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Val D Isere Advanced Skiing
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There’s so much on offer that it’s difficult to know where to start. But it’s Val d’Isère’s off-piste which provides much of its claim to be one of the world’s great ski resorts for advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders. Many of the red ski runs are black ski runs in disguise, and most of the classic ski descents, like the OK ski run and have challenging sections or become bigger challenges when skied at a faster pace.
From Solaise, Piste S (now officially one of the ski resort’s recently conceived ‘Naturide’ runs – a new category for certain black ski runs that are patrolled and avalanche protected but not groomed ) is long and challenging, and even its lesser companions – pistes A and M – are no picnique! Apart from its famous bumps run, Solaise is also the departure point for some interesting tree skiing, much of it with off-piste variants, down to Le Laisinant. Further across in the Col de l’Iseran, Forêt is another tough long run through the trees which ends up in Le Fornet, the furthest base area from the ski resort.
All advanced skiers want to ski down the famous Face piste, which drops more than a kilometre from the top of Bellevarde to the valley floor, tracing most of the route of the Men’s Olympic Downhill ski run. Depending on your taste for these things, it is often best skied early while the snow is still groomed and fresh.
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