# Val d'Isère for Beginners > Val d'Isère scores 5.7/10 for beginners: Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 41.45 %, Nursery slope at village level 1 and Magic carpets and rope tows 4 lifts. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/val-disere/beginners · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:06.944Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:06.944Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Val d'Isère, France | | Beginner score | 5.7/10 | | Village elevation | 1,850 m | ## Score explanation | Input | Value | | --- | --- | | Green and blue pistes (share of total km) | 41.45 % | | Nursery slope at village level | 1 | | Magic carpets and rope tows | 4 lifts | ## Beginner pistes | Name | Ref | Colour | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Top elevation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Diebold | | Blue | easy | 4,805 m | 1,136 m | 2,688 m | | Verte | | Green | novice | 4,475 m | 844 m | 2,702 m | | Génépy | | Green | novice | 2,192 m | 373 m | 2,764 m | | Pyramides | | Blue | easy | 2,161 m | 423 m | 2,711 m | | Borsat | | Green | novice | 2,030 m | 318 m | 2,733 m | | Leissières | | Blue | easy | 1,777 m | 234 m | 2,699 m | | Vallon | | Blue | easy | 1,659 m | 261 m | 2,602 m | | Glacier | | Blue | easy | 1,632 m | 282 m | 2,789 m | | Pont Abatte | | Blue | easy | 1,586 m | 210 m | 2,755 m | | Col | | Blue | easy | 1,569 m | 211 m | 2,755 m | | Plan Milet | | Blue | easy | 1,512 m | 265 m | 2,789 m | | Saint-Jacques | | Blue | easy | 1,454 m | 185 m | 2,788 m | | Mont Blanc | | Green | novice | 1,407 m | 207 m | 2,627 m | | Collet | | Blue | easy | 1,366 m | 158 m | 2,656 m | | Traversée du Laisinant | | Blue | easy | 1,355 m | 57 m | 1,897 m | | Grand Pré | | Green | novice | 1,344 m | 200 m | 2,698 m | | Madeleine | | Green | novice | 1,254 m | 146 m | 2,656 m | | Marais | | Blue | easy | 1,081 m | 165 m | 2,602 m | | Aiguille Pers | | Blue | easy | 1,047 m | 151 m | 3,165 m | | Col de la Madeleine | | Blue | easy | 1,014 m | 148 m | 2,656 m | | Arollay | | Blue | easy | 1,003 m | 111 m | 2,564 m | | Traversée des Arses | | Blue | easy | 953 m | 150 m | 2,877 m | | Montet | | Blue | easy | 942 m | 153 m | 3,180 m | | Traversée du Rogoney | | Blue | easy | 870 m | 113 m | 1,965 m | | Pissaillas | | Blue | easy | 846 m | 208 m | 3,041 m | | Isérane | | Blue | easy | 803 m | 104 m | 2,792 m | | Club des Sports | | Blue | easy | 795 m | 171 m | 2,664 m | | Lac/Parc à Moutons | | Blue | easy | 794 m | 113 m | 2,544 m | | Verte, Mont Blanc | | Green | novice | 791 m | 131 m | 2,384 m | | 3J | | Blue | easy | 717 m | 167 m | 2,606 m | | Pré Chemin | | Blue | easy | 692 m | 89 m | 2,705 m | | Criterium | | Blue | easy | 681 m | 157 m | 2,168 m | | Mangard | | Blue | easy | 649 m | 132 m | 2,321 m | | Fourche | | Blue | easy | 605 m | 94 m | 2,602 m | | Pays Désert | | Blue | easy | 604 m | 94 m | 2,731 m | | Parking Ski d'été | | Blue | easy | 559 m | 22 m | 2,766 m | | Lac Céma | | Green | novice | 512 m | 56 m | 2,781 m | | Savonnette | | Green | novice | 487 m | 80 m | 1,880 m | | Variante Col | | Blue | easy | 481 m | 39 m | 2,602 m | | Chemin des Côves | | Green | novice | 456 m | 36 m | 2,420 m | | Village-I | | Green | novice | 407 m | 38 m | 1,869 m | | Village-II | | Green | novice | 401 m | 38 m | 1,869 m | | Lanche | | Green | novice | 264 m | 40 m | 1,844 m | | Diebold | | Green | novice | 106 m | 14 m | 2,011 m | | Pays Désert | | Green | novice | 54 m | 7 m | 2,727 m | | Les Tines | | Blue | easy | 40 m | 14 m | 2,392 m | | St.Jacques | | Blue | easy | 36 m | 0 m | 2,675 m | | Fresse | | Green | novice | | | 2,795 m | | Genepy | | Green | novice | | | 2,695 m | 24 unnamed connecting sections, 2.8 km. ## Facilities - 4 magic carpets. - 1 ski schools. ## FAQ ### Why does Val d'Isère score 5.7/10 for beginners? The three inputs that move the score most are Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 41.45 %, Nursery slope at village level 1 and Magic carpets and rope tows 4 lifts. ### Is there childcare in Val d'Isère? 0 childcare providers are listed in OpenStreetMap for Val d'Isère. ### How many ski schools are there in Val d'Isère? 1. ### How much of Val d'Isère is easy skiing? 41.4% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Val d'Isère? 1,850 m, with lifts to 3,191 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Val d'Isère? 4 magic carpets are mapped in Val d'Isère. ### How far is Val d'Isère from Chambéry Aix les Bains airport? Chambéry Aix les Bains is about 139 minutes by road from Val d'Isère (88.2 km). ### How high is Val d'Isère? 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