Val d'Isere Piste Guide


Piste	Colour	Sector - La Daille
Lanches 1 & 2	Green	This is the beginners slope in La Daille
Verte	Green	A nice long green run from the Rocher De Bellevarde, all the way back to La Daille. Take this run if you want to ski down the red Triffolet run.
Criterium	Blue	Takes you down to La Daille - a nice tree run if visibility is poor
Diebold	Blue	From the Bellevarde, all the way into La Daille
Orange	Red	A steep wide piste, sometimes with icy patches, taking you back to the Funival
Coupe du Monde "Ok"	Red	Your chance to ski the world famous "Ok" piste, home to the World Cup Downhill "Premier Neige", which is run each December.
Triffolet	Red	This superb run through the trees and gullies has an unfortunately short season due to lack of snow
Piste "G"	Black	Parallel to the OK piste, this tricky black takes you back to La Daille
Piste	Colour	Sector - Val d'Isère: Rocher du Bellevarde
Mont Blanc	Green	A nice wide piste for beginners
Col de Fresse	Green	Gives access to Tignes
Borsat	Green	Some schussing required at the end
Genepy	Green	Steep and prone to moguls at the top, but a nice easy piste to get back to the Grand Pre, with good areas for a picnic
Grand Pre	Green	Wonderful easy & wide beginners' piste
3i	Blue	A wide open blue
Moutons	Blue	A more steep and challenging blue
Tines	Blue	An easy short run giving access to the snow park
Creux	Blue	A long challenging run, which is sometimes busy at the top
Edelweiss	Blue	An undulating blue
Violettes	Blue	A nice easy blue
Club des Sports	Blue	An undulating piste, good to start off the day. Is often closed due to avalanche risk
Santons	Blue	A natural half pipe, but gets crowded
Rocs	Red	A steep red, which sometimes develops moguls
Moutons	Red	Used to be a steep and challenging blue
Joseray	Red	A challenging piste with conditions similar to the Face
Epaule du charvet	Black	Can get mogully and patchy - for experienced skiers, a good alternative to the Santons
Face	Black	The legendary Olympic downhill from 1992, due to be used again 2009. It changes by the minute - best around lunch time, and a great achievement to tell your friends!
Piste	Colour	Sector - Val d'Isere: Solaise
Savonnette	Green	A free drage lift gives beginners access to this short run
Village 1 & 2	Green	These 2 short runs are great for beginners
Madeleine	Green	An easy run, to get your ski legs back. Watch out for the ski schools.
Lac de l'ouillette	Green	A gentle run for beginners to use above Solaise
St Jacques	Blue	This run gives access to the Cugnai lift & red run, or links down to the col de la madeleine
Glacier	Blue	A lovely blue with stunning views
Leissieres	Blue	An undulating run
Plan Millet	Blue	Above and parallel to the Leissieres
Col de la Madeleine	Blue	A schuss at the end of an easy blue
Fourche	Blue	From the top of the Marais lift, this run joines the Col de la Madeleine
Marais	Blue	A very nice piste. Slightly steeper than the Col de la Madeleine
Lac/parc a moutons	Blue	A narrow piste linking to the Marmottons lift of the German Mattis run
Piste "L"	Blue	This piste is formed by a natural gully, leading back to Val centre, with some polling at the end. Sometimes closed due to avalanche risk.
Traversee du laisinant	Blue	A Long flat path from le Laisinant along the valley floor back to Val - avoid unless you like using poles!
Plan	Red	A wide piste, but it can get busy
Piste "M"	Red	Used to be a difficult blue - steep, choppy & narrow in places
Legettaz	Red	Good to practice on
Arcelle	Red	A long & challenging run
Cugnai	Red	accessed via a slow 2-man chair, this run is steep & narrow for the first 20m, then opens into a very nice run
Marmottons	Black	Long and challenging, with great skiing in powder conditions
Piste "A"	Black	A nice alternative to the M - through trees, and quite narrow
Combe Martin	Black	This run meanders through the trees and then links to the green Village runs
3000	Black	Very steep and mogully - doesn't usually open until mid season
Piste	Colour	Sector - Val d'Isere: Le Laisinant/Le Fornet/Glacier de Pissaillas
Pays desert	Green	A short and narrow piste, taking you down to the drag lift
Cema	Green	A slow and flat run, bringing you to the Cascade chairlift
Aiguille pers	Blue	A nice, easy, wide run, which never gets busy. However it is exposed to the wind & cold
Montets	Blue	A short wide run
Ouille	Blue	Not often open
Pissaillas	Blue	Wide, but fairly steep - the snow is always good, and there is the opportunity for a little off piste in between the runs.
Col	Blue	This run has a long steep schuss, but it's a little easier than the Pont Abbate
Pont Abbate	Blue	The run has quite a lot of flat and requires schussing!
Variant Col	Blue	Splits off from the Pyramide and takes you to the Col lifts
Pyramide	Blue	A nice, easy blue
Arolay	Blue	From the top of the Laisinant Express chairlift, for those wishing to avoid the ren
Pre-chemin	Blue	A good, fun run
Vallon	Blue	A nice blue, but busy at times as all runs join this one
Mangard	Blue	Snow cannons ensure this is always skiable, but not really suited to beginners as it has a steep schuss at the end
Aiglon	Red	A easy but narrow run linking to the datcha chair
Germain Mattis	Red	From the Aiglon, a more challenging red through the trees down to Le Laisinant
Table d'orientation	Red	A short but steep run
Cognan	Red	At the end of the Magnard, this short steep run brings you into Le Fornet
Signal	Red	If you can make it up the drag lift, you'll find the top of the run very steep and narrow, and probably icy too!
Rocher	Red	A very easy long red, but boarders beware as it flattens out at the end
Geant	Red	A nice easy red up on the glacier
Combe du geant	Red	The Roches and Geant meet to form this run
Moraine	Red	A nicy cruisy red with good snow - off piste at the edge of the run is tempting, but beware of crevasses!
Cascade	Red	Parallel and similar to the Moraine
Tunnel	Black	From the top of the 3000 drag, this run as it's name suggests, goes through the mountain, giving access to the glacier and le Fornet
Foret	Black	Very good skiers only. Narrow in places and often has big moguls. Conditions vary greatly.