Val Thorens
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Pros
- If you're at early stage of learning, get to some of the French mega resorts like Val Thorens, get into a course and enjoy. They offer very competitive packages including pickups from Geneva airport.
- I’ve already been to Val Thorens and Chamonix, both of which I really enjoyed. ... Really appreciated Val's setup.
- Tignes Val Claret and Val Thorens are both high altitude and popular among partiers.
- I was in Val Thorens in December and loved it!
- For the best skiing you are better off limiting yourself to three very high resorts (Val Tho, Tignes etc)
Cons
- One point OP might consider - Zermatt is so much prettier than Val Thorens as a place, it's not even funny.
- I didn't actually massively like Val Tho, it was too much of a windswept crater for my taste... no trees, and I didn't like the cable cars.
- For beginner skiers the size of the ski area will be totally wasted and val thorens itself is high up and exposed so can get windy and cold - fine if you can ski down to St Martins but that’s maybe not an option for beginners. VT wouldn’...
- My local resort going from 1300 to 2400m has had more snow than Val Thorens for example (but it's starting to show the lack of new snow as well ...)
- it’s very family orientated so don’t expect Apres ski (but you can still do that at Val Thorens and then ski down to Les Menuires)
Sentiment
27 positive (79%) · 3 mixed (9%) · 4 negative (12%)
Trust + time weighted score: +64% · raw score 68%
What redditors said (10 of 34)
One point OP might consider - Zermatt is so much prettier than Val Thorens as a place, it's not even funny.
If you're at early stage of learning, get to some of the French mega resorts like Val Thorens, get into a course and enjoy. They offer very competitive packages including pickups from Geneva airport.
I’ve already been to Val Thorens and Chamonix, both of which I really enjoyed. ... Really appreciated Val's setup.
Tignes Val Claret and Val Thorens are both high altitude and popular among partiers.
I was in Val Thorens in December and loved it!
For the best skiing you are better off limiting yourself to three very high resorts (Val Tho, Tignes etc)
I didn't actually massively like Val Tho, it was too much of a windswept crater for my taste... no trees, and I didn't like the cable cars.
For beginner skiers the size of the ski area will be totally wasted and val thorens itself is high up and exposed so can get windy and cold - fine if you can ski down to St Martins but that’s maybe not an option for beginners. VT wouldn’t be a terrible choice but i reckon you could do better
Val Thorens 🙌
For the best overall experience i.e. skiing, food, wine, champagne, raclette, partying, apres-ski, and celebrations: Val Thorens or Les 3 Vallées in general
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