As with all countries France requires you to pass many tests and exams to become a ski instructor. Training to become a ski instructor is not something someone would do half heartedly due to the investment in time and indeed money required to complete the course. In France (Including Val Thorens and the 3 […]
Being one of the highest ski resorts in Europe (actually the highest) Val Thorens has its traditional job of being one of the first ski resorts to open in the season. This year Val Thorens will open… wait a minute it’s opening TODAY!! It’s time to dust off the skis and snowboards and come […]
Every year Val Thorens makes improvements to the resort, whether it is a new and improved lift or a new Hotel and sports facilities. This year (2013) Val Thorens has once again been very busy. This is what is new for Val Thorens this ski season and what did they with the 20million euros they […]
You may or may not of heard something about the new restrictions for Tour Operators providing free ski guiding, so let’s start off with a brief run down of the history of the problem. For years Ski Schools and Tour Operators have worked side-by-side helping eachother out, the Tour Operators provide clients to the […]
We have been informed by the operators of P0 car park, which is located at the top of Val Thorens that it will be opening today (12/11/13). The car park will be FREE until 22/11/13 where afterwards you will need to pay for car parking as you can NOT park on the roads in […]
If you have skied the 3 valleys in the past and stayed in either Meribel or Mottaret you probably remember how busy the Lac de la Chambre piste can get at the end of the day when returning from Val Thorens. Fear no more, the powers that be in Meribel have widened the thin […]
Each Ski season in Val Thorens and the 3 Valleys we sadly see people hurting themselves on the slopes. This is part of our sport which will never change, it is a dangerous sport and accidents happen. It doesn’t matter how good you are or think you are every so often you will fall over. […]
Have you ever wanted to know what Val Thorens looks like in the summer before the snow has arrived? Have you asked the question: ‘Can you see Mont Blanc from Val Thorens’ before? Let us answer your questions for you!
Val Thorens have released this really nicely filmed video to get you in the mood. Enjoy!
So our new website story begins like this, once upon a time… …our old website was starting to look a bit dated, it wasn’t displaying well on mobile devices like tablets and phones and not offering information that we wanted to share . Basically it needed a little update. So we got together with Jumping […]
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD ON IDENTIFING FAKE EURO NOTES AND PRESS THE FACEBOOK & TWITTER LIKE BUTTONS! Counterfeit notes are on the increase and the Euro’s being the second most used currency in the world is one of their main targets. It doesn’t help that the notes and coins are made in so […]
Some Courchevel news for you. The Croisette’s webcam has been moved to the Altiport. The aim is to provide a better use of the webcam. Looking nice a sunny their today but in a few months we hope to see some snow. The link to the webcam is HERE. Why not see […]
Local ESF guide David filmed this video of the new lift in Val Thorens. Thanks Dave!
First there was one in Val d’Isere, then they spread over to Val Thorens, now the owners of one of the most famous bars in the Alps are opening up one in Meribel. If you have not heard of these bars you clearly haven’t skied within 10 miles of one as they are not […]
Sea France the channel crossing ferry company has been made bankrupt by French courts. Rival company DFDS is trying to buy the business for a reported £5m. However the French courts have rejected this figure. We will report more as and when we hear something. Please bare this in mind when purchasing your cross […]
We have another new picture of the new ski area in Val Thorens this season. With this new ski lift it looks another good area to ski!
Val Thorens have confirmed that they have enough snow canons to cover most of the resort for the opening this weekend on the 19th November. However as you can see by these photos it doesn’t look great at the moment. But fear not there is some cold weather coming which will allow Val Thorens […]
Jacques Villeneuve has signed up once more to race in the Andros Trophy which starts it’s season each year at Val Thorens. Racing their powerful beefed up road cars on ice is something to be seen. If you are in the area or staying in Val Thorens on the 3/4th December 2011 why not go […]
This summer the 3 valleys have spent a lot of money upgrading their lifts to offer one of the best connected ski areas in the world. Courchevel have replaced the Plantrey chairlift in 1850 by upgrading from a 4 seater chairlift to a 6 seater. This will increase the capacity by more than 20%. Other […]
***Update*** Val Thorens have decided to delay the opening of the resort by 1 week, therefore they will now open on 26th November 2011. This was due to low levels of snow and high temperature therefore they can not use snow canons. Val Thorens have released a statement saying that the resort will be […]
