page_title: Val-d'Isère
section_title: Tarentaise Valley skiing
hierarchical_section_title: Val-d'Isère / Tarentaise Valley skiing
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Positionskarte der Alpen Quadratische Plattkarte, N-S-Streckung 150&#160;%. Geographische Begrenzung der Karte: N: 48.5° N S: 42.75° N W: 4.5° O O: 17° O English: Location map of the Alps Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 150&#160;%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 48.5° N S: 42.75° N W: 4.5° E E: 17° E
context_page_description: Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. During the Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics, the Face de Bellevarde was the site of the men's downhill race. Other alpine skiing events held during those games included men's giant slalom and alpine combined. Val d'Isère regularly hosts World Cup alpine events, usually for the men in early December, and hosted the World Championships in 2009. It is located in the Savoie région with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry. The ski area of Val d'Isère and Tignes forms the Espace Killy, named after the triple Olympic champion Jean-Claude Killy who grew up in Val d'Isère. There are two mountain huts owned by the Vanoise National Park on the territory of Val d’Isère: le Refuge du Prariond and le Refuge du Fond des Fours.
context_section_description: Within the Tarentaise Valley you find the biggest concentration of world-class ski resorts in the world. Most well known neighbour systems are Paradiski (Les Arcs, La Plagne) and Les Trois Vallées (Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens and more). There were once plans to interlink all systems and resorts to create what would have been by far the largest ski area in the world. However, that vision was ended with the creation of the Vanoise National Park.
caption: Location in the Alps of Europe
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