Staying in Val d’Isère

The village below, mountains all around.

Chalet Barmaz is in Le Joseray, below the Face de Bellevarde. Here is what is around you, in winter and in summer.

Val d’Isère under snow from above: the village in the valley floor and the snowy peaks.

A hiker on the balcony trail, among flowering willowherb above the valley.

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Winter

The Val d’Isère – Tignes ski area.

Val d’Isère and Tignes form a single ski area: over 300 km of pistes, rising to 3,456 m. The Olympique cable car and the Solaise gondola leave from the ski front in the heart of the village.

Above Le Joseray, the Face de Bellevarde was an Olympic run at the 1992 Albertville Games: a 959 m vertical drop.

The Face de Bellevarde on race day: the course down the slope and the finish area below.

2026-27 season: 28 November 2026 to 2 May 2027
Ski area: over 300 km of pistes, shared with Tignes
Altitude: village at 1,850 m, pistes up to 3,456 m
From the chalet: a ski run about 50 m on foot

Summer

Trails, lakes and mountain passes.

Val d’Isère lies on the edge of the Vanoise National Park, France’s first national park, created in 1963: 400 km of waymarked trails and the largest ibex colony in France.

In summer, the lifts are free for walkers. The Col de l’Iseran road is open from June to October, depending on snow; in June you can even ski in the mornings on the Pisaillas glacier.

Lac de l’Ouillette at sunset, the peaks reflected in the water.

Summer 2026: 4 July to 30 August (2027 dates to come)
Lifts: free for walkers
Col de l’Iseran: June to October, depending on snow
Minimum stay at the chalet: 7 nights, Saturday arrival

Getting around

No car needed.

The Val bus shuttles are free, with no ticket, in winter and summer. One shuttle links Le Châtelard to the Manchet valley via Le Joseray, and the Train rouge runs through the village from La Daille to Le Fornet.

The village under snow seen from the church tower: white roofs and the ski slopes opposite.

Train rouge, winter: about every 10 min; at night, every 20 min until 2.30 am
Train rouge, summer: every 25 min, 8 am to 7.50 pm
Village centre: under 10 min on foot from the chalet

Two riders letting their horses drink from the Manchet stream in summer.

Staying in Val d’Isère

Le Joseray

Le Joseray is a hamlet of Val d’Isère, below the Face de Bellevarde. In 1937-38, the central school that awarded the first ski instructor diplomas opened here.

Above it, the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges chapel of Le Joseray, recorded since 1633, overlooks the Manchet valley. It is the largest of Val d’Isère’s rural chapels.

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Information from the Val d’Isère tourist office and town hall, checked on 19 October 2026. Dates and times may change: please check them before you travel.

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