Val D'Isere v Val Thorens

In article ,
(Scott Whitehead) wrote:

In view of the coming warm spell over the Alps, I wonder where the
best place to head will be for a three day break next week.

I know that Val D'Isere has superb off-piste but how does its pistes
compare to Val Thorens. I will be skiing with a "lazy advanced" skiier
- ie somebody who is quite capable of going offpiste but prefers to
stick to the marked runs.

Any comments would be welcome.

To me - both offers are equal. In Val Thorans you might expect slightly
better snow (little bit higher). But IMHO Tignes-Val d'Isere area is
more interesting. And taking into account Val d'Isere as a town is more
attractive than Val Thorans I would choose Val d'Isere.
Unless, of course, you do not care about so called ambience and do
prefer discos and so on... then... the decision is yours
:-)
TA