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Valfrejus Resort Reviews

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Next snow in Valfrejus: 0.6 cm on Wed 6th  (after 8 PM)

Visitor reviews for Valfrejus Ski Resort

Valfrejus Ratings

Overall: 3.5. Based on 59 votes and 49 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.8

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Valfrejus is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.8

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Valfrejus has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.2

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.0

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.6

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Valfrejus

Public Transport: 3.8

  • There are no buses or taxis to Valfrejus
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.1

  • No places to stay in/near Valfrejus
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.6

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 2.6

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Valfrejus

Ski in/Ski out: 4.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Valfrejus
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 3.6

  • Valfrejus relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.4

  • There are no snow groomers at Valfrejus
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Valfrejus are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Valfrejus is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.7

  • If snow conditions are poor at Valfrejus, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.7

  • Valfrejus usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.5

  • The staff at Valfrejus are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Valfrejus are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.8

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.1

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.3

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.1

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.6

  • No intermediate terrain at Valfrejus
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.2

  • Not even a kicker at Valfrejus
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 1.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Valfrejus
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.6

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Valfrejus has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.6

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.8

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.5

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 2.6

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.5

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.6

  • Overall, Valfrejus is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.6

  • Overall, Valfrejus is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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January 08, 2008
Paul from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Colin, I appreciate your response and always felt it was probably down to a lack of vision/investment from the management company. As I said the resort has plenty of potential and if the right investment is made in the ski area and lift system, then it will be a very good place to visit.
November 28, 2007
miro from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thanks Colin. My Family has a special feel for Valfrejus. Small but not so small and good skiing on upper slopes. A quiet resort where you, more or less, get to know everybody during the week. Good base for other resorts. Very strategically placed between Italy and France. Good road to resort. We have been to a lot of places around the ski world but Valfrejus is a special one and does it for me. Even thinking of buying something there. Will be going again once or twice this season. lets pray for a lot of snow though.
November 24, 2007
colin from Ski France France
In Valfrejus there are 5 snow machines not 1 and it is not the fault of the drivers or workers that they have had poor piste conditions and maintenance in the past but a fault with the useless upper management and the managers of the resort.. But all is set to change as the old cronkey set of stick in the muds who didn't want to spend money and improve Valfrejus have now gone (Hooray) and the resort is now ready to be managed by the commune itself with the help of others. Given the good snow conditions that look promising for this season there is no better place to be than VALFREJUS; the powder paradise. So come and fill your boots.
October 26, 2006
Mark from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi, I have just read Paul's review on Valfrejus and must agree with his comments concerning the poor piste maintenance. However I do believe that he is wrong when stating that they have only one 'basher' as I have seen two, although never both working at the same time. I have stayed at Valfrejus five times but use it as a base primarily for the easy access to the many other resorts in the valley. Valfrejus has a lot of potential especially if the village employed the same company that delivers perfectly groomed pistes in the nearby resort of La Norma. I like the village, bars, restaurants and when the snow (piste) conditions are good, the skiing. My biggest moans about this resort are why the resort officials tend to close the runs back to the village for no apparent reason and as I have previously said, the poor piste maintenance
October 26, 2006
Paul from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have been travelling to Valfrejus for the last 4 years with friends for a 4 day break. As a resort it has a lot of potential, but unfortunately one of the worst lift companies I have seen. The sight of 'the' (I say 'the' because there can only be one) piste basher at work is rare and generally the piste is in very poor condition. To give you an idea, in the 16 days we have spent in this resort, we have only bothered to ski it for 1.5 of those and the .5 was because we had no choice, as the road down to the valley was unpassable. The town however does act as a good base for some of the better resorts in the area, with Val Thorens, Valloire/Valmeinier, Val Cenis and the always excellent La Norma are all within easy drive of Valfrejus.
April 15, 2006
Farbod from Ski Germany Germany
Hi to everyone, The conditions of the lower lopes are very bad(impossible to ski). The higher slopes are all ok till 2:00 PM. Great place for beginner skiers. There are also a few runs for advanced people. There are 3 bars and 2 discos but the prices are much higher then in Austria. I was also one day in Val Thorens and I loved it. Great runs, snow, villige and people.
April 02, 2006
Farbod from Ski Germany Germany
Hello to everyone. Me and my friends are going to Valfrejus in a week. It's the first time we are visiting Valfrejus. I'm the only advanced skier, the other ones are all beginners. So could someone tell me how the snow conditions are in Valfrejus. And how the runs are for beginners or advanced skiers. Since we are all 18 years old, we would like to also go in bars or discos. So it would be nice if someone could tell me how the bars are. Thanks a lot Farbod
February 03, 2006
Oliver from Ski Germany Germany
Dear Miro, No problem. Skiing the runs was possible. Not so much ice on it. If you are searching for good conditions, somebody told us to go to Val Thorens. There are good conditions and snow machines over the mountain. But I don't know anything about quietness and so on. Valfrejus is nice and quiet with one special pub. Good music and friendly people. For more information contact me on download <at> karkutt <dot> de Bye Oliver
February 02, 2006
miro from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Thanks Oliver. Much appreciated the valuable information and photos on the situation above Valfrejus. Looks like at least the weather was nice and sunny. The snow looks a bit thin and crusty. Was is possible to ski away from the runs or was the snow just too thin on top? Don't know what is up with the weather in recent years in the western Alps. Only one thing is left for us before we hit the mountain slopes-PRAY FOR SNOW!! and lots of it. This year I wanted something quiet for my family and friends with good snow and skiing down on the blacks there but I think we have to settle for only the views and here and there a little skiing. Thanks again Miro and Co
February 01, 2006
miro from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi there. Second time we are going to Valfrejus. 3 years ago or so the snow was plenty and we could ski everywhere. This year though ,looking at the snow reports up to now , it sounds it is pretty bad with ice everywhere. It is difficult to judge the snow cover only from one web camera placed on the middle station. Can anyone tell me first hand what the snow is like at the moment please? Is it sheet ice or just here and there? How about from the top? I know the resorts don't like it when the snow is limited and are trying to tell less. Please email me on [email protected]. Or maybe I will get lucky and will receive some photos.:)Thanks in advance.