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Ski Val Thorens

  

Ski Val Thorens for Europe's highest destination. High altitude skiing and snowboarding in France with a superb snow record as well as access to the fabulous Trois Vallees ski area. What more do you want?

Where

The highest resort in Europe, ski Val Thorens and get guaranteed snow throughout the season. Part of the Trois Valleés area, you can connect by cable cars to the resorts of Courchevel to enjoy 54 groomed slopes with over 170kms of piste. The nearest airports are Geneva or Lyon (St Exupery), both around 2.5 hours.

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Resort Info Chart

RESORT ALTITUDE :

2300m

TOTAL PISTE :

600 km

LONGEST RUN :

5 km

START SEASON :

December

END SEASON :

May

OVERALL

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FAMILIES

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Beginners
 / %
Intermediates
60 / %
Advanced
28 / %
Experts
12 / %

TOTAL RUNS :

270

SNOW CANNONS :

520 / ha

SNOW PARKS :

2

CROSS COUNTRY :

33 km


On the slopes

Ski Val Thorens and you get year round snow on the Glacier de Péclet. There is plenty of terrain for everyone, but with a large proportion dedicated to beginners or low intermediates, this is a fantastic place to learn and enhance those skiing and snowboarding techniques. Advanced skiers and snowboarders should look to the endless off piste powder fields in Lac Du Lou or the hidden valley - a local guide will show you the hidden gems.

Ski area :

If you ski Val Thorens you are also in the ski region of Les Trois Vallees along with the following resorts; Brides Les Bains, Courchevel 1300 le Praz, Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650, Courchevel 1850, La Tania, Les Menuires, Meribel, Mottaret, St Martin de Belleville, Val Thorens .

Off the slopes

Purpose-built and traffic-free Val Thorens has plenty of accommodation offering ski-to-your-door accessibility. From luxury hotels to private residences, you'll find over 23,000 beds available. The après ski is lively, with a great variety of cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs to suit all tastes and budgets, or you can try the local cinema. Away from the slopes there are other choices to keep you busy including swimming, tennis, a sports centre, or why not try the six kilometre long toboggan piste!

RESORT GOOD POINTS

  • Extensive local slopes to suit all abilities, and good access to the rest of the vast Three Valleys
  • The highest resort in the Alps and one of the most snow-sure, with mainly north-facing slopes
  • Convenient, gentle nursery slopes

RESORT BAD POINTS

  • Not much to do off the slopes
  • Some very crowded pistes and dangerous intersection
  • Still some queues ? and really serious ones for the C?me de Caron cable-car


Tourist Office

Val Thorens Tourist Office
Maison de Val Thorens

Val Thorens 73440

Click here for website
Phone: 33 479 000 808
Fax: 33 479 000 004
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RESORTS NEARBY

Les Menuires (c.13km)

St Martin de Belleville (c.23km)

La Tania (c.38km)

Meribel (c.40km)

AIRPORTS NEARBY

Chambery (c.127km/100mins)

Geneva (c.182km/160mins)

Grenoble (c.193km/143mins)

Sion (c.202km/194mins)

Lyon (c.205km/144mins)

Turin (c.256km/184mins)


 
 

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