Val Thorens Reviews

I visited Val Thorens two years ago on my first ever ski holiday. The resort is located in the Three Valleys in the French Alps, not far from the Swiss border. I have been told it's a couple of hours from the nearest ariport, however, we drove from the UK, so I can only go on what I've been told. My first impression of the resort was ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

My partner and I, both decent intermediate skiers, spent a week over New Year 2006-07 at Val Thorens, and got very lucky with the snow. While much of the Alps struggled, we had lots of glorious fresh snow to play in, with some excellent piste conditions. VT is the highest resort in Europe, so while you are likely to get the best of the ...  Read the complete review

I went to Val Thorens skiing two years ago and was extremely impressed by both the resort and the condition of the pistes, so I returned again this year to try my hand at boarding. Although the snow conditions in the alps is the worst this season for donkeys years, Val Thorens still had a good covering and it even got an extra foot when ...  Read the complete review

Val Thorens is an exellent ski resort with just fabulous mountains for skiing on. I went there as a learner and came back a good skier. It provides a great ski school for all ages. They teach you the basics of skiing and then take you down some of the easier runs.The ski instruckters are very friendly and re never horrible to any ...  Read the complete review

I went to Val Thorens the week before Christmas 2000 and I had a brilliant time, despite some unfortunately poor snow conditions. The resort itself is the highest in Europe, being at 2,300m, and it claims to have 7 summits or skiable areas above 3,000m. It is a part of the 3 Valleys ski area, and if you buy the 3 Valleys lift pass you ...  Read the complete review