Ski Off-Piste in Val-d'Isere
The Off-piste Specialists in Val d’Isere
Alpine Experience has been Val d’Isere’s off-piste specialists for over thirty years. We are a team of dedicated Val d’Isere off-piste guides / ski instructors, who want to share our love of the mountains, and off-piste skiing with you.
Alpine Experience runs groups seven days a week, from November until May. We have groups for off-piste novices, right up to the most experienced off-piste skiers. Our clientele is made up of those passionate about skiing away from the crowds and the groomed pistes.
Not only do we have Val d’Isere and Tignes as our base, but the entire Tarentaise Valley as options, including Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Les Arcs, La Plagne, La Rosiere, and La Thuile (in Italy). Our off-piste area offers some of the most stunning, rewarding, and memorable skiing in the world.
Why Ski Off-Piste in Val d’Isere?
Because Val d’Isere, linked with Tignes, offers an exceptional off-piste domain. It is varied, challenging, and accessible, making it the world’s finest off-piste resort. It offers gentle off-piste routes for off-piste beginners, as well as exciting couloirs and steep slopes for the more advanced. From forests in the valley floor to high mountain terrain, and all the hidden nooks and crannies, Val d’Isere and Tignes have it all! With Alpine Experience you’ll discover the true essence of skiing in Val d’Isere and Tignes!
Plus Val d’Isere and Tignes have the luxury of slopes facing every direction on the compass. This allows us to find the best powder snow protected from the wind, or follow the sun around for ‘perfect’ spring snow later in the season. And Val d’Isere and Tignes can boast about one of the best snow records in Europe. With global warming altitude is crucial, and Val d’Isere and Tignes are two of the highest resorts in the Alps. On top of all of that, Val d’Isere and Tignes share one of the most advanced and sophisticated lift systems in the world. Why ski anywhere else?

The Famous Slopes of Solaise and Bellevarde in Val d’Isere
The two imposing peaks of Solaise and Bellevarde offer steep and wooded off-piste slopes reserved for insiders that take you all the way to the Val d’Isere snow front. But there are plenty of other interesting and exhilarating itineraries waiting for you including Le Charvet, Le Pissaillas, Le Fornet, Le Laisinant and La Daille. The key to discovering this fantastic off-piste skiing is to be well accompanied.
Val d’Isere’s Lift System
Val d’Isere and Tignes have heavily invested in their lift systems, resulting in one of the most modern and advanced lift networks in the world. Thanks to this rapid and sophisticated system, we are able to benefit from run after run of fantastic off-piste descents. If there are too many tracks, we will still profit from the lift system, but with the slight variation of Free Rando. We will add a short Rando walk, lasting from 15 minutes to an hour maximum. This is when you will truly appreciate the expertise of our off-piste guides in Val d’Isere.
Learn Off-Piste Skiing in Val d’Isere

Perfect Your Skills Off-Piste
Our objective is to share our love of the mountains and off-piste skiing with you. We want you to get the most out of your precious time with us in Val d’Isere.
We search daily for the best untracked virgin snow available. Our number one priority is your safety, and while keeping you safe we strive to have fun, and keep a sense of adventure and accomplishment. Our team at Alpine Experience will also teach you about mountain awareness, off-piste etiquette, and off-piste procedures along the way. We want you to become a fully aware and functioning member of our off-piste team. For those in need we are always ready to encourage and give you timely technical advice. Our goal is to give you the best skiing experience of your life. And one that keeps you coming back year after year.

Off-Piste Courses in Val d’Isere

Alpine Experience’s groups consist of 6 skiers maximum, but we have exceptions when friends or family are involved, or with private bookings. Our unique "group building" allows you to pay for an individual slot in a group, which saves you from the expensive "private guiding" alternative. It means you can travel to Val d’Isere on your own, and fit into a group of like minded skiers of a similar ability.
Alpine Experience’s regular clientele are very welcoming to new comers. They will do their best to help you feel part of the group, and will readily include you in lunch or après-ski activities. Off-piste skiing is a bonding experience, and it’s been a pleasure to witness the life-long friendships that have developed within our clientele over the years. So don’t be afraid to come on your own, or bring your friends along!
Off-piste rates and reservations
SEASON 2023/2024
Groups:
1 to 4 mornings (8:45/1pm) 75 € per skier per morning
5 consecutive mornings 350 € (and 70 per skier per morning afterwards)
Private Tuition
Morning (8:45 to 1pm) 380 €
Afternoon (2 to 4:30) 200 € ( 1 to 2 skiers. 20 euros per each additional skier)
All-Day 490 €
Morning and all-day privates are aimed at people skiing on their own, not in big groups.
We do have a 48-hour cancellation policy and private bookings need a 30% deposit in advance.
JEAN SPORTS generously give Alpine clients a 20% discount on rental . Jean Sports is Val d’Isere’s number 1 ski shop for off-piste euipement.
See all the info on our permanence at Jean Sports store and how to find us.
Our off-piste
Off-Piste Itineraries in Val d’Isere
By using the lift system with a traverse of short ‘boot’ we can access:
- The Tour du Charvet
- The face du Charvet
- The Cugnai
- The Super Arcelle
- The Danaides
- The Super L
- The Lievre Blanc
- The Grand Vallon
- The Vallonnet
- The Pays Desert
- The Col Pers
- The Spatule
- The Altiport/Familial
- The Jardin du Borsat
- The Face Nord du Borsat
Off-Piste Itineraries in Tignes
- The Campanules
- The Lavachet
- The Lognan
- The Tour de la Grande Balme
- The Chardonnet
- The Vallon de la Sache
- The Glattier
These are to name just a few Val d’Isere and Tignes ‘classics’. But, a few days after a snowfall these easily accessed routes can become tracked out and walking or ‘skinning’, becomes a necessity. This is when Free Rando comes into its own.
Free Rando
L'avantage d'être équipé en ski de rando est qu'avec quinze minutes d'efforts nous accédons à des variantes telles que :
- The Pays Desert
- The Tour de Lechoir
- The Cabane des Gardes
- The Col de la Madeleine
- the Little Borsat West
- The Sachette
We also have 20 to 45-minute options in search of fresh snow.
These include:
- Variations in the Pays Desert
- The Glacier Pers
- The Crete du Genepy
- Mont Roup
- Variations in the Vallon de la Sache
And we have longer itineraries:
- The Col des Fours
- The Col du Montet
- The Col du Palet
- The Terre Rouge
- The Fogliettaz (Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise)
Off-piste itineraries do vary in the skill level needed to ski them safely. We also have some advanced routes that are only skied with the right group, and on the right day when conditions allow. Many of the above itineraries have ‘advanced’ elements, but below are some serious options for advanced skiers.
MORE ADVANCED OPTIONS
- The Couloir du Pisteur
- The Couloir 3500
- The Col des Ves Couloirs
- The Dog-Leg Couloir (Chardonnet)
- The Couloir Lorenzo
- Mickey’s Ears
- Les Balme Couloirs
- La Fogliettaz (Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise)