Ski Valmorel and find a chocolate-box pretty village about 90 minutes from Chaméry airport. For great skiing & snowboarding in France, this resort offers all levels and abilities some great on and off-piste.
Where
If you ski Valmorel you will find a ski resort built from scratch in the mid-1970s as a car free ski resort. Combined with the neaighbouring resort of St Francois de Longchamp, you have 50 lifts and 162kms of pistes both below and above the tree-line. The two ski resorts stretch across the Maurienne and Tarentaise valleys, and with nearest airports at Chambéry and Grenoble, access is good.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1400m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
152 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
4 km |
START SEASON : |
December |
END SEASON : |
April |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
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Intermediates
72 / % |
Advanced
18 / % |
Experts
10 / % |
TOTAL RUNS : |
83 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
196 / ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
21 km |
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On the slopes
Ski holidays in Valmorel offer an efficient lift system and access to a wide range of skiing and snowboarding. For beginners there are separate beginner skiing and snowboarding areas close to the centre - an added bonus is that they only require the basic Valmorel ski pass. Intermediates can head to the Col de la Madeleine, where there are some great runs spread out over a number of small valleys. Advanced skiers can explore the whole area, including some great off-piste couloirs and chutes on powder days.
Ski area :
If you ski Valmorel you are also in the ski region of Le Grande Domaine along with the following resorts; Saint-François Longchamp, Valmorel
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Off the slopes
The traffic-free main street of Valmorel is built with traditional Savoie stone and wood to create an attractive and friendly resort that is user friendly. There are some great places to eat on the mountain Prariond and the Altipano, at the top of the gondola. Après-ski you can try the terraces of Bourg Morel and Le Grenier, but the main street is the place to go after dark -Le Shaker bar in hotel La Fontaine is recommended for cocktails.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- The most sympathetically designed French purpose-built, car-free resort
- Largely slope-side accommodation
- Beginners and children particularly well catered for
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Fairly low, so snow can suffer
- Still lots of slow lifts and drags, with peak-season lift queues
- Few alternatives to self-catering
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Tourist Office
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