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Can you imagine skiing in the highest ski resort in the world? The Val Thorens + Orelle ski resort is located in the French Alps and is a paradise for skiing and snowboarding in all its variants.
It is located at the foot of an impressive rock and ice peak of 3,300 metres high, the Aiguille de Péclet. It belongs to the extensive ski area of Les 3 Vallées, which includes 600 km of interconnected slopes. Snow is guaranteed all season long, with ideal conditions for beginners and winter sports experts alike. You will find slopes for different levels:
Green slopes: 11
Blue slopes: 30
Red Tracks: 31
Black Tracks: 8
If you are a fan of winter sports, the resort is famous for the quality of its snow and its great variety of activities that you can practice to enjoy your holiday.
The ski resort of Val Thorens belongs to the ski area of Les 3 Vallées, one of the largest in the world and one of the most prestigious in the French Alps.
This extensive ski area has a vertical drop of 2,160 metres and is made up of eight resorts: Courchevel, La Tania, Méribel, Brides-Les-Bains, Les Menuires - Saint Martin, Val Thorens and Orelle. Val Thorens and Orelle have an enviable extension with more than 140 kilometres of slopes and a difference in altitude of 1,430 metres. Thanks to its altitude, you can find eight skiable areas above 3,000 metres.
This will allow you to enjoy excellent snow, which is maintained from late November to mid-May. In addition, almost all the skiable terrain of the ski resort is above 2,300 metres of altitude.
In addition, its modern ski lifts have a capacity of 52,000 skiers per hour.
Currently, no ski pass is required for ski mountaineering in Val Thorens (as long as you do not use any chairlifts or other lifts).
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Val Thorens is perfect for skiers and snowboarders of all levels:
Beginners: The resort has special areas and schools with qualified instructors.
Intermediate and advanced: Val Thorens offers long red and black runs with different degrees of difficulty.
Experts and freeriders: There are areas of virgin snow and circuits of high difficulty that allow you to challenge your skills.
The youngest members of the family will also have an exciting and fun experience at the Val Thorens ski resort, where children are pampered. They have activities designed especially for children!
The ski pass for children under 5 years old is totally free and you can also get a family pass if you are a family of at least 4 people, where all family members pay the child rate.
They will have two totally free areas to get started in the sport and become experts. They also have playgrounds, ideal for family outings, themed tracks where children will have a great time. And the best of all is... the Fun Park, a paradise for children, open every day where they can enjoy sports fields, Water Water Slides, cylinders, trampolines...
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