Snowboarding Val Thorens

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‘Skiing Val Thorens’

Val Thorens offers a huge variety of ski areas for skiers of all abilities. The resort provides beginners with nursery slopes and wide choice of blue runs, whilst the enormous ski area makes this an excellent resort for intermediates. Advances skiers may be attracted by the more difficult of the on-piste routes, but are more likely to find testing skiing amongst the array of off-piste skiing on an offer.

Furthermore, at 2300 metres, Val Thorens is the highest resort in Europe, which usually guarantees good snow. However, crowding and queuing can sometimes be a problem.

Non-skiers would be well advised to steer clear, with very limited off-the-mountain activity. That said, the resort offers a lively aprés-ski with a selection of bars.

Review by expert member David Holyoak

‘Snowy’

The snow park isn’t the best and it’s kinda an ugly place with not much going for it in the way of night life, but this is the highest resort in France and the snow is really good and the runs and the off piste terrain is pretty solid. The other up sides are that it’s open longer and the snow if more of a cert. and that you can slide straight out your door in a lot of cases.

Accommodation is really varied, it’s a pretty expensive resort but there’s lots of package deals to Val Thorens so there’s that end of the market as well. It’s less ‘resorty’ than most of it’s neighbours and boarder friendly despite the average condition of the snow park. The off slopes life is a bit dated, be prepared to party with the package dealers.

Review by expert member TeeKai Halwitt

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