Editing Val-d'Isère (section)

==Skiing and snowsports==
[[Image:Val-dIsere-église-chemin-du-Charvet.JPG|thumb|left|View in the center of Val d'Isère]]
The western and central areas of Val d'Isère are most recognizable by their "chalet" architecture, while in the eastern part of the town high-rise architecture dominates the landscape.  Along with nearby [[Tignes]] the area forms part of the "[[Espace Killy|l' Espace Killy]]", the self-titled "Most Beautiful Ski Area in the World".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/tignesval-disere/|title=Ski resort Tignes/Val d'Isère - Skiing Tignes/Val d'Isère|website=www.skiresort.info|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>

The [[Pissaillas Glacier]] offers summer skiing, as well as the usual winter fare. [[Snow cannon]] are placed on certain slopes to accommodate heavy skiing.  The ski slopes themselves are equipped with a high-volume gondola, able to transport standing skiers, the funicular ''[[Funival]]'' from La Daille via a tunnel to the top of Bellevarde, traditional chair lifts—some with windshields and many detachable, button/disc-pulls and tow-ropes.  There are both groomed slopes and [[Backcountry skiing|backcountry (off-piste) skiing]]. The slopes' difficulty levels are particularly high. However, as in Tignes, there are wide, easily navigable pistes for those of the beginner-intermediate level as well. Val d'Isère is renowned as having some of the world's best lift-accessed off-piste and has many independent instructors and guides who specialise in off-piste tuition and guiding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skibro.com/en/ski-lessons-ski-schools-val-disere|title=SkiBro|website=www.skibro.com|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref>

[[Tignes]] possesses more of the same, with a [[funicular]] shuttling skiers up through one of the mountains to the [[Grande Motte glacier]].  A free shuttle bus runs between the villages in the valley, providing free transport throughout the towns of Val d'Isère and La Daille.