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Val d’Isère – Tignes, France, Report: Sweet, Stubborn Sunshine at One of the Largest Ski Resorts on Earth

Report from February 21, 2026 Yesterday I drove up from the rustic village of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise to the luxurious town of Val d’Isère, France. Val d’Isère–Tignes is one of the largest ski resorts on Earth. Many of the largest ski resorts on Earth are in this same valley, and we’ve skied them all on this trip, or at least tried to: […]
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[PHOTOS] Snow Buries French Alps as Massive Storm Dumps 6 Feet of Powder

Snowfall in France this week has been huge, with some resorts seeing more than 2 meters (6.6 feet) in the last five days. A massive winter storm hammered the French Alps from February 10–13, unleashing monster snowfall that has buried resorts and reshaped the mountain landscape just days before Valentine’s Day weekend. Related: French Ski Resorts CLose Due to Extreme […]
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2 British Tourists Die in Massive Avalanche That Killed 3 in Val d’Isère, France

Three skiers are dead following a large avalanche that struck the ski area of Val d’Isère on Friday, February 13, in France’s Savoie region. According to CRS Alpes, the slide occurred around 11:30 a.m. in an off-piste sector of the resort. Rescue teams completed their search shortly before 2 p.m., with body recovery operations continuing into the early afternoon. Two […]
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Lindsey Vonn Claims 4th Podium of the Season as Sofia Goggia Wins the Super-G in Val d’Isère, France

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback tour rolled on Sunday, December 21, in Val d’Isère, France, with the American legend stepping onto the World Cup podium for the fourth time this season, finishing third in a blustery women’s Super-G. It came one day after another third-place result in the Downhill, underscoring just how consistent Vonn has been in her first full stretch back […]
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Lindsey Vonn Back on the Podium as Austria’s Conny Hütter Wins Downhill World Cup at Val d’Isère, France

The women’s Downhill at Val d’Isère on Saturday, December 20, delivered exactly what fans have come to expect from the O.K. course: speed, drama, and razor-thin margins. Austria’s Conny Hütter took the win, Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann claimed a long-awaited return to the podium in second, and Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with a third-place finish—her third podium in three […]
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Val d’Isère, France, Opens for Summer Skiing on the Pisaillas Glacier This Weekend

Perched high in the French Alps and framed by the dramatic peaks of the Vanoise National Park, the Pisaillas Glacier at Val d’Isère, France, is once again opening for summer skiing. Accessible only via the Col de l’Iseran—the highest paved pass in Europe—this seasonal tradition offers a rare chance to ski above 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) well into July. The […]
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French Junior Ski Champion Margot Simond, 18, Killed in Crash During Training in Val d’Isère

Margot Simond, 18, was tragically killed while training in Val d'Isere

Margot Simond, an 18-year-old junior champion, died Thursday following a training accident in Val d’Isère, France. Simond, who had just claimed the French U18 slalom title in March, suffered a fatal fall while preparing for the Red Bull Alpine Park event, a competition blending slalom and slopestyle scheduled for this weekend. Related: Italian Ski Racer Killed in Training at Schnalstal […]
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Temperature Inversion Saves 2 Dutch Skiers from Freezing to Death After Spending the Night Stranded in Off-Piste Terrain Near Val d’Isère, France

Two Dutch skiers were forced to spend the night without shelter in the off-piste area Gorges du Malpasset, near the Val d’Isère ski area in Savoie, France, on Wednesday, January 15. The skiers had gotten stuck in difficult terrain and called search and rescue around 1 a.m. but were not rescued until approximately 6:45 a.m., as it took a while […]
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Tignes-Val d’Isere, France, Report: Superb Snow, Special Sundog, and Sunshine

Report from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Tignes received a refresh today with 4″ (10 cm) of fresh snow overnight. We were keen to see the difference the fresh snow made and headed out straight after breakfast to make the most of the day. The conditions were perfect again—blue skies and sunshine, zero wind, and around 30ºF. Yesterday’s report: Tignes, France, Report: Decent […]
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Men’s & Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Events in France & Switzerland Canceled Due To Too Much Snow

The Men’s Slalom at Val d’Isere, France, as well as the Women’s Super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland, were both canceled on Sunday, December 10, 2023, due to too much snow on the pistes. Val d’Isere had also seen some rain on Saturday evening before temperatures dropped below freezing and the precipitation turned to snow. The rain and soft snow damaged […]
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Strikes Announced for French Ski Resorts Could Affect Peak Ski Season

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Two of the biggest French Unions representing workers in ski resorts, ‘Force Ouvrièr’ and ‘Confédération Général du Travail,’ have announced unlimited strikes starting from January 31, 2023. Mass protests began in 230 French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, on Thursday and Saturday last week, January 19 and 21, 2023, with an estimated 1.5 million people across the country participating […]
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Dump of the Decade! The Alps are Getting Buried Right Now | Resorts and Roads Closed & Extreme Avalanche Danger

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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 […]
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