Val Thorens Reviews & Ratings

We have stayed in Meribell and traveled few days ti Val Thorens, ski pistes was nicely groomed wide and not too may people within as they spread over the amount of pistes, this made skiing enjoyable!

I love coming to Val Thorens. Before, I’d only been with my friends family and didn’t get to go out too much to apres ski or bars. This time I came with friends later in the season, hoping the snow would be just as good. It was incredible!! It was much less busy which was great, and while the snow could get mushy later in the day, it was mostly perfect conditions, especially because it was mostly sunny for our trip. The apres ski and the bars were amazing and we even got to go to a festival for the last night of our trip. Try to book a ski-in, ski-out accomm if you can. We booked a place that we thought was such but it wasn’t actually. We were staying on Rue de Balcons which is still good but it’s either walking for a bit uphill or catching a free shuttle bus every 10-20 minutes or so. Overall, perfect holiday and don’t hesitate to book in April :-)

Ideally skiing location as most accommodation is ski in/out. Huge area and great lift system to take you to quieter areas. Good variety of runs available. Great for late season due to height.

A holiday the family will never forget. We had big snow , beautiful blue sky days, perfect hotel and amazing food and drinks. Food was pricey everywhere. In some cases a 5 star hotel was the same price as a basic restaurant in the village. Just book dinners in advance …

The ski area is vast and very easy to navigate. There’s any excellent lift system which allows you to go to all three ski areas. There’s lots of open space for off piste skiing/snowboarding.

Great resort. Lots to offer all levels and plenty of other activities outside of the slope. Loads of apres ski options as well with good djs. A lot of nice restaurants and takeaways in the village as well

VT is a huge resort that has so many different grades of runs, making it easy to tailor it to what you/your group wants. Can get very busy, but have the luxury of getting the 3 valleys pass and board/ski over to the other resorts easily enough (give yourself time to get back though).
One of my favourite resorts in Europe!

Bar 360 was great for apres and the Folie is good there too but it’s worth skiing to Meribel to experience that Folie as well!

Snow tends to be good if a little icy / compact and is particularly bad in some areas by the afternoon.

Great town. Great resort. Good all rounder.

Not especially beginner friendly

Val Thoren’s is a brilliant ski resort. The runs are really good. We had advanced skiers and beginners, and all had plenty to do. The access to Meribel and Courchevel is also a great bonus. Because of the high altitude, it is really good at the later end of the season when we went

The village is also really good as well with a fair number of places to eat and drink.

Val Thorens is a great resort for all skiing and snowboarding abilities. Plenty of variety of slopes with the opportunity to visit the 3 Vallées.
Large variety of family friendly restaurants, great shopping and Apres. Pretty much snow sure too. Would highly recommend.

Lovely big resort, I think one of the biggest in the world. Ski parks are rammo with ski schools. nice and quiet this time of year (April). The snow was a little slushy down lower but that’s to be expected.

A group holiday, all different levels, plenty of choices for all levels. Loved it. Great food and choices of restaurants. Accommodation was brilliant and the local free bus was welcomed.

Attending Val Thorens for a family snowboarding and ski trip is an annual event that has been ongoing for many years. Each year we go in April as its not just only more affordable for us, there has been luck on our side for 4 years running with heavy snowfalls in the month in time for us to experience how you would in January/February but with a twist.. its not as cold and the sun is shining. We also attend end of season and get to see the season out with fireworks and enjoy it more as it can be quieter on slopes than January in which has been experienced.

Getting there is easy from many airports, we choose Geneva. Either using Ben's buses or many private transfers gets us there no problem and staff are always helpful.

Accommodation we choose to stay are budget but does the job well as we choose to be on the slopes with ski in/out option and many essential places on tour doorstep to eat, drink and too enjoy. The accommodation always has what you need and remember your not in the room for long you want to be our enjoying the the 3 valleys resort as well and exploring all the runs

Val thorens is best for both snowboarding and skiers. Each run is catered for both with many stops along the way. There are various routes with ski lifts or gondalas and there is never a que for any of them in which we find BONUS!

If you would like to touch up or learn there is magic carpets to use and brilliant location to practice the slight slopes and also great ski school in which our youngest attends still with ESF to build confidence and more skills

Val thorens has many activities not just ski slopes to attend and lots of things for individuals or families including eating out, swimming, play area, sport centre, ice skating, outdoor markets and much more

We choose val thorens due to weather great in April, easy to get around and enjoy the atmosphere
Its appropriate for families and efficient

The early season snow was old and was struggling on the Christmas week that we visited. Above average wind speed coupled with the limited snow lead the resort to close many lifts on two days, including all lifts except 2 on Christmas Day (so they wouldn’t need to refund any lift passes). One of those lifts was to the top of the resort, so it was somewhat puzzling that they couldn’t open many others. Access to Les Menuires was poorly maintained and closed, limiting options.

Absolutely loved Val Thorens. We went as a group and it was a holiday I will never forget. My first ever time skiing. Two main bars for Apres Ski - the Folie Douche and Bar 360. Both amazing. Then down into the town for more nightlife, with a full strip of bars. Expensive, but worth it!

Great apres, great food, and great people. Only downside is plenty of flats for the snowboarders out there

Great place for a more lively ski holiday. Apres is really good and fairly easy to get around. I found it okay as a beginner skier and was able to do most blues by the end of the week. It did get quite busy at times.

Went on a ski season with my university using Nico. Saved a lot of money, perfect location and great apre. You feel safe going out as there are always nice representatives looking after you making sure you’re having a good time and are there to help. The food is great, I wouldn’t pay to get any of the additional food experiences if you’re going with Nico though.

Amazing trip from start to finish. Val thorens has it all. Amazing skiing, amazing apre, amazing spots to relax if needed. Ventured all over the 3 valleys and had a blast. Amazing powder for this time of year- always a bonus if going high!

Just back from the ski trip and honestly it was awesome. Perfect snow, 3 days of clear blue sky, 48hrs dump of nearly a meter of snow and non stop runs all day. Legs are absolutely destroyed but totally worth it. Already wishing I was back there