skiing val thorens
Val Thorens Ski resort is situated at the top of the world's largest linked ski area, the Three Valleys, with access to more than 500 pistes served by 200+ lifts. With such a vast dispersed area, lift queues are rare. Although there is a seemingly endless choice of skiing for all abilities, more than 200 runs catagorised blue or red, advanced skiers will reap the benefits most as such a choice is not often available. Experts should ski Val Thorens powder field on the Peclet and Chaviere glaciers and try the Cime de Caron black moguls, for a taster of what is available.
Val Thorens ski terrain itself is easy around the resort with some free lifts, medium and difficult on the summits, thereby pleasing all skiers whether beginners or more expert. Especially satisfying is the ski to door design and the modern lift infrastructure both of which make Val Thorens skiing easily accessible. With many reputable ski schools, lessons are easily acoomodated and you can even take a telemark or Moguls course.
Skiing Val Thorens you'll enjoy 68 pistes and trails and that means approximately 140km of ski runs. Val Thorens lifts number 28 with the capacity to uplift 57944 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Val Thorens is over 12km long. Ski Val Thorens summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Val Thorens.
Val Thorens Ski Area
Val Thorens ski area has 11% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 38% intermediate, 38% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Val Thorens piste is the 3km Caron run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Val Thorens after dark.
Val Thorens for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall 
snowboarding val thorens
Val Thorens snowboarding has plenty to offer with all the available terrain and with limited surface lifts has excellent access for boarders. Snowboarding Val Thorens is taken to a higher level with the new snow park. This 70000m2 area filled with bumps, rails, boxes, whoops and more, is located on the Plateau sector, which is served by several lifts. You can snowboard Val Thorens Snowpark, no matter what your level of ability thanks to the 5 different zones.
The beginners zone has series of woops, two beginners rails followed by a series of 3 tables.The intermediate zone has 3 hand rails, 3 boxes and 6 jumps. The Experts zone has 6 hand rails, 1 wall ride as well as a link into a big air, this zone is a favourite training ground and the Val Thorens showcase. The boardercross zone has an 800 m long fun area with bumps, whoops and jumps. There is also the new Jump'Air zone, which allows you to do your jump and land on shock absorbing mattress, to limit the danger, which is great for trying new jumps and improving your freestyle.
If you snowboard Val Thorens you'll want to know that, of the 28 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Val Thorens snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Val Thorens snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 110 metres), 2 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Val Thorens for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall