":143,"fieldtype":16},"Enjoy the slopes",{"id":14,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":14},{"id":14,"url":14,"linktype":28,"fieldtype":29,"cached_url":14},{"_uid":613,"card_type":614,"component":615,"filter_by":616},"4bd0496c-7416-408c-b736-60e4a739080d","Articles","PaginatedArticles",{"_uid":617,"plugin":618,"values":619},"71f2cb12-707f-4258-ae20-973a8c9e9067","storyblok-tags-select",[620],"Ski resort","Article",{"id":14,"alt":265,"name":14,"focus":14,"title":266,"width":267,"height":268,"source":269,"filename":243,"copyright":270,"fieldtype":16,"meta_data":623,"public_id":272,"aspect_ratio":273,"content_type":274,"is_external_url":146},{"alt":265,"title":266},"val-d-isere-ski-resort","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Feurope\u002Ffrance\u002Fval-d-isere-ski-resort","2026-10-08",-360,[629,74,630,620],"Alpine","Skiing",178498746258815,"8c0605d5-9324-42c8-b3e0-1e6f6bf6bc5d","2026-10-08T08:00:00.000Z",[]]