Ski hire

SNOWBERRY

00 33 479 55 15 35 (landline – during the season only)
Email: service@snowberry-valdisere.com
www.snowberry-valdisere.com

Snowberry have brilliant equipment and service as well as highly trained and hugely experienced English-speaking staff, all available in two shops: Snowberry Streetside in the middle of Val d’Isère’s high street, and Snowberry Slopeside at Rond Point des Pistes, both open every day.

What’s more, they will collect you from your chalet and take you to either shop to be fitted, and then take you and your kit back to your chalet afterwards. This service is available only up to 19.30. Your YSE chalet staff can call Snowberry when you are ready to be collected or you can call them yourselves on mobile number +33 616 28 50 08 (NB calls to the landline number given above cannot arrange this). There is also a transport service in reverse at the end of the week – collecting you and your equipment from the chalet to return to their shops. They DO NOT collect equipment only. You, or someone from your group/family, must accompany the equipment back to the shop to ensure everything is returned and accounted for.

Their Chalet Fit service – they bring equipment to your chalet – is also available to pre-book online with a supplement of around €50 per adult and €30 per child on top of the rental prices.

Snowberry’s Premium equipment is all guaranteed brand new for all levels of skier from beginner to expert, with a massive range of models and ski styles available. They stock only proper retail skis, not cheap rental ‘look-alikes’, so their equipment and service are not really comparable with other shops. They offer discounts for booking online in advance with up to 39% off skis and up to 44% on boots.

For online advance booking, go to www.snowberry-valdisere.com and quote the code 604YSE. Online advance prices are lower than renting on the day in either shop, but saying you are with YSE will still give a discount off the Premium in-shop prices, shown below, though not as much of a discount as booking online in advance. Rental for durations other than 6 days are shown on the Snowberry website.

For online bookings only, there is also the option to book Standard (last season’s skis) or Eco (older skis). These options are not available for in-shop rentals and must be booked online at least 6 hours before arrival.

They also offer a range of high-end junior skis aimed at the ever-increasing number of children who come to ski with the Mountain Masters Academy or are at competition level.

Snowberry are happy to change skis or boots as often as you want if you aren’t getting on with the equipment or want a snowboard or off-piste skis for a day, and they will service them midweek should you feel your rental skis need this for no extra charge. Every pair of skis has a full service before every rental.

People renting at Slopeside can use the services at Streetside at any time, and vice versa.

Equipment hired from Snowberry can be stored overnight at Slopeside, so you can leave your normal shoes during the day while you’re skiing, then drop your skis or snowboard in at the end of the day. As well as your rented skis or snowboard you can also leave your own ski boots or snowboard boots overnight. Even non-Snowberry customers may use this daytime/overnight storage (subject to capacity) for €5 per person per day.

Snowberry operate a ‘no questions asked’ cancellation policy with full refund if you cancel your booking for any reason whatsoever.

WINTER 2025-26 PRICES

Adult Equipment

6 days

Premium Skis
There is a comprehensive list of the different categories and models of ski for each level listed on the Snowberry website
Special/Expert €257.40 (advance online), €261 (in shop)
Advanced/Expert €232.76 (advance online), €238 (in shop)
Intermediate/Advanced €198.66 (advance online), €206 (in shop)
Beginner/Lower Intermediate €170 (advance online), €174 (in shop)
Ski Boots – All Models €73 (advance online), €89 (in shop)

Premium Snowboards
Advanced/Expert €232.76 (advance online), €238 (in shop)
Beginner/Lower Intermediate €170 (advance online), €174 (in shop)
Snowboard Boots – All Models €73 (advance online), €89 (in shop)

Adult Helmet €35

Online-only special offers
Standard Adult skis – deduct €4 per day
Eco Adult skis (Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced only) – deduct €8 per day
Eco Adult boots – deduct €3 per day

Junior Equipment

6 days

Premium Skis
Junior Advanced/Expert €198.66 (advance online), €206 (in shop)
Junior Intermediate/Advanced €99 (advance online), €105 (in shop)
Junior Beginner/Intermediate €78.32 (advance online), €83 (in shop)
Junior Ski Boots €39 (advance online), €45 (in shop)

Premium Snowboards
Junior Intermediate/Advanced €99 (advance online), €105 (in shop)
Junior Snowboard Boots €39 (advance online), €45 (in shop)

Junior Helmet €23

MATTIS – INTERSPORT FRONT DE NEIGE

00 33 479 41 13 90
Email: location@intersport-valdisere.com
https://frontdeneige.intersport-valdisere.com

The Mattis ski shop, officially known as Intersport Front de Neige, is highly renowned in France but practically unknown to the British clientèle, which is strange, because it offers excellent equipment at surprisingly low prices. YSE guests receive a 20% discount and the prices are the same throughout the season with no increase for peak weeks. Prices shown here include the 20% discount. Mattis set aside enough equipment each week for YSE guests so you simply turn up and claim the generous discount on arrival. However, for peak weeks you may want to reserve equipment in advance, in which case you must email the shop (see email address above), specifying your full name, age, height and weight, shoe size where applicable, level of skiing/boarding and the equipment you’d like to rent. Whether you reserve by email or just walk into the shop, payment is at the end of the week when you return your equipment.

Adult gold/expert skis and snowboards are guaranteed new each season, while other ranges are at most a year old, except for children’s skis which are used less and hence last longer. A helmet is available with every rental for €28.80.

Snowshoes are also available to rent for durations of half a day upwards.

Intersport Front de Neige is on the Snow Square, on the edge of the nursery slopes, and is particularly convenient for Chalet Patou and Chalet Hotel Les Chardons, and also easy to walk to from most of YSE’s chalets – rather welcome on a Sunday evening when you’ve been travelling for most of the day. The shop opens earlier than other ski shops, and stays open through lunch. The staff are friendly and speak English. Customers can leave their skis and boots overnight, with boots placed on a boot warmer.

WINTER 2025-26 PRICES

Adult, 6 days

Package – ski/snowboard & boots
Blue, beginner ski €144
Red, intermediate ski/snowboard €178
Black, advanced ski/snowboard €212
Gold, expert ski/snowboard €245
Platinum, ski €280

Skis/snowboard only
Blue, beginner ski €115
Red, intermediate ski/snowboard €144
Black, advanced ski/snowboard €174
Gold, expert ski/snowboard €198
Platinum, ski €232

Boots only (ski/snowboard)
Standard €48
BOA system €58 (dial-fit ski or snowboard boots)

Helmet €28.80

Junior, 6 days

Package – ski/snowboard & boots
Baby 2-6 years €62
Junior 7-12 years, beginner €86
Junior 7-12 years, intermediate €116
Teen 13-17 years, beginner €139
Teen 13-17 years, intermediate ski €178

Skis/snowboard only
Baby 2-6 years €48
Junior 7-12 years, beginner €72
Junior 7-12 years, intermediate €96
Teen 13-17 years, beginner €116
Teen 13-17 years, intermediate €144

Boots only (ski/snowboard)
Baby 2- 6 years €15
Junior 7-12 years, beginner €20
Junior 7-12 years, intermediate €29
Teen/Racing 13-17 years, ski €48

Helmet €28.80

Snowshoes, 1 day €6.40, 6 days €38.40

Boraso Sport Contact

00 33 479 06 01 37

https://en.snowell.com/ski-hire/france/?page=25

This family-run shop is located in the Les Equinoxes building in La Daille, 50m from the Funival, and is particularly convenient for guests staying at Chalets des Neiges, Pentes and Pistes, and also at chalets La Maison du Rocher, Le Vieux Crêt and Chalet d’Isère. You can leave your hired equipment there overnight, which makes bussing and walking to and from the chalets much easier. Picking up skis from Boraso and taking the Funival up the mountain is the quickest way to start the day for these chalets. The only people this wouldn’t work for is those who have lessons starting in the centre of Val d’Isère. Prices shown below are advance online and in the shop. 15% discount for YSE guests off the shop prices, and the discount is included below – just mention you’re staying with YSE when you go to the shop. The shop is under the umbrella of large rental company Snowell which has outlets all over the Alps. Large website but once you find Boraso Sport Contact on page 25, booking is relatively easy. Insurance not included – €2 per day for adult equipment and €1.50 for children’s equipment. Free helmet for children when equipment is pre-booked.

WINTER 2025–26 PRICES

Adult (14 years+), 6 days

Skis
Beginner
skis €95.25 online, €101.60 in shop
skis & boots €126.75 online, €135.20 in shop
Beginner/Intermediate
skis €109.50 online, €116.80 in shop
skis & boots €146.25 online, €156 in shop
Intermediate/Expert
skis €126.75 online, €135.20 in shop
skis & boots €168.75 online, €180 in shop
Expert
skis €143.25 online, €152.80 in shop
skis & boots €191.25 online, €204 in shop

Snowboard
Beginner/Intermediate
snowboard €109.50 online, €116.80 in shop
snowboard & boots €146.25 online, €156 in shop
Intermediate/Expert
snowboard €126.75 online, €135.20 in shop
snowboard & boots €168.75 online, €180 in shop

Adult helmet €28

Junior, 6 days

Skis
up to 6 years
skis €42 online, €67.20 in shop
skis & boots €56.25 online, €82.40 in shop
7-13 years
skis €51.75 online, €77.60 in shop
skis & boots €69 online, €96 in shop

Snowboard
7-13 years
snowboard €75.75 online, €103.20 in shop
snowboard & boots €100.50 online, €129.60 in shop

Junior helmet included in price when pre-booked, otherwise €24

PRECISION/SKI REPUBLIC/FREERIDE

Precision: www.precisionski-rent.com
Ski Republic: www.ski-republic.com

Precision and Ski Republic amalgamated several years ago and have dozens of shops in twenty French ski resorts, and the biggest servicing centre in the Alps. The Freeride shop, in Val Village, which specialises in snowboards, freestyle and back country equipment, is also part of this group.

There is one Precision ski hire shop in Val d’Isère: La Poudreuse on the road leading up to the Olympique/Bellevarde lifts, turning right at the first roundabout in the village (or the third roundabout if you count the two at La Daille!).

Ski Republic have four shops in Val d’Isère: in the Portillo building on the main road into Val d’Isère, at the Rond Point des Pistes across the road from Snowberry, on the Snow Square and in La Daille. Being so big they can’t be as personal as the other family-run shops we recommend, but there are definitely economies of scale, and it is rare that we hear serious criticisms.

All shops offer a week’s overnight storage for €20.

Their USP is their low online prices, though it is impossible for us to quote them accurately: they vary by the day, but the earlier you book the less you pay. Their website often has up to 60% reductions, and using the YSE code will get a further 10% off. You simply have to visit their websites – see links above – and use code VDI_YSE26 for Winter 2025-26. However, don’t get all your party to check on their prices or your ski hire for that particular date will creep up in price on every visit! Walk-in prices (ie not pre-booked) in the shop are discounted by 30% with the same code.

For this reason, we can’t quote prices accurately, but can just describe the categories of equipment that you can expect when you visit the website or one of the shops. There are various categories and you may change between different types of skis free of charge during the week, depending on snow conditions. Performance (gold) are the current year’s models for powder, carving and freestyle. The Sensation (black) category is often last year’s Performance equipment but also includes a percentage of new equipment and is for advanced skiers. Evolution (red) is an intermediate range, some new, some re-conditioned, and Initiation (beginner) equipment is at least a year old. Precision offers breakage, theft and cancellation insurance for €12 per week. Helmets for adults and children start at around €20 for a week.

General terms and conditions include free cancellation (excluding insurance and booking fee) up to 24 hours before the start of any hire period.