Val Thorens, Skiing & Sno...

Beginners will progress quickly with eight green pistes on which to master the basics. Progressing, they can begin to work their way through the twenty-five blue pistes above Val Thorens. With ideal conditions and a good instructor, beginners could even be making it down reds by the end of the week.

Les Trois Vallees has two hundred and fifty-four runs graded either red or blue and several fun parks ranging between the Belleville, Meribel and Courchevel valleys. If you want variety, you got it. If you want options, you’ve got them. If you want mileage, you’ve got more than you can possibly cover in a week – but, many of you will have an excellent time just trying.

Powder days in the Belleville valley are simply wonderful. Although there can be a lot of skiers and snowboarders competing for fresh tracks there is an awful lot of space. Sometimes a short hike will be all you need to ensure freshies. With so much choice your problem is deciding where to head first. We recommend using a guide to ensure being led to the very best stashes. Couloirs are in abundance throughout Les Trois Vallees and also in the Maurienne valley just over the hill from Val Thorens. If it’s this sort of thing your after you wont be disappointed. There’s also plenty of on-piste action to be had if that’s your forte.

Freestyle fiends will love Les Trois Vallees (Three Valleys) with almost more parks than piste. Not quite but there are a few, two of the best being the Moon and Plattieres parks in the Meribel valley. Pipes, kickers, rails and skier/boardercross courses are all on offer. Fill your boots.