The highest and best resort in Europe. (Val Thorens)

Member Name: godsman

Product:	Val Thorens
Date:	27/03/09 (51 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Amazing skiing and friendly village.

Disadvantages: Prices have gone up with £ losing value

In the past winter, january 2009 me and my 6 friends flew from Edinburgh to Geneva and then took a 3 hour bus journey to the highest skiing resort in Europe, Val Thorens.

We stayed in the Temps D'Soleil, which was Self Catering and situated in the lower part of Val Thorens.

We were unsure about how the £ to euro conversion was going to hurt our pockets and we soon worked out if we did it expensive it would hurt alot. However we decided to try and do it on the cheap and it worked fine.
We shopped most days in "8 a huit" a small shop in our hotel where we could pick up fresh baguettes and pasteries for taking on the hill to eat for our lunch. This meant our lunch was costing around 4Euro instead of 10 Euro and up.
These shops and bakeries can be found easily around VT.

The village was very friendly and clean and had everything it needed including a superb nightclub for Apre-Ski, called Malaysia, has to be experienced at least once if you go.
Drinks are 5Euros up which is expensive, but with a bit of pre-drinking you are fine.
Going out to eat gives you many options including many traditonal French places, or Italian and The Tex Mex, which we tried and it was very nice, but rather pricey.8Euros for a SoCo lemonade and lime.
The highest pub in Europe is situated here as well and is called The Frog and Roast beef. Which you have to attend just to say you have been to it.

The skiing in Val Thorens was absolutely superb with routes for all ability levels, including beginners and experts. The Snow Park is amazing, and gives you the chance to hit the big air. Also with an airbag you can try tricks for 2Euros knowing you won't hurt yourself.

I do recommened you pay the little extra for the Les3vallees pass which gives you the chance to use all lifts in Val Thorens, MaryBell and Courchavel. These are all brilliant resorts and offers you huge amounts of skiing for the week or however long you intend to stay.

The best skiing resort i have ever attended and I most certainly intend to return in the very near future. Superb.

Summary: A brilliant resort for all ages.