French Ski Resorts Val d’Isere and Tignes Will Not Open for Autumn Skiing and Riding This Year Once upon a time, the interconnected French ski areas of Val d’Isere and Tignes would spin their chairlifts 365 days a year, weather permitting. They are known as the resorts with the longest ski seasons in France. But then it started getting warm. Espace Killy is the name of the large ski area network that intertwines Val d’Isere and Tignes, which […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 14, 2023 0 Comments
Pisaillas Glacier, Val d’Isere, France, Will Not Open for Summer Skiing Due to Lack of Snow A Val d’Isere, France, glacier will not open for summer skiing this year due to a lack of snow and warm temperatures. The Pisaillas glacier was scheduled to open on June 11th, and this is the first time that a lack of snow has prevented it from opening. Related: Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, North America’s Only Summer-Only Ski Area, Will Not Open […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 1 Comment
French Resort Val d’Isère to Reopen Ski Lifts on 3rd June for First Time in their History Brits head to Val d’Isère more than any other resort in the world, and they can now do so for even longer as the popular resort in the French Alps will open a few of its non-glacier lifts for skiing this summer, for the first time in its 82-year history. The resort is planning to turn a couple of lifts […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Val D’Isere, France Received 5 FEET of Snow Overnight Earlier This Week | These Guys Got To Shred The DEEP Conditions After a persistent winter storm dropped copious amounts of snow on the French Alps, the conditions are incredible. Val D’Isere, France received 1.5 meters of snow or about 5 FEET overnight earlier this week. This had lead to some deep turns to be had. This is another video of local shredders taking advantage of the all-time conditions at Val D’Isere, France. It […] Chris Wallner | December 14, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Flying in Val d’Isère Gus hates queuing to get on the chairlift, so he decided to venture into new ways of getting up without having to wait even a second. Believe or burst. Matias Ricci | December 22, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Triggers Huge Avalanche and Escapes by Parachute at the Last Second Professional speed rider Maxence Cavalade was skiing the beautiful backcountry on the North-East face of Charvet in Val d’Isère when he triggered a huge avalanche during his run. Luckily for him, he had a parachute on and managed to leave the ground just as the snow beneath him cracked and started sliding down the hill (cue James Bond theme tune…). […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 2, 2018 0 Comments
Tragic Weekend in Europe as Multiple Avalanches Kill Five People The terrible news from Europe continues, following a tragic weekend in the Alps. There were many reports of injuries caused by avalanches right across Europe, with five people killed in the French and Italian Alps, reports wepowder. Father and daughter killed by an avalanche in Val d’Isère, France A 44-year old father and his 11-year old daughter died in an avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 20, 2018 0 Comments
Dump of the Decade! The Alps are Getting Buried Right Now | Resorts and Roads Closed & Extreme Avalanche Danger It’s a storm that only happens once every thirty years in the French Haute Tarentaise / Haute Maurienne according to MétéoFrance. Check out the forecast which tells you everything about this insane storm in the Alps here. Resorts are closed, roads are closed and it’s no surprise that the avalanche danger is critical in all the regions above. Here’s what we […] Weather Steven Agar | January 9, 2018 2 Comments