Useful Facts
Radio Val gives the weather….
and many more information in English at 08h.10, 08h.40, 09h.10, 09h.40, 10h.10 and also 17h.10h,17h.40,18h.10,19h.10 and last one at19h40.
96.1 FM
Supermarkets….You buy, they drop….
The 3 supermarkets deliver free of charge.
Once you have done your shopping, just notify the person at the till, within 2 hours approximately the shopping bags will be dropped!
Very practical indeed.
Tel: +33 (0) 06 00 35 (Spar Centre)
Don’t want to cook?
Iseran traiteur, near the cinema tel: +33 4 79 22 27 81
Raclette package with the machine around 15€/person
Main course from 8€/person
An alternative to going out.
The most incredible wine list, from 50€ to 1500€ a bottle
Mouton Rothchild, Chateau Haut Brion etc…
The best wine selection in Val d’Isere
Val d’Isere’s Market every Monday
Every Monday there is a market in the center of Val d’Isere where you find cheese, ham, bread, fabrics, jewelry, clothes, and many other articles….
It could be raining, snowing or minus 20, the market will be open from 9 am to 7 pm.
English Medical Center
Tel: +33 (0)4 79 06 13 70
ENGLISHMEDICAL@aol.com
Open from 09.00am to 18.30 pm, 7 days a week, no appointment necessary during the ski season.
Doctor Alan Griffiths has been running the British surgery since 1998.
Located near Hotel le brussel’s and the front de neige.
A snow boarder himself, Doctor Alan Griffiths has published many papers about ski and snow boarding injuries, the problems associated with living at high altitude, the necessity of wearing a helmet….
If you have some specific questions you can contact him by email.
The free buses in Val d’Isere run from:
8.30 am to 5.30 pm every 6 minutes
Every 10 min on la Daille line
Every 15 min on Le Fornet line
From 8.pm to midnight every 30min
Boring but useful
If you wish to know when the little frogs are on holidays:
December/January (2011/2012)
18 December to 1st January
February/March (2012)
France is divided in 3 zones, each zone has 2 weeks, the zone to avoid is the Parisian one: zone C
11th February to 18th February (zone A) And also British Half Term
18th February to 25th February (zone A+C)
25th February to 3rd March (zone B+C)
3rd March to 10th March (zone B)
April/May (2012)
7th April to 14th April (zone A)
14th April to 21th April (zone A+C)
21st April to 28th April (zone B+C)
28thApril to 5th May (zone B)
www.valdisere.com is the official Tourist Office website for Val d’Isere and holds a vast amount of information. Office Tourisme Bureau’s tel: +33(0)4 79 06 06 60
Where to leave my luggage on Saturday?
Val d’Isere is not well organized! The bus station is the only place where there is an old shelf for that purpose!!. The welcome is a bit hit or miss, if your expectation of service is low you will not be disappointed. What a shame! We are lobbying for a better place, service and organization, if you want to help, send us your ideas, complaints and comments. We suggest you negotiate with your renting agency/hotel/chalet to keep your belonging for the few hours.
The Library
Tel: +33 (0)4 79 06 29 20
Opposite the Church, has DVD’s and books in English, for a small fee of 20€/year you can borrow as many as 6 titles at a time.
Opening Hours during the ski season
Monday: 15h00 to 18h00
Tuesday: 14h00 to 18h00
Wednesday: 10h00 to 12h30, 14h00 to 19h00
Thursday: Closed
Friday: 14h00 to 19h00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 15h30 to 18h00
Tel: 04 79 06 06 99
Open 15 Nov to 15 May 2012 Monday to Friday 8h30 to 12.30 14h00 to 18h00.
Saturday 8h30 to 12.30.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5…THE EAGLES OF VAL D’ISERE
When you book an hotel, you have a pretty good idea of what to expect according to the stars. When it comes to renting a flat it is a lot harder to imagine what it will be. To help the clientele figure out the level of comfort, of equipment, of quality of the surrounding, of decoration etc… Val d’Isere has put in place last year a classification called the Eagles from 1 to 5.
Slowly, this classification is appearing, part of the details of the flat or chalet to rent. Val Agence is using it.
This chart is specific to Val d’isere and according to the office of tourism, it should not be compared to the hotel classification. At the moment the differences are not very clear between the Eagles, it is certainly a good idea and hopefully it will help people to grasp a better understanding of the property to rent.
INSURANCE TO HAVE….INSURANCE TO HAVE….INSURANCE TO HAVE
In a nut shell:
1/ HAVE THE EHIC CARD Free, to be obtained in the UK before departure, it covers medical care.
2/ HAVE A SKI INSURANCE It cost around 63€/year.
The CARTE NEIGE ( by the French Federation of Ski) sold at the office du tourism in Val d’Isere covers skiers on piste and off piste, in France but also world wide… Skiing, snow boarding, jumping, free ride etc…
The Carte Neige is not the only insurance suitable for skiers, but it’s conveniently available here in Val d’isere at the tourist office. Ski Club of Great Britain propose also a good insurance.
63€ might appear expensive, but remember that a ride in an helicopter to Grenoble Hospital can easily cost several thousand pounds!
