Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding has three different modes of play:Val d'Isère Skiing and Snowboarding game manual (Atari Jaguar, US) Freeride, Training and Compete. Each one having their own subset of rules. Freeride is an arcade-style, non-competitive event mode in which the player has to descend from the mountain and reach the finish line of the track. At the start of any course, the player is given a limited amount of time to reach a designated checkpoint and increase the time limit to continue racing, while avoiding obstacles in order to not lose time. After reaching down the bottom of the mountain, the player automatically uses a ski lift in order to climb to the next mountain trail. More paths are unlocked depending on the route the player has chosen when descending from the mountain's skiing trail. If the players misses a checkpoint, the time limit stays the same, leading to an early end to the race as a result. Later paths get increasingly difficult as the player progresses in this mode, with more obstacles to avoid and lower time limits, in addition, these later courses add power ups such as turbo, shield and time increasers.
