How to après-ski like a local in Val d'Isère

• For the country that invented the phrase, resorts in France tend to be remarkably short on après-ski compared with Austria and Switzerland. However, Val d’Isère is a notable exception. After all, this is where La Folie Douce started in 1974 and Dick’s Tea Bar followed five winters later. Both continue to provide raucous entertainment that’s barely been touched by the passage of time.