What to do in Val Thorens
In addition to excellent ski slopes, Val Thorens has a snow park where you can find ski jumps, standard modules, quarter pipes, a 900 m fan slope consisting of tunnels, bridges and spirals. Cross-country skiers will also not be left without their own ski area - there is one in Val Thorens. The resort is also great for off-piste skiing of all kinds, including freeride, freestyle and heli-skiing.
For beginners, the resort has 4 ski schools - E.S.F. (address - Grande rue Maison de Val Thorens), Prosneige (address - Rue du Soleil), Ski Cool (address - Les Hauts dela Vanoise, place de l'Eglise), Free School Attitude (address - Galérie Caron - Ride and Style) . If you wish, you can easily find a Russian-speaking instructor in Val Thorens. In numerous equipment rentals you can always find everything you need for skiing, including skiing, snowboarding, clothes and other paraphernalia. The resort has offices of rental offices Intersport Val Thorens, Valtho Sport, Ski Republic, Skimium and others.
As for ski passes, their cost varies depending on the coverage area. So you can choose your home ski area (only Val Thorens resort with 150 km of slopes), the ski area of the Belleville Valley (300 km of slopes) or the ski area covering the entire region of the three valleys (600 km of ski slopes). Also, the cost of ski passes depends on such factors as seasonality. There are low, middle and high seasons.
In addition to skiing, the resort can offer the following activities: a sports center in the city center, wellness areas at hotels, paragliding, flying on an airplane, riding ATVs and motorcycles, bike rides, snowshoeing, sledding and snowmobiling, extreme driving on an ice track and much more. other (the resort invites you to relax in the summer, when rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, fishing, rafting are especially popular). Let us dwell in more detail on the possibilities of the sports center of Val Thorens.
Swimming pools, indoor tennis court, squash, gym, climbing wall, basketball, roller-skating, volleyball, badminton, football, a large playground - these are just a few of the Sogevab sports center in the center of Val Thorens. Separate areas of the complex are reserved for spa and massage treatments, which allows you to relax as much as possible after an active day.
You could book a taxi or a transfer to Val Thorens from Geneva airport or from Lyon airport. You will spend 2.5 - 3.5 hours on the road, depending on traffic jams