Val Thorens Ski Resort Guide
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Val Thorens Ski Resort Guide
19th November 2011 until 08th May 2012. 'So High'. Location: Savoy, Vanoise mountain range, Vallée des Belleville, Les 3 Vallées. Altitude: 2300 - 3230 metres. Snow Guarantee: Val Thorens can guarantee snow from Christmas to the beginning of May!. 2 live webcams (360° 'High in Style'). 23 000 tourist beds spread over hotels, chalets, tourist residences and estate agencies. 150 shops 'High Technology'. Val Thorens is in the forefront of ski lift innovation with 32 ski lifts: 1 cable car, 4 funitels, 3 gondolas, 8 release-mechanism chair lifts of which 4 have dual access, 7 chair lifts, 4 drag lifts, 4 moving carpets, 1 rope lift. 374 snow canons. 40% of the ski area is equipped with snow making equipment 'High in Thrills'. 150 km of pistes in Val Thorens - Orelle. 78 slopes (8 blacks, 30 reds, 29 blues, 11 greens). Piste classification: 20% beginner, 50% intermediate, 30% advanced. 4 pedestrian paths, 1 special junior area for beginners,1 FIS standardized slalom piste, a 6 km long toboggan run, 1 snowpark, 1 boardercross 'High in Energy'. A 'ski from the door' pedestrian resort (car parking obligatory). A Sports Centre offering more than 20 sports and leisure activities. Numerous other activities: driving on ice, tobogganing, snowshoe outings, paragliding, 4 ski schools with 280 ski instructors. Lessons are given in nearly 15 languages. 3 crèches, children’s gardens and mini club from 3 months to 6 years old. There's a welcome for everyone. Family Plus Mountain resort. A tailor-made welcome for handicapped holidaymakers: specially adapted accommodation (hotels and residences), reserved parking places, reduction on ski passes for handicapped people and their guides, access to the ski lifts, equipment rental specifically for handi-skiing, ski lessons with qualified instructors.
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Trails (Pistes): 78 | Halfpipes: 0 |
| Summit: 3230 m | Toplift: m | |
| Beg: 20% Int: 50% Adv: 30% | Terrain Parks: 1 | |
| Vertical Drop: 930 m | X-Country: 0 | |
| Lifts: 32 (1 cable car, 4 funitels, 3 gondolas, 15 chair lifts, 9 surface lifts) | Snowmaking: 40% | |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 4 | Slopeside accommodation: Y | |
| Restaurants: 60 | Acres of ski: 6000 | |
| Bars: 42 | Nearest Airport: Lyon | |
| Nearest Train: Moûtiers Salins Brides-Les-Bains (37km) | Tourist Info Phone:: +3304 79 00 08 08, Val Thorens Tourist Office Website |
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Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Val Thorens
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Mountain Peaks
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| Aiguille de Peclet, France | 3 km |
| Mont Thabor, France | 17 km |
| Aguille d- Epaisseur or Aiguille de l- Epaisseur, France | 24 km |
| Aiguilles d-Arves, France | 25 km |
| Grande Casse, France | 25 km |