Val Thorens Reviews: 4.47/5 from 900+ Verified Skiers | Snomad
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Val Thorens Reviews & Ratings

How Skiers Rate Val Thorens

Overall Rating
4.47
Value for Money
4.02
Quiet Slopes
3.71
Après-Ski
4.66
Accommodation Options
4.51
Family Friendliness
4.29
Groomed Runs
4.67
Powder Zones
3.90
Tree Runs
2.59
Mogul Fields
3.52
Off-Piste
4.00
Snow Parks
3.84
Lift Efficiency
4.62
Eating Out
4.34
Ski School Quality
4.43
Beginners
4.53
Intermediates
4.47
Advanced
4.47
Experts
4.48
Snowboarders
4.49

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What Skiers Say About Val Thorens

Val Thorens attracts a wide range of skiers and snowboarders, from beginners to experts, with many praising its high altitude for snow reliability throughout the season. The resort is part of the Three Valleys, offering extensive terrain and well-maintained pistes with efficient lifts and minimal queuing. Après-ski is consistently highlighted as lively and energetic, with popular venues like Folie Douce and Bar 360, though some note it caters more to a younger, party-focused crowd. Most accommodation is ski-in/ski-out, and reviewers appreciate the variety of runs, though several mention that food and drinks are expensive. Beginners note limited green runs and that many blues can be challenging or icy, while advanced skiers praise off-piste options and access to neighbouring valleys.

AI-generated summary based on verified skier reviews

  • snow reliability
  • extensive ski area
  • Three Valleys access
  • après-ski scene
  • efficient lift system
  • ski-in/ski-out access
  • expensive food and drink
  • limited beginner terrain
  • crowded slopes
  • younger party atmosphere
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Been to val thorens the last 3 years and loved going at Easter last year.The snow is still good in the morning and higher up in the afternoon but can get slushy through the village in afternoon. The longer sunny days at Easter are great and skiing in a T-shirt is a new experience. Lively apres with a visit to folie at least once is a must. Eating and drinking can be pricey on slopes as are most high altitude resorts. If you are looking for high altitude late season skiing do not look elsewhere.
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Stayed at Koh I Nor, and it was wonderful. Hotel has amazing location staff are all really friendly.
Ski shop and ski equipment hire is top draw. Such knowledgable staff and great storage location and changing rooms.
Spa area is fantastic , I really enjoyed going between all the spa option, salt room, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and then laps in the pool.
Onsite breakfast is excellent; and more than sufficient . Dinners are great, and no more expensive than eating out.
Great 5 star hotel, will go again.
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Great resort ski in ski out.
Great bars and restaurants
Value for money easy to get around great night life or just relax
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Lots of fun and great aprés but did give a bit of a uni crowd vibe. Snow was great but when visibility was low it was borderline very difficult to ski on most parts of the mountain.
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A great experience at Val Thorens, a snow sure resort. I mainly spend my time on blue slopes and found that there were so many options and interesting routes that I could take. The apres scene was brilliant (with even a fun bar on a green slope for everyone to get to). I had the best time and wish I was back there!
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Great resort. Lots of runs and can still find quiet spots even in the school holidays. Beautiful views.
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I really liked the Après ski and the skiing. the accommodation wasn't great but I have very rarely been to a ski resort where I am blown away with the accommodation.
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As a family with “adult” kids who have a reasonable competency on skis, we enjoyed the slopes at VT. As part of the 3 Vallees there is no shortage of kilometres to ski and varied terrain within accessible areas. The resort itself is very high, to the point that we found ourselves tiring easily due to the altitude. The local runs are not particularly scenic as they are well above the tree line and the centre is bit too modern for my liking. Good selection of reds and blues and it looked like a good selection of ski schools if needed. The resort is easy to navigate around and there is a good selection of mountain restaurants and abundant apres ski particularly with the infamous Follie Douce. I personally would prefer to stay at the other resorts in the 3 Vallees but I wouldn’t put people off visiting VT, especially those wanting a vibrant night life.
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Lots of options for skiing and a variety in the snow park from beginner boxes to more advanced rails. Great fun!
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We always return to val thrones as we know we like the resort and the quality of the slopes. There's enough food options and a variety of different runs hat we can all enjoy. Some parts going into the town are slushy but it's very easy to get a lift further up to some great snow. Apres is also class, with a lively atmosphere and a mix of ages. It isn't cheap but we budget for that.
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Just an excellent one the slopes snow sure place with miles and miles of runs to suit everyone. No long lift queuing and drop in to different villages to shop and eat and drink with ease.
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The resort is absolutely full of life and bustle, slopes can get a little crowded towards the end as everyone returns back to their chalets as expected, but there are always some quiet runs to find further a field as there's a relatively large area to explore.

Slopes are well pisted, the further up the mountain you go there are less trees and can become more icy and challenging and throughout the day moguls will naturally form making even some of the easier runs more engaging. Lower down there are beautiful scenic runs that can become a little slushy later on so better to attempt earlier in the day.

As a snowboarder there were a fair amount of fun parks to go on with some big jumps and rails/boxes to attempt. Tree runs were very chilled and great to do to finish off the day. Very rarely did I need to borrow a skier friends poles to drag myself across a flat plane, most are at the bottom of a steep hill so if you planned and kept your momentum well no need to unbuckle. All the lifts were perfectly accessible for all levels.
Overall was a really fun experience, would love to go back again some time!
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A good resort linked to three valleys, lots of accommodation options for all tastes. Variable on-mountain food but good skiing and loads of accessible off-piste.
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Loved the resort overall, Apres was amazing. Lots of choice for different levels of skiing and the green slopes were perfect for beginners. Lifts were quick & efficient.
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An excellent resort with great apres, bars and restaurants. We also had great ski in ski out accommodation!
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I loved staying at Val Thorens! Our chalet was a short walk to the lifts & town where we could eat & drink. The slopes were amazing, weather was perfect and our ski instructor took us on some amazing runs which we would have never found.
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A fabulous resort high in the alps so almost guaranteed snow. Plenty of places to eat and drink. The 3 valleys has 100s of kms of runs so every level is catered for. The lifts are very well run and are easy to navigate. Accomodation is varied. As a resort it is probably in the middle for cost. But there are cheap Accomodation options.
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BEST RESORT EVERRRRRR. My favourite place in the alps I would recommend to anyone. I want to stay forever.
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We went as a group of 6 with mixed abilities.
It’s a resort with a great access to 3 valleys. Cime Caron point is stunning and has great slopes. There are also a few unhooked slopes which are amazing on powder days.

It’s not a cheap resort. Most places charge €20-30 per main and drinks are not cheap either. So worth getting accommodation with a kitchen.

If you want great off piste experience - Col de La Challe to St Martins is the place to go.
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Came here with my university and had a great time! The slopes were decently quiet and apres was brilliant! There was also a large variety of accommodation to choose from. Ski hire was simple, and the nightlife was great! Reasonably priced drinks considering the location.
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