An independent guide to Val Thorens
A guide to the Val Thorens ski area, skiing the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens, the beginners area, mountain restaurants, webcams, ski pass prices, and more.
A detailed guide to the Val Thorens ski area, including a sector by sector overview of the ski area, and information about the Snowpark, Skicross, slalom stadium, and the off piste itineraries.
Find the best places in Val Thorens to ski, depending on the level of the people in your party, and the time of day.
Read about Val Thorens ski area.
Where to start on your first skiing day in Val Thorens - the magic carpets and the beginners' pistes, the green runs, the Funslope, and the easiest blue runs.
Read about Val Thorens beginners area.
The latest ski pass prices, for Val Thorens and the 3 Valleys, plus a link to book ski passes online.
Check the 3 Valleys and Val Thorens ski pass prices.
Skiing Made Easy is a Kindle ebook and paperback. It's a practical guide to learning to ski, based on many happy seasons of ski teaching in Val Thorens. Most of the demonstrations are performed by my friend and fellow Val Thorens ski instructor Marina.
Read more about Skiing Made Easy or buy the ebook in the Amazon Kindle Store or the paperback.
'This is the book I wish I'd had when I started skiing' - Amazon reviewer.
The mountain restaurants in Val Thorens - the best places for a coffee or hot chocolate, and the most attractive lunch options.
Read about mountain restaurants in Val Thorens.
The best webcams, so you can check out conditions in resort before you arrive, and even have a look at the top of the mountain while you're eating breakfast, to see if it's clear high up.
Find a Val Thorens webcam.
How to do the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens.
This guide has ideas for a route from Val Thorens via Méribel Mottaret (and Méribel) to Courchevel, and suggests two main options in Courchevel - based on Courchevel Moriond and Courchevel 1850. Le Praz and/or La Tania can be added on.
There are a couple of lunch recommendations, and notes on two possible ways back.
Read about the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens.
The weather in Val Thorens, including where to find the best weather forecasts, weather systems affecting Val Thorens, the Foehn wind, and the effects of climate change.
Read about the weather in Val Thorens.
A guide to all the ski schools in Val Thorens, including the ESF, Ski Cool, Prosneige, Evolution 2, and Free School Attitude.
If you're looking to do group lessons in skiing or snowboarding, for adults or children, check out all the options here. You can also find out about times and rates for private lessons.
PDFs of the piste maps. Get an overview of the Val Thorens or 3 Valleys ski area, and start to plan some routes - view a Val Thorens-Orelle piste map, or a 3 Valleys piste map.
10th November 2021
New lifts on the Orelle side of the ski area are the big developments for the coming Winter season. They create a new way to the Cime de Caron direct from Orelle.
Then there's a new ski touring area, renovated hotels, and new activities.
Read about what's new in Val Thorens in 2021-22.
I hope you have a great time skiing in Val Thorens.