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Event Previews & Reviews from Val d'Isere

Read reviews of the best Val d'Isere events

Audi FIS Ski World Cup - The Criterium de la Premiere Neige

Downhill training for the female ski competitors in the Criterium de la Premiere Neige.

The White Battle Video, Val d'Isere 2009

The White Battle was a local organised and run competition. Twelve teams made up of a skier, snowboarder and rookie went head to head in a knock-out comp. Each team had to pull the best tricks they could off the kicker at the bottom of the Face to go through to the next round.

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Fred Syversen: Professional Skier With World Record for Highest Cliff Jump

As the best freeriders in the world gather in Revelstoke this weekend for the first stop on the all-new Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, we were fortunate to be able to have a sit down with a free skiing legend, holder of the world record for the highest cliff jump and super nice guy - Fred Syversen.

Ben Kilner Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet Ben Kilner one of Britian's best halpipe snowboarders. 

Billy Morgan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.

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Froome extends Tour de France 2016 lead

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

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Switch it up a gear for TDF 2016

July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.

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Val d'Isere Snow Report: 21st February 2013

Well, it’s been one heck of a week. We’ve had sun, we’ve had snow, and we’ve had one amazing event to take our minds off of our desolate bank accounts, the fat tyre forming around out waists, and of course, the fact that we’re slacking off at work, again.

James Woods Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

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British success in Tour de France

After four exciting days of racing in the Alps, Chris Froome emerged victorious in Paris for the third win of his career. Equalling the records of Philippe Thys, Louison Bobet and Greg LeMond who all have three Tour wins under their belts, and becoming Britain's first three-time winner.

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB Park & Pipe Team

How the team trains for the Olympics and how they came to be a team in the first place.

What's on in Val d'Isere for winter 2018/19

What's on in Val d'Isere for winter 2018/19

With Val d'Isere scheduled to open for the winter season on November 24th, it's time to start looking ahead to all the fantastic events taking place in resort over the coming months.

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Val d'Isere Skiing World Cup

Last week was a brilliant week. I did my first ever World Cup race in Val D’Isere, scored a second best result in Giant Slalom along with a 2nd place podium finish!

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Follow the training of our British Olympic hopefuls as they prepare for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

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Frostgun Invitational 2015

The Frostgun Invitational 2015; a competition not to be missed, and one of the highlight's of Val d'Isère's winter calendar. On a par with the X-Games, Frostgun is Europe's only Platinum level Big Air contest and draws in freestyle champions from all around the world. Punching a total prize of $56,000 it is certainly an event worth writing home about.

4x4 Show Video, Val d'Isere 2008

The International 4x4 Salon is back in Val d’Isere.Situated in the large parking area in La Daille, the show also offers 4x4 enthusiasts the chance to take a ride around the off road tracks on the top of the mountain.

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Tour de France enters last week

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

La Folie Douce Val d'Isere

La Folie Douce is one of the liveliest paces to head on the mountain for apres ski, with cabaret dancers, musicians and magnums of champagne being delivered to thirsty party-goers by a mini cable car.