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Lifts 189
Kms 600
Top 3300m

Val Thorens

3 Valleys
"Val Thorens lays claim to being the highest ski village in western Europe and is the highest of the four principal resorts of the giant Trois Vallées. With its 189 lifts and 600km of prepared pistes, the Trois Vallées is the largest truly linked ski area in the world. 
In fact, the Trois Vallées is no longer confined to three valleys but stretches over the back of Val Thorens into the Maurienne Valley and the Pointe de Bouchet ski area. It can be also accessed from Orelle, which is only a two-hour drive from Turin via the Fréjus tunnel. Consequently the number of Italians on the pistes has greatly increased."

1999

valthorens2.gif (89054 bytes)Be careful - Be Very careful. Don't go to Val Thorens when there is more snow than there is at the Antarctic. They may sell you a full 3 Valleys pass and not open the links all week. Val Thorens is the highest resort in Europe and boasts the highest pub, 'The Frog and Roastbeef'. If you drive there, it's worth skiing on Saturday- the changeover day, when it's much quieter and you may find that the links to Meribel and Courchevel are open. You can then attack the full 600 kilometres of the 3 valleys Valthorens.jpg (51277 bytes)