Val Thorens Reviews & Ratings

Amazing resort.
Endless runs and off piste
Very well linked . Can stop at apre bars and still ski back to resort with out needing to catch a lift . Its a resort I have been to many times and will always keep going .

Friendly people in all restaurants and shops too. Cant recommend it enough .
With the change in climate , this resort will still guarantee you snow .

Nothing big to add, huge resort combined with 3 valleys, a tad bit disorganized, but well worth the money.

Val thorens has something for everyone. From those who require helicopter transfers to those on the budget tour. Miles of well groomed slopes for all abilities. Plenty of mountainside restaurants for everything from chocolate chaud to lunchtime stop to a cheeky aperol spritz. Three valleys of skiing to choose from and barely a queue in sight. Apres ski has a host of bars and restaurants to choose from and even a weekly market for all your French deli delights.

This place is the best ski resort Ive been too, and there are 2 more valleys attached to it, hence the name 3 Valleys. Incredible snow quality..we even had almost a meter of new powder snow in the middle of April and throughout a weekthere isnt a lot of wind generally
The food is awesome, the apres-ski too. I just loved the place. Coming back next year!
Cheers,
Juan

Great for early / late season snow .
Resirt itself somewhat bleak.
Runs in good condition and some great off piste when conditions allow.
Very expensive food and drinks on the mountains, as typical for the region

Abundance of skiing a huge ski area, lots for everyone, especially beginners and intermediate skiers. Town lacks character and doesnt really have a central hub area for socialising.. or not that Ive really seen.. Always snow sure as its a high resort.. expensive resort, but has a wide variety of accommodation that should suit most people.

Part of 3 valley ski area +600km of ski slopes, of piste skiing you can imagine everything in between these ski slopes is heaven.

I worked at the apres bar 360, last season and so spent a season living out there. Absolutely loved everything VT had to offer. Such a good variety of runs, so so many to choose for all abilities. The links to the other resorts in the 3 Valleys are epic. The snow park has lots to offer for all skill levels too.

So many amazing bars and food places to choose from. I really had the best day every day living out there and Im sure that there is so much to offer people on their holidays.

Amazing resort loads to do. Great access to other valleys and loads of piste with fun off piste in between. Great nightlife and great leisure centre for a day off the slopes. Highly recommend

Ive done 6 weeks there in the past 3 years, great for both families and party goers, however it has no trees and be careful of not getting trapped in the other connected resorts after the lifts close.

Always stay Clubmed, ESF ski instructors for level 3a and 4 know the best epic quietest off piste runs. Love Lac de Loup

Visited VT on my second week of skiing ever. Plenty of blue and red runs which were well groomed, lifts were very efficient and plentiful, with easy access to the rest of the three valleys.

Wide option of ski schools, I went from skiing one greens, blues and one red slope in my first week of skiing to mainly skiing blues and reds at VT thanks to the ski lessons I had whilst I was there.

The high altitude meant that even though I went during the end of March, the snow was great, and we had incredible weather.

Big resort, plenty for everyone of all skiing abilitys. Probably not the resort for you if youre on a budget.

A long awaited trip with 3 friends to Val Thorens last week (late April 2024).

Incredible snow, absolute hero quality. Very lucky with cold temps considering the time of year. Snowed pretty much each day and night to too up the powder. My friend, who has skied for many years, and all over Europe, plus Canada, said it was some of the best skiing he had ever had, and he's hard to please.

Lots of great options, accommodation wise, from value apartments up to Club Med style luxury. Also good options for food, again, value is there if you look, up to some terrific high quality options like Le Face (1000 bottle of tequila anyone?)

Loads of ski rental options - if suggest booking quite late if you are going out of peak season, as there a good deals to be had.

My mates didn't come across any lift queues at all, and the lifts are almost exclusively chair of gondola type, so no need for drags or Tbars. Really impressed.

I can add an extra dimension here, and talk about the medical centre!

On the first morning, whilst skiing to the first lift, i come to a path where i had to take skis of to cross. I did this, then helped a woman who was seemingly unable to get her bindings to release. I was distracted, and didn't realise the path was sheet ice. I fell. Very heavily.

The medical centre were amazing, and had me X Rayed in no time, and told me i had badly broken my collar bone. I needed surgery.

Gutted doesn't even come close. Didn't even make one lift!

Within 6 hours, i was on the operating table in Albertville Hospital, and had a plate and screws inserted to put me back together. Unbelievable service.

Back to Val Thorens after an overnight stay, and i have to say, even as a non skier, the place is very cool. Some nice shops and bars, and also pedestrian access to some of the lifts, so at least i could meet my mates on he slopes for lunch and a beer.

I'll be back next year to actually ski the place, but on first impression, it's a great place to ski, and indeed to NOT ski.

Still devastated, and it'll be a long rebab, but i couldn't have been looked after better.

5 Stars!

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This resort is the place to be, the cost of going there is definitely worth it, now from late November to mid April, Definitely enough time to find a banging deal, the sore-ski is like no other, full of young crazy party animals and other ages, Ive started to go every year from now on as I just havent found a ski resort I prefer! Yes I have been other resorts.

Great for skiers who want a big resort to explore. As a whole the resort covers 650km of piste. I was there for 6 days of skiing and managed to cover only 200km roughly. And Im an ex instructor! So Im getting about a fair bit! Great apres skis. Definitely a younger persons resort! Not too family friendly in terms of restaurants/bars etc

It's up high, that's why to go. Lacking a cute alpine village but the slopes are great. Bars better than restaurants. That lines up with why we chose it so rate it highly.

Val Thoren had a great range of runs and accomodated to all skiing abilities as well as having a good apres scene

Incredibly high resort and access to worlds largest ski area give a vast variety of different options for any level of skier. Lots of apres ski options both on the slope and off it.