An eco-responsible approach | Val d’Isère : Alps ski resort and winter sports

Here, we care about the environment

Reducing the environmental footprint of our website Last updated on 27/11/2023

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Sustainable development in the ski resort

Find out how we have engaged with a global logic of sustainable development through multiple measures implemented, and with more to come, such as an environment observatory,...

Municipal determination for a comprehensive approach

In order to start a real environmental transition, the municipality has opened a new department, the Sustainable Development Laboratory, with a 3-fold action plan: social,...

Associations and events

Check out the various initiatives taken by our community to spread awareness and get holidaymakers, seasonal workers and local residents involved in our approach to ecology and...

Preserve Val d'Isère Our approach explained

Together, the stakeholders of the destination have developed an awareness campaign: “Preserve Val d’Isère.”
Preserve Val d’Isère is a call for collective awareness, for strong and concrete actions — an appeal to every resident, every visitor, and every professional to become an active participant in this transformation.
Flocon Vert, Montagne Zéro Déchet Sauvage by 2030, Val d’Isère Téléphériques’ low-carbon pathway, the Ecomove collective — among others — illustrate how the Val d’Isère ecosystem has been committed for nearly 20 years to preserving its fragile heritage.
In the first phase, the campaign will be rolled out through tourism communication media and local initiatives, featuring impactful visuals aimed at residents and visitors alike.

Our ambition: zero litter by 2030.
This is not just a goal — it’s a mindset. Every resident, every visitor, every professional becomes a driving force in this transformation.
We are not seeking to protect passively, but to preserve actively.
Our approach is far from being a constraint; it is a genuine opportunity.

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Flocon Vert certification label

Did you know that our ski resort has the Flocon Vert seal of approval? This certification label rewards our continual efforts for improvement in favour of transition to a more sustainable approach to tourism development. For example, we work with committed partners and comply with more than 20 of the assessment criteria in multiple aspects of the approach: management, local economy, social and cultural initiatives, sustainable resource management.

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Eco-design charter

In line with our sustainable tourism promise, Valdisere.com is evolving into an eco-designed website! This means it will comply with a number of principles, such as the choice of an eco-friendly web host based in France, implementation of lazy loading, content kept as light as possible, economical technology, etc.

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Charter Mountain Zero Wild Waste by 2030

The Municipality, Val d’Isère Tourisme, Val d’Isère Téléphériques and the ESF co-signed in 2024 the Mountain Zero Wild Waste by 2030 Charter with Mountain Riders. This initiative aims to eliminate wild waste through the Adopt’1 Spot program, which helps to record and categorize waste in a given area, monitor pollution levels, and implement an action plan. Since winter 24-25, the Solaise Lounge has banned single-use plastics, offers a water fountain, reusable bottles, and highlights local products through short supply chains.

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Val d’Isère working for its environment

At the foot of the Sources de l’Isère Glacier, where the village is protected by the formidable gateway formed by the gorges of La Daille, Val d’Isère nestles against a truly majestic natural backdrop of summits, valleys and slopes that so inspire visitors and that we so aspire to preserve.

Outstanding scenery Protected wildlife and flora

Beyond the village and the ski slopes lies a land ruled by ibex, marmots and other iconic animals of the Vanoise region. At least 400 chamois live here all year round as well as 150 ibex in the winter months, while two pairs of iconic birds of prey – bearded vultures and royal eagles – can be seen flying above the village and the trails. In terms of flora, Val d’Isère boasts more than forty protected plant species, such as Androsace Alpina.

Protected nature reserves

The Vanoise National Park, which extends across 5,240 hectares, is located to the south and the east of the village. In spring and summer, lovers of the great outdoors can take a break during their hike at one of the two mountain refuges run by the Park, and another which is privately owned. The Vanoise Park shares a border with the Grand Paradis National Park on the Italian side of the passes, and has two rare prairie sectors (S43 and S39) that are protected Natura 2000 sites (high valleys where Caricion grows).

The Baillettaz Nature Reserve, which covers 475 hectares, stretches across a south-facing mountainside and adjoins the Grande Sassière Nature Reserve of Tignes. The Leissières ridge and other remarkable sites below the Iseran pass, just outside the ski area, are protected by the Iseran Pass biotope decree.
The Iseran Pass biotope decree, concerns 214 hectares. It protects the Leissières ridge and some remarkable sites on the edge of the ski area, below the pass. Another area protected by a prefectural decree is the 202-hectare Grand Pré Biotope.