Val Thorens ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Val Thorens is a ski area in Les Allues, Savoie, France. Its 192 mapped downhill runs add up to 115 km, which ranks it #23 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 601 m long.

Slopes at Val Thorens

About 59% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Val Thorens a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 27 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 7 gondolas, 5 magic carpets, 3 button lifts, 3 cable cars. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,822 m up to 3,174 m, a vertical drop of 1,352 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 0.5 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Val Thorens

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 27 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include Orelle (23.3 km), Les Ménuires (120.4 km), Les Trois Vallées (542.3 km) and Méribel (142.0 km), which together add 979 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.