for those who seek fame and fortune on the boards, as it were. Not so dear heart, not so.
Val D'Isere and Tignes, as a matter of fact, offer as much for the beginning skier, and skiers in various, but shaky stages of development than just about any resort we can mention.

 There are, you might like to know, even a selection of free lifts for beginners. You will also probably be interested to note that there is plenty of very, easy skiing at high altitude in both resorts. Even skiers with a minimum of talent and experience will be able to enjoy the vastness and beauty of these resorts. Decent recreational skiers will enjoy the heck out of V&T as the area is fantastic for allowing fair to middlin' skiers enjoy what many say is the best skiing in Europe. More

Another view and vital statistics

Premier league ‘Val' is a long way from anywhere, but like most things, the more effort put into getting there, the more worthwhile it is! Regular good snow from November to May. If this resort can't push you to your limits day and night then there will be very few that can! The village centre offers dramatic charm, Savoyard style, although the rest of the village is dominated by more recent developments and it is all jam packed with places to eat, drink, shop and party with a very British attitude.

On the mountain

The massive Espace Killy has 300km of piste sandwiched between the glaciers ‘Le Fornet' of Val d'Isere end and the ‘Grand Motte' overlooking Tignes, containing World Cup runs, breathtaking off piste and bumps big enough to hide behind. All connected up by one of the fastest and efficient lift systems in the world. You don't gain much recovery time between runs here. After graduating from the nursery slopes beginners should head to the Solaise, overall there is little choice for novices or the timid. Everybody else though, will be in mountain paradise!  More