This time I stayed in La Daille, on the outskirts of Val d'Isère, and I found it to be the best location by far, both skiwise (you can reach both sides in the blink of an eye) and budgetwise (cheaper than Val, but just a few minutes away thanks to the free shuttle which passes every 4 minutes!). The weather was quite bad all week, except for sunny Thursday. The snow was a lot, but not too good at the beginning (icy at the bottom); then it snowed a lot, though, so I guess it should be good enough by now. I had been there in March before, and this time I found the resort to be quite full of people, with crowded lifts at times. Slopes are great of course, and if you have never been there, you definitely want to try it out. A good value option to stay is Hotel Bellevue, 100/150m from the Tourist Office; basic, but clean and cheap, and convenient for skiing. Great restaurants: L'Armailly at the bottom of Tignes-Les Brevieres, and Le Signal (on top of the Fornet gondola). Internet connection with wireless provider Internet Ici was expensive (30€ for a week!) and tiresome.
Full report (with links to the photo gallery) on tipsology - Espace Killy: Captivating
More tips about skiing on the French alps: Skiing on the French Alps: Unnerving
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