Val Thorens, located in the French Alps, is the highest ski resorts in Europe, at 2300 m altitude. The resort forms part of the 3 vallées linked ski area which, with over 600 km of piste, is the largest linked ski area in the world.
Due to its
unique situation, the village of Val Thorens is located right in the heart of the skiing. It doesn’t matter where you stay, the slopes are virtually at your doorstep giving it the luxury of being a ski-in, ski-out resort. Leave your worries behind, click into your bindings and let yourself go to discover the advantages of staying at the highest ski village in Europe.
Given the high altitude of Val Thorens and the Glacier de Péclet the resort is often regarded as "snow sure". With the winter season lasting into early May and summer skiing on the glacier. The highest skiable peaks are
Pointe du Bouchet (3220m) and
Cime de Caron (3200m), with its cable car of the same name, one of the biggest in the world with its capacity of 150+1 passengers.
Many of its slopes face north and north-west, providing for good snow conditions. This means that the slopes are not as sunny, so the resort tends to attract a crowd more interested in skiing than "terracing." However, the resort itself faces south, and many people enjoy sitting outside in the sunshine when they have finished skiing. As well as a combination of 68 marked runs, Val Thorens also 5 terrain parks giving access to bordercross tracks, quarter pipes and jumps.