Val Thorens...
 

All,

Am off boarding to Val Thorens on Feb 5th for a week.

Can anybody point me in the right direction of good slopes across the 3
Valleys to save me wasting valuable time.

Also, if anybody knows of a decent place for a beer after the slopes, I'd
appreciate the advice.

Hope you can help,

Gez.

Ski pass for 3 Valleys is more expensive than the one for Val Thorens.
Val Thorens resort is so big that maybe you won't even manage to ride all
slopes in one week, so extension to other resorts (with 3 Valleys ticket)
really doesn't worth it...
You have plenty of freeride/ off piste...
As for the beer, I don't know- I don't drink it while riding ...

Val Thorens resort is so big that maybe you won't even manage to ride all
slopes in one week, so extension to other resorts (with 3 Valleys ticket)
really doesn't worth it...

I'd have to disagree with that. The 3 valley's pass is excellent value
and its well worth taking excursions over to Meribel and Courchevel. If
you go over to Meribel, the Mont du Vallon is a must, two lovely long
wide reds with great views down the Meribel valley.

In Val Thorens my faves are the Red, Tete Ronde from the top of the
Peclet funitel, and Pluviometre from the top of the 3 valleys chair, the
long black down from the Cime de Carron (or the red if that looks too
intimidating from the cable car), and the blue/red Boismint runs. These
are just a few.

Another must is the "fourth valley" with a lovely long red, Maurienne,
or the black from the top of the Cime de Carron cable car.

You should also head down to Les Menuires and check out the lovely quiet
La Masse sector - the best kept secret in the 3 Valleys IMHO.

There are a number of good off piste itineraries including the Lac du
Lou and Pierre Lory (both may require a bit of a walk out on a board).

For eating, the Genepi mountain restaurant is good, and the small
restaurant (no more than a hut) at the top of the Col chair is a good
quiet spot for a scenic vin chaud - not great for food though.

In the resort I like the Scapin, on the main square, for pizza, there is
quite a good Tex Mex place opposite the upper mall - can't remember the
name. If you want an English pub try the Frog & Roast beef near the top
of the resort and (I believe) any late night action usually happens in
the Malaysia bar on the main square.

Also, make the most of the excellent sports centre in the main mall.

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I'm with Playdreamer - get the 3 valley pass. Personally, even though
Val Thorens is my favourite part, Meribel is the best place to stay
because it's central.

I too liked Mont Vallon and the same ones Playdreamer liked in Val
Thorens. If the snow's good, there's a nice 30 min hike along a ridge
into the 4th valley - you get to do a stretch of off piste. The people
are relatively scarce, though you probably won't be alone.

If you can make it over to Courchevel, I enjoyed the natural snowpark
around the bottom of the Saulire cable car.

Taxis from Meribel or Courchevel to Val Thorens will set you back over
100 Euros, so don't miss the last lift!!!

Alan

Playdreamer wrote:
Val Thorens resort is so big that maybe you won't even manage to ride
all slopes in one week, so extension to other resorts (with 3 Valleys
ticket) really doesn't worth it...


I'd have to disagree with that. The 3 valley's pass is excellent value
and its well worth taking excursions over to Meribel and Courchevel. If
you go over to Meribel, the Mont du Vallon is a must, two lovely long
wide reds with great views down the Meribel valley.

In Val Thorens my faves are the Red, Tete Ronde from the top of the
Peclet funitel, and Pluviometre from the top of the 3 valleys chair, the
long black down from the Cime de Carron (or the red if that looks too
intimidating from the cable car), and the blue/red Boismint runs. These
are just a few.

Another must is the "fourth valley" with a lovely long red, Maurienne,
or the black from the top of the Cime de Carron cable car.

You should also head down to Les Menuires and check out the lovely quiet
La Masse sector - the best kept secret in the 3 Valleys IMHO.

If you are heading over to Meribel make sure you zigzag up and down to get
across, there are some seriously boring flat runs that traverse the whole
way, both to and from Meribel.

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mont vallon is good. some great off piste near there aswell.