Val d'Isere blue in to village

I agree with comments. The grading isn't consistent. I was nearly 40 when I started skiing my husband had skied as a child with school and picked it up again quickly. I was very cautious, think men are more gungho when it comes to dangerous sports. I would ski different blues and there could be a vast difference. As a learner if you fall it dents your confidence and can knock you back a day or two. I have skied a few years now, so it's not a big deal......but I still remember how I felt and tell learners if a slope is bad. I had a husband who just kept saying you'll be fine just do it lol. Billip I ended up doing that in Val d"sair after a disastrous run down the faće on my stomach face first.

Interesting point above about re-labelling some of these "pistes" as something different. Are in Sweden seems to have something called "ski routes" which link various pistes/lifts - they are marked differently on the map from pistes. I wouldn't be surprised if the ski routes were actually narrow tracks of the sort mentioned above. I'll see what they are like in a few weeks' time.

When I was a fairly novice skier I had exactly the same experience-couldn't agree with you more. Bear in mind that most resorts that don't have a genuine blue run to the village will 'convert' a red run in order that visitors can be assured (!) that their is a blue run back. Val D'Isere is a great resort so if you don't fancy their 'blue' get the gondola down the final runs and sit back and enjoy the scenery.

Bedrock when was this......It might have been me lol

Dobby, Are Swedens ski routes are generally very gentle paths linking the different areas, they mainly overlook the lake, I enjoy the views almost as much as the skiing. It's quite possibly my favourite resort, friendly, few if any queues and several distinctly different areas, their snow is getting better daily now, hope you have a great time. If you like real ale/craft beer be sure to look out for Parkvillan when you get off slope.

Yve:-) wrote:Bedrock when was this......It might have been me lol

Ha ha! It might have been Christmas Eve.....