Skiing Val d'Isère from Manchester
Val d'Isère sits 1850–3456 m in France. Flying via CMF, then a 145 km transfer. About 6 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. You pay a premium for the name that the Tignes half of the pass does not charge.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
£1,647
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
CMF
About 6 hours door to door
Value rank from Manchester
33 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
4.39
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Manchester?
A week here works out 43% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Manchester, and it comes 33th on value.
At 6 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
For what it is worth, Val d'Isère is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about £1,401 — roughly £246 less than from Manchester.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | £924 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | £298 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | £155 |
| Return flights and transfer from Manchester | £270 |
| Total per person | £1,647 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Manchester
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Cervinia — Italy, index 6.56£533 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 6.26£654 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 6.09£543 less
Who sells Val d'Isère in United Kingdom
- Visit Skiworld
Skiworld
The UK's largest independent ski operator, strongest in the French Alps and known for catered chalets.
- Visit Crystal Ski Holidays
Crystal Ski Holidays
The UK's largest ski tour operator, part of TUI. Charter flights from regional airports and the widest resort coverage of any British operator.
- Visit Inghams
Inghams
Long-established British operator with a chalet and hotel programme weighted towards Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
- Visit Ski Total
Ski Total
Catered chalet operator concentrated in the big French and Austrian resorts, with in-resort staff and childcare.
- Visit Ski Solutions
Ski Solutions
Tailor-made British ski agency covering Europe and North America, with a long-running last-minute deals feed.
Told when Val d'Isère is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.