Val Thorens reviews

Best ski resort in the alps

Huge ski area with ski-out and ski-in throughout.

- not very beautiful village,
- world-class skiing,
- opportunity to discover new slopes and lifts every day,
- minus for lift queues first times in the Alps,
- older lifts which however worked excellently,
- not impressed by the infrastructure (lifts) compared to other major ski resorts in the Alps.

Was here as a 17 year old -86, can't remember anything but I'll never forget it.
Went back in 2023 with two teenage kidz and it was with pretty mixed feelings.
The mountains are fantastic but some slopes are narrow and it is easier to enjoy the skiing if you are a slightly more advanced skier and know how to choose places according to the time of day.
The range of food is hugely varied and the feeling of having been robbed is revealed when you have to pay 1200 Swedish kroner for two hamburgers and a pasta bolognese with a canned drink each. The price level oscillates between high and low, and my tip is to avoid drop-in but look for tips and check out menus first because there are real gems. Best bang for bucks we found at Johnś.
When you sum up a skiing life, you should have been here, but you should plan your stay in quite detail and val thorens should probably not be the first alpine destination you go to.

My first alpine trip was to Val Thorens!

Good slopes, off piste, food and entertainment!

Classic place that must be visited at least once.

Make this winter a season in Val thorens. There is a lot of great skiing to be found, especially if you count all the valleys that are part of the system here and not just Val thorens.

There are very nice pistes if you get away from the very slopes where there are a lot of people and they get used quickly. If you are looking for more pristine snow, there is a very nice lift-carried off-piste, otherwise it doesn't take much if you want to do a booth hike or throw on the skins and trudge a little because there are lots of nice turns.

If I have to say something negative about this ski system, it is the lack of forest skiing as it is so high up and above the tree line.

Overall I would say this is one of my favorite places if you like steep skiing and a lot of après ski/partying if you appreciate it.

Very many beginners, which makes the slopes very awkward and icy. Not recommended for more experienced skiers who want to enjoy. Then most of the slopes are also very narrow, which I do not appreciate either. Expensive food

Val Thorens, Europe's highest ski resort and part of a huge ski system Les Trois Vallées - 600 km of slopes. At that height, it is a snow-safe place and has slopes that suit all skiers. Of course, there are also very good opportunities for off-piste.
Maybe not the Alps' most charming place, but perfectly ok with plenty of restaurants and opportunities for après ski and some live music.

The French ski resort with everything!
I pair Val Thorens with the croissant of my life as well as the skiing of my life! Never had nicer days on the piste - the snow conditions and weather were perfect!

2020 week 5
Was there with UCPA off-piste we got a dump of 70 cm, best off piste week so far.

* Village: *
Have read a lot that it is the least charming village in the Alps and that it is just concrete etc. What I experienced was definitely not so gray and boring. You can see that you have built a lot of concrete houses but today almost everyone had been covered with wooden panels that create a warmer feeling than concrete. For me it was a nice village.

* Without Life: *
Good apres ski, good party in the evening but nothing I prioritized.

* Restaurants *
Didn't get much "out food" since we had full board.

* Skiing *
When we arrived it was bad with snow, but the slopes were well prepared.
The next day it started to snow and we had a white out. To think about because you go so high is that you can be in a cloud that causes poor visibility, what happened to us, very poor visibility.
The third day had reached 70 cm of powder and it was brilliant sun. The scratches that the guide showed us and the lines we did were the best I've ever had.
I like off piste and think it is the most enjoyable ride, when I am in the Alps my prio is off piste skiing. What I got to experience here was something extremely good.
Cervina / Zermatt has been my fav area in the Alps but I have to say that Val Thorens is in the top now if not number 1.

Highly recommended !!!

No one recommends favoring Val Thorens and their extremely expensive ski passes and France in general: as I said, the prices of ski passes in relation to the remaining alps