600 km
1300 m - 3230 m
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Test report Les Trois Vallées
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Les Trois Vallées
Total result: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Test Les Trois Vallées
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Les Trois Vallées
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Additional runs
50 km Marked ski routes
Altitude difference
1930 m (Valley 1300 m - Mountain 3230 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
174
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 9 ← 11
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 9 ← 11
Runs/slopes
Total 600 km
Easy
312 km
(52 %)Intermediate
216 km
(36 %)Difficult
72 km
(12 %)
Additional runs
Marked ski routes
50 km
Longest run
7.7 km
Run location
Glacier, above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
you do not need to take a t-bar, mostly chair lifts and gondolas, also high speed lifts, but only 2 covered chair lifts
Number of ski lifts
174
Total capacity
270810 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
219.8 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
2
3
39
72
54
4
Additional
5
4
Photos
long season due to the elevation and the artificial snow
Worth knowing
- Glacier ski resort
- Artificial snow-making
1990 Snow canons
43 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is open most of the time.
Season 2008/2009
171 Days open
124 Days when valley run open
124 Days when valley run open
Season 2009/2010
180 Days open
135 Days when valley run open
135 Days when valley run open
Photos
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
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Further evaluation criteria
Moutiers is about 35 km away via a high mountain road from Val Thorens 2300m - from Orelle (888m) you can take the 3 Vallees Express up to the ski resort - the other villages you can reach easier. Only a few free parking lots at the edge of the villages
Access via N90 Schnellstraße Albertville-Moûtiers, Ende Schnellstraße Höhe Moûtiers
- Courchevel 1300/Foret (Courchevel), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 16 km · approx. 17 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: limited amount available, Tarred parking lot, - Pas du Lac 1 (Méribel-Mottaret)
Distance: 21 km · approx. 23 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: limited amount available, Stone parking lot, - Menuires (Les Menuires)
Distance: 25 km · approx. 31 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: limited amount available, Tarred parking lot, - Funitel Peclet (Val Thorens)
Distance: 33 km · approx. 40 Minutes driving time
Roads: Mountain road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: limited amount available, Stone parking lot, for a fee
Access via Autobahn A43 (L'Autoroute de la Maurienne), Ausfahrt 29
- 3 Vallees Express (Orelle), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 8 km · approx. 11 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- Ski busses
- Scheduled busses
sporadic nice mountain huts but very expensive
65 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Gastronomy tip
Photos
sooner homelike in the restaurants and bars in the valley, night clubs and discos are open later in the evening.
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are many accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Brides-les-Bains
Distance to ski resort - Courchevel 1300
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 32000 - Courchevel 1550
Distance to ski resort - Courchevel 1650
Distance to ski resort - Courchevel 1850
Distance to ski resort - La Tania
Distance to ski resort - Les Menuires
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 25000 - Méribel
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 35000 - Méribel-Mottaret
Distance to ski resort - Méribel-Village
Distance to ski resort - Orelle
Distance to ski resort fewer than 1 km - Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
Distance to ski resort - Val Thorens
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 22500
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
family friendly - ski kindergarden and day care from 3 month on, no through traffic
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski kindergarten
- Ski school for children
- Child care
- Nursery
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
a lot of chutes, gullies and wide deep snow runs as well as 72 km groomed advanced runs
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- few mogul slopes
- few extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 600 km
Difficult
72 km
(12 %)Additional runs
Marked ski routes
50 km
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
6 funparks - Val Thorens is also known for its Boarderweek
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Boxes
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area with music
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 120 km
approx. 120 km cross country tracks free of chage - Courchevel and Meribel are connected
Conclusion
Panorama, rich of snow, handicapped accessible, no deposit for lift tickets
no chair lifts with bubbles (Val Thorens), unfriendly police in the village of Val Thorens, parking fees in the village, price-performance ratio (catering) and in Courchevel
Test Report issued on 2009-04-02
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