 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello All
I am planning on visiting Val d'Isere for 2 to 3 months this season and am after advice on parking there. The website has details of fee paying car parks, but is there anywhere to park for free for that length of time. What about parking in nearby villages like St Foy?
Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ste Foy parking is free, large car park at the end of the MGM apartments, there is also a large new carpark near the Le Face gondala but this is not free.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Gideon, welcome to snowheads.  I don't have much experience of Val D'Isere - others will have more advice. But when I've driven there for the day (off season) I have considered myself pretty lucky to get a paying underground car parking space. There was no chance in any unpaying places - most are attached to particular residences so I guess it depends where you live. That was in the centre though - if you're out in the boondocks it might be easier. In many resorts, though, you are not allowed to just park in the streets overnight because of the need to leave the way free for snowploughs.
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There is a very large free car park at Tignes Les Brevieres - it's 3 lifts from there for you to to get back to Val D'Isere. It appears that you can park there as long as you like as it generally has the usual selection of converted HGVs inhabited by eco-warrior-esqe pierced, tatooed & dreadlocked seasonnaires  ).
Alternatively, there is a second, smaller free car park at tignes Les Boisses. Seen cars well snowed in there - so assume that you can stay there as long as you like too.
In Val D'Isere, there's a free car park next to the cable car at Le Fornet - no idea whether that's a long stay possibility though.
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the usual selection of converted HGVs inhabited by eco-warrior-esqe pierced, tatooed & dreadlocked seasonnaires
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We went to Val D several years in a row (but haven't been for 5 years) and always made use of a large, open air, free car park between la Daille and Val D.
Not sure if that is still available now however.... I'm sure some Val regulars will be along soon to comment.
If not, mountainaddict's suggestion above seems feasible.
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There was a free car park at the Laisinant end of town when we were there in January 2009 - Drive to the roundabout just beyond the Spa supermarket on the left, and turn left. This was during the FIS world championships, when parking was at a premium, but our friend left his car in there for a week with no problems. Has always irked me because we'd been forewarned of parking difficulties and had forked out to pre-book underground parking...
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We went to Val D several years in a row (but haven't been for 5 years) and always made use of a large, open air, free car park between la Daille and Val D.
Not sure if that is still available now however.... I'm sure some Val regulars will be along soon to comment.
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It hasn't been for the past 2 seasons...Seem to recall that it's now either a pay car park or has been blocked off to force people into the pay car parks 
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As far as I can remember there many free parking in Val D but I never find a space myself.
I usually park at Tignes and paid for it at Val Claret open car park just next to the lift station. Think there were several paid underground car parks at Tignes 2100 handy for the lift stations.Last time I was there I carried a roof box on top of the car. It was alright on entry as I checked the headroom height displayed. When there were no space I searched a few levels down and heard a big bang. The lower levels have reduce headroom!
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