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Located at the top off the world's biggest ski area, guests at Val Thorens have doorstep access to up to 600km (375 miles) of piste divided in to nearly 300 ski runs for all standards, served by 200 lifts. Due to the resort's altitude, skiing can be offered for six months of the year, normally from November, if conditions are right, to mid-May. All levels of skiers have a seemingly endless choice of skiing, but it's perhaps advanced and expert winter sports enthusiasts who will feel the benefits of the area the most, simply because such a choice is more of a rarity for them. They will be drawn to the powder fields on the Peclet and Chavière glaciers and the famous mogul slopes of the Cîme de Caron black, and they're just for starters. Intermediate level skiers have the most choice of all with over 200 runs in the Trois Vallees categorised red or blue. Skier numbers are dispersed throughout the area making queues a rarity. Beginners will find many wide gentle slopes around the resort itself especially for them, with some lifts free for first-timers. Recent investments have resulted in the resort now boasting three six-seater detachable chair lift and a new quad down in to the Maurienne Valley on the Italian border which some claim makes the 3 Valleys now 4 Valleys! The Caron cable car has also been upgraded. Val Thorens has some of the best ski lifts available and now operates more Funitel style lifts than any other. These are high speed gondola lifts that run on two cables for extra stability (compared to the usual one) and have large cabins for extra capacity. In 2002 a 2km (1.25 mile) long Fond 2 Funitel with a capacity of 3000 skiers per hour was added to create a new ski area at Plan Bouchet, also served by two fixed grip quad chairs and offering three additional slopes The following season another Funitel, the €4.5m Bouquetin, the resort's third, was added to the Plein Sud sector taking up to 2000 users per hour towards the 3 Vallées inter-connect. The French ski school, with around 200 instructors, offers tuition in all disciplines. More unusual options include the Moguls Course run by Eric and Patrick Berthon, Eric being the first Mogul World Champion. Telemark courses are also offered
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Country:
France
Resort height:
2300m
Top lift:
3200m
Bottom lift:
1800m
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