| Val Thorens is a wonderful ski resort in the French | | | | every turn right until you return at the village. This is |
| Alps. It is part of a skiing area called Les Trois | | | | a green slope, so it is very easy. Of course you can |
| Vallées. The village itself is at the height of | | | | also take lessons and they will tell you where to go. |
| 2300 meters, 7.500 feet, above sea level which | | | | The blue slopes are a little more harder, but still easy. |
| makes it the highest ski village of Europe. The highest | | | | One blue slopes I very much like is the slope which is |
| slope is at about 3500 meters, 11.500 feet. | | | | called Fond. I like it because it is not as busy as most |
| One thing that makes Val Thorens so special is the | | | | of the other pistes and the condition of the snow is |
| altitude. The village is above the tree line, which | | | | very good. You can get there by taking the ski lift |
| results in beautiful panoramas at different places of | | | | Deux Lacs and then by taking the lift called Portette, |
| the slopes and much places where you can ski | | | | and after that just following the signs. |
| outside the regular slopes. The area has all sorts of | | | | For snowboarders this place is wonderful too. In |
| slopes, including one for slaloms and a fun park. The | | | | December there is a boarder week with matches for |
| difficulty goes from green, which is very easy to | | | | every level and for free riders there are unlimited |
| black, which is very difficult and steep. The easy | | | | possibilities for off-piste slopes. Val Thorens is |
| slopes are just as easy to reach as they are to ski | | | | especially for families and young people.The |
| on and there enough pistes for who is advanced so | | | | après-ski is much better in this village then in |
| you will never be bored. | | | | other villages in France because there are many |
| For the starters the best thing to do is practice at a | | | | people from Britain, Scandinavia and Holland. It is also |
| little slope in front of the village which are especially | | | | possible to para-glide or to fly around the area of Les |
| for the first hours or days you are skiing (or | | | | Trois Vallées. I really enjoyed snowboarding in |
| snowboarding). After this you can go up with the ski | | | | Val Thorens and I hope you will too if you would go |
| lift Deux Lacs, which means Two Lakes, and then go | | | | there! |
| right. Go straight at the first junction and then take | | | | |