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Val Thorens guide
In this Val Thorens guide, you can find out about the resort, ski area, accommodation, restaurants, and bars. We have the full programme of events for the winter season, and we'll report the Val Thorens news. Check out our Val Thorens webcams page, and read our Val Thorens weather reports, which are updated daily throughout the winter. Find the best ski and snowboard hire in Val Thorens, and see our ski schools page. We hope you'll find this the best guide to Val Thorens.
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12th May 2013: See our latest Val Thorens snow report...
1st May 2013: See our report and video of the water slide in Val Thorens during Apotheose Days...
Val Thorens guide
Val Thorens resort
The Val Thorens resort section tells you all you need to know about resort facilities including the tourist office, post office, banks, medical centre, church, parking, radio station, Club des Sports, and the cinema. There's also a Val Thorens history page, and a Val Thorens resort map page. |
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Val Thorens accommodation
Val Thorens offers a wide range of accommodation, from budget apartments to luxury four-star hotels. This is our guide to the hotels, self-catering accommodation, and chalets in Val Thorens. |
Val Thorens restaurants
Many of the restaurants in Val Thorens serve Savoyard specialities - fondue, pierrade and raclette. But there are many other dishes on offer, including pizza, steak, and Tex-Mex. This is our complete guide to the restaurants in Val Thorens. |
Val Thorens season dates 2012-13The 2012-13 ski season in Val Thorens opens on 24th November 2012, and runs to 12th May 2013. |
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Val Thorens bars
From the traditional British and Irish watering holes, to the distinctly European venues, find the best bars and pubs in Val Thorens. |
Val Thorens nightclubs
A guide to the three Val Thorens nightclubs - Summit, Malaysia and Baramix. |
Val Thorens events
We have a full list of Val Thorens events for the winter season, and a weekly update of the current week's events during the winter. |
Val Thorens news
Reports on the events and news from Val Thorens during the winter season. We post lots of photos and videos. Updated once or twice a week, you can see what's going on in resort, and get an idea of the current snow and weather conditions. |
Val Thorens weather
The latest weather forecast for Val Thorens, updated daily during the ski season. You can also listen to the English language version of the weather on Virgin Radio Val Thorens Les Menuires. |
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Val Thorens travel
This Val Thorens travel page has information about the Eurostar ski train, plus flight information, and advice on travelling to Val Thorens by car. There's a page with information about, and links to, transfer companies, for getting to Val Thorens from a station or airport. We also have bus times, and the route and times of the resort shuttle. |
Val Thorens ski shops
Our recommended ski shop in Val Thorens is Zenith. Read about ski and snowboard hire and sales, boot-fitting, servicing of your own equipment, and accessories. |
Val Thorens ski hire
This is our page on Val Thorens ski and snowboard hire at Zenith ski shop, with all the options, prices. A 20% discount voucher is available to print off. |
Val Thorens ski schools
A guide to the ski schools in Val Thorens. We look at all the Val Thorens ski schools, plus the best options for private lessons in Val Thorens. There's even a British ski instructor. |
Val Thorens activities
Our guide to the (non-skiing) activities in Val Thorens, including ten pin bowling, tobogganing, ski doos (snowmobiles), ice driving, mountain biking, and paint ball. |
Val Thorens tour operators
Read about the tour operators offering packages to Val Thorens. They include Crystal/Thomson, the largest ski tour operator, Inghams, a long-established and reliable company, and more specialist tour operators - such as Skiworld, the chalet specialist, and Erna Low, the self-drive specialist. |
Why Val Thorens?
Why do we love Val Thorens? Above all for the snow and terrain. As the highest resort in Europe, it often has some of the best snow. Why ski on icy hardpack, when you've got the option of soft, cold, fresh snow in VT? As for the terrain, there's an extensive beginners' area, kilometres of varied pistes for intermediates, a top-class snowpark, and a skier/boarder cross. You can find a wealth of off-piste, too, including some of the most charming itineraries in the Alps.
The lift system is constantly being improved - for example, in summer 2011, the Val Thorens lift company (SETAM) invested nearly €10 million, including €6.5 million on a new funitel cable car, the Funitel de Thorens. SETAM spends money on improvements every year, and the result is genuinely fast and modern chairlifts and cable cars. In summer 2012, one of the projects is to replace all the cabins of the Funitel Péclet, and increase the number of cabins, so you're whisked to the top without waiting.
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We're always adding more content. Check out our Lost in Translation page, which has funny translations we've spotted around resort. Send us any you've found, too.
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We aim to provide the best guide to Val Thorens. Because we live in resort all winter, you get the inside track on what's happening. Whatever you want to know about the resort, you can find it in this Val Thorens guide!
