Val Thorens 2018 & 2019 Guide 4k
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- čas přidán 17. 11. 2018
- Located in the Three Valleys ski area, at an altitude of 2,300 metres above sea level, Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe.
Thanks to its 600 Kilometers of connected Ski Runs, the Three Valleys ski area is considered the best in the world. Couple that with the outstanding nightlife and après ski scene, and Val Thorens is probably the best ski resort in the world.
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In this video, I’ll show you the most important things you need to know before booking a vacation in Val Thorens,
And if you stick around until the end of the video, I’ll give you some great tips that will help you make better decisions and save money.
Overall, there are 9 black runs, 30 red runs, 35 blue runs, and 11 green runs in the ski area of Val Thorens.
For intermediate to advanced skiers, I recommend buying the 3 Valley skips which cost 300 euros for 6 days and are worth every penny.
Take note that the 3 Valleys ski area has a shorter ski season than Val Thorens, which spread from around December 10th to April 20th each year.
Val Thorens has one of the longest ski seasons around, beginning in mid-November, and lasting until early May, after the famous Dutch Week Festival.
This video was shot on April 15th.
So, before we wrap up, here are my ratings for Val Thorens:
For snowboarders, it’s a 9, Together with the 3 Valleys there are endless possibilities for snowboarders. The fact that along the snow park there is a drug lift, damages the otherwise amazing 10 score.
For skiers for all levels: it’s a 9. The fact that the runs in Val Thorens itself are above the tree line make the view a little boring.
For freestylers, also a 9, again just because of the drug lift in the snow park.
For free riders, a perfect 10. Together with the 3 valleys there is indeed the largest area of off-piste than anywhere else in the world.
For Night life: another 10. Many packed bars for every taste, where you can party in a packed place with energy from 4 pm ‘til 4 am, every night.
Après ski: it’s a 10. The Foley Douce is the best après ski bar in the world today
Resort Charm: 7.5. The absence of trees makes it a little bit boring, but the many chairlifts and little ski runs crossing the village, gives it a unique charm all of its own.
My total, overall score for Val Thorens sits at a 9, and for young people and party lovers it is probably the best ski resort in the world today.
My bonus tips for Val Thorens:
Because Val Thorens is so high, it takes time to the body to acclimate and you are likely to feel exhausted for the first 2 days.
My recommendation is not to party hard on these nights if at all because you will have little energy, and if you drink you will probably suffer quite a harsh hangover.
The reason you haven’t seen nightlife shots in this video is because
The 2nd tip is not to come to Val Thorens by car, as there are only 3 designated parking garages that cost 70 euros per week. Everything you need is within easy walking distance, and on-street parking will land you a ticket, so it’s unlikely you’ll need the car for the duration of your visit anyway.
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Every place I’m the 3 valleys feels like home 100%
Whenever I go out onto the slopes I feel my heart pumping and getting ready to have fun.
But is it better than the Zillertal Valley in Austria? 🤔
Also, I can't be dealing with any cowshed airports. Can't remember which it was, but either Grenoble or Champery was a disgrace!
Have to agree, but I mean les menuirs is good.
Thanks!
Been there 3 years ago. This video is an extraordinery guide I wish I had watched before 👍
Great video, I was looking for something this informative before I went last year and would totally agree with your conclusions. Even the bar guide!
Great video, good editing, good music, everything is perfect! 😇👏🏻
VT is amazing. Came back home 2 days ago and I can't wait for next season to go there again.
dwaero,Was it cold?
@@filip4747 yup, when i was there i had a snowstorm in les menuires. IT WAS DAMN COLD BUT AMAZING!!
Was everything close because of Covid?
@@T-rick I was there in february 2020, so just before lockdowns
I am in the trois vallees since 10 years and I always love to be there.
best Val Thorens informational video I ever saw! Val Thorens is Amazing
He just couldn't get the name right - it is pronounced Val Thorens with an S!
Great video. Very informative. Thanks
Went to Val T on a uni ski trip in 2017 and it was fantastic! Highly recommend it to anyone :)
Very useful info! Thank you for this guide video!
Cant wait to go it looks so sick!
Went here in 2017, loved it!
Great video, the music match perfect with it ! 👍🏼
Was here in 2016, amazing resort!
Fab video... thanks for posting it
Wow amazing!
Nice entertaining and informative video.
What a good video dude, congrats!!
Brilliant video!!!!
Wow! Val thorens is stunning. Great video!
Amazing video. The place look butifull . hope to be there.....
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looks amazing :)
Simply, Best of the Best!
The Best of Bestes of the Best !
off to skii for the first time ever in december at val thorens. Thanks for the tips!!
Did you go?
@@sparringhamster2345 Hi, i did, it was epic. I didnt enjoy the Club med experience, but i would 100% go back to Val Thorens
@@deanshiller2788 nice one, what didn't you like about the night life was it too crazy or too expensive? I've never been here but I hope to go in the future I loved Andorra and Austria when I visited many years ago I have recently rekindled my love for skiing as I've got a little older I can't wait to join the fun on the slopes again! Praying corona lifts up and stays up of course 🙏
@@sparringhamster2345 let me clarify, i didnt enjoy staying at club Med. The all inclusive package. I would rather just rent a cottage or apartment. The night life in the town was great!
Omerr, bravo 👏👏
Blimey - that was a great vlog. Just everything anyone thinking of going that’s young needs to know. Ever thought of working for Crystal or Neilsons ! Excellent
This resort looks amazing !
Top reportage and explain everything important.. also accurate information.. this ski in out very nice who going with small kids.. very comfortable
thanks so much, Trump Ameri
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great video, surprised you dont have more subs. Best video I have seen for a ski resort.
Wow, thanks!
one day I'll play here when I'm famous !
Wow I wanna be there!!
February 2020, Flew into Geneva, rented car, drove to Courchevel and stayed at Fahrenheit 7. Drove for a day trip to VT just to try out Folie Douce. VT was better than Courchevel since it rained the first day at lower altitude at Courchevel 1600. VT was way more crowded and more difficult for an intermediate snowboarder like myself, but was great fun. VT is for party and club scene, Courchevel 1600 was more for families. Will stay at VT next time. Tip: Book your airport transfer months in advance or you will be stuck renting a car.
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thanks for the tip of the transfers
Definitely the best Ski Resort in the world! Greetings from Chile! 🇨🇱
I always come by car!
By the way.. a nice video
There are some better après-ski and nightlife places to go in the alps but if you're young (like me), I definitely recommend going to valtho as other places such as ischgl and st. anton are way more family oriented resorts. For skiing these places are at the same level, meaning very good
Going from Texas! So hyped in 3 weeks
Anthony Sayegh let me know how it is!? I'm thinking about going there in the spring from Illinois
@@johndicianni8229 why they get significantly less snow then western North American resorts
Jared Mayo I'm going to Colorado in a week! Love the Western US but I have never ridden in the Alps and had a true apres ski experience!
@@johndicianni8229 have fun man
Best ski resort ever
How good is the park section? I only saw one rail. Are there pipes or jumps?
I will be there this season
Best vid ever!
thanks so much, Brandon
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Courchevel Valley is the best. Val Thorens is sometimes extremely cold , if its windy, connection lifts closes often. Foliedouce Meribel has better party.
And Folie Douce in Tignes/La Daille lets you get back to resort without really skiing.
For me, Niseko is my fav resort because of the powder snow
Take me there!!!
Awesome
Where are your videos on les menuires and l’alpe d’huez?
Aaah the memories. I remember one of my mates knocking down the chicken at 5:04 - Although I remember it being bigger..
😂 from the right side of Roc run it looks bigger
Great!
Please do one on Sierra Nevada
I'm so so so glad people like you don't come to little stations, as we can have our winter work season peaceful without having to take cocaine :) I can't bear those strangers that come to ruin everything and think only their entertainment matters... it ruins everyone else's holidays and work time. We work so hard to serve people, we end hating them because their behaviors are scandalously egocentric. It's impossible to sleep in those stations, and when you work 50h a week, you just completely HATE the party people and almost wish they break a leg and get away...
So that's very nice that you prefer those places :D
I go to ski hills to SKI and the party people don't add pleasure to the experiance
I absolutely agree with Baba Yaga... Those big resorts are packed and noisy, made for rich tourists to show off. Smaller ones are so much better and with a lot of untracked terrain to play in just a small hike. To name a few, Arolla and Evolene in 🇨🇭, Bardoneccia, Prali in 🇮🇹, Piau Engali, Luz Ardiden and many more in the 🇫🇷 pyrenees...
@@jazzman_10 Hi, do you mean Ghigo di Prali nearby Turin?
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Yeah but if you go to Val thorens you know what you are getting into. You dont book a holiday there by accident.
feb 17th to 24th is gonna be a good week
travelers check no i don’t?
Do a Via Lattea Sauze D’Oulx vlog
One more thing to avoid is the Plein Sud lift next to the Folie Doce near 5PM. Imagine 200+ drunk people trying to ski down at the same time on a piste that is already trashed, slushy and with moguls everywhere. Fun to watch! LOL
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I was just looking at all the cliff drops looks good but be fucked if I’m paying an arm and leg for it might work there one year? Ps I like a quiet place to drink.
I absolutely love Val Thorens and I´m going there again in a month, but the greatest apres ski place in the alps is Mooserwirth in St. Anton.
No one is better at apres ski than the Austrians.
@@SkiResortsVideo looking forward to that video. St Anton is great and Mooserwirt is insane.
Been to Mooserwirths end-of-season party a few years ago and I can attest that THAT WAS INSANELY GREAT!
St anton is generally better than vt
@@djscottdog1 Not when it comes down to skiing. Val Thorens is a fantastic resort. Not that St. Anton is bad but it´s just not in the same league as Val Thorens.
Apres ski though, theres no comparison. I´ll take St. Anton every time :)
@@schr75 id say when you include lect and all that and the run down from the schindlergrat its pretty good. The 3 vallys are better but st anton feels more luxurious. Heated chairlifts ect
Need to trade in the ravers for some tree runs.
Tnx
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Thanks for the excellent video! What music is playing in the background?
thanks so much, Pavel
there are many tracks there from Art list webite. which one you liked? in which point in time?
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@@SkiResortsVideo Well, frankly speaking, all videos are great with the proper music. As to me, at most I like Ischgl starting at 1:20, Les Menuires (beginning), Val Thorens (beginning). It would be keen, if you'd mention track names. By the way, I am subscribed to your channel and looking forward to see new reports!
@@SkiResortsVideo song name at 0:44 plsssss
artlist.io/song/606/sunny-days
Get video. Where is the Les Menuires video?? I can’t find it on your channel
I'm going to Les Menuires this January and is love to check your tips beforehand!!!
Come to Val Thorens, we are waiting for you 😉
I just skied there last week on opening day. It’s was great, but there wasn’t enough snow.
the snow conditions we're not good but it's the best we had for the moment ( I was there also ) but it's getting better with 20cm of snow on friday and another 50cm this week-end normally
@@SkiResortsVideo just came back, snow is great now
I am coming today again, on first sight it looks great
If only I was still young :(
Take the "avoid french holidays" tip seriously! I was there for two weeks, one of it within and the other outside holidays. It is a difference like day and night. Usually you do not need to wait too long apart from early morning lifts where all people start, but in the holidays there are quite a few bottleneck lifts throughout the day.
Yep, and my 2.5hr coach transfer turned into a 9hr slog with no on-board toilet!
i would stay out of france for all of February and start of march. France school holidays vary by region to mitigate the overcrowding but it's not enough.
French typically only travel to french speaking countries or stay in france.
your 2nd line is probably the reason why vacance is so packed in France. true. thanks for the observation
@@SkiResortsVideo Am I right in thinking that French holidays end on Sunday 6th March this season? Im getting different dates from different sources? Thanks
Could anyone advise if 5th Feb to 12th Feb would be a terrible time to go as well? I’ve already booked anyways ;(
Note a cpl of days to get used to altitude ( headaches and lethargy)
First of all thanks for the so far 17 videos! , but after all of that, I am even more confused, for beginners, with 10 and 12 yo, the best option is Val Thorens? Is the highest score for beginners so far? Thanks in advance
Hi Elorza,
for beginners, you don't need to go to Val thorens
because you don't need to pay a lot for a huge area like 3 valleys, you can have a vacation in smaller places.
i don't know where you are from , but a cheap option is Borovetz or Bansko in Bulgary, Passo Tonale in Italy, Val nord or grand Valira in Andora and many small resort in the alps.that way you will save a lot o money and don't pay high euros for a large ski area you won't use a big portion of it.
from the resorts we reviewd, Flachau is a good option and la Plagne as well. as they are relatively cheap for a top resort
Val Thorens was our 1st review, since than we also put to the equation the value for money, in the beginners score and we didn't take it to account in the Val Thorens review
travelers check wow Thanks!! We are from Miami, so big deal for us going to ski to Europe. Thanks for the tips, and keep the good work.
That’s were I go sking
Looks very crowded and where are the trees :(
Can you link us to your les menuires video please?
Haha damm ill be there in 4 weeks
What does it look like for the Apres Ski and party scene on Spring 2022?
i understand that in France , from February 16th, it will be back to normal
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Bummer. We had planned a trip for late March but decided to visit colorado since we were unsure with lockdowns. Maybe next year !
I am sure Its a fun mt but I see no tress, just open terrain, which grows old fast, more of a BC powder skier myself.
Open bowls = more untouched powder 😁
travelers check Thanks for your update, it looks like a nice place.
because i will probably never get to europe in my life time i will forever ski the beautiful British Columbia terrian!
fernie alpine resort and white water are amazing little gems for all levels of experience!
@@irokekula5739 haven't been to Fernie, but Lake Louise was great
Meribel has loads of trees
Do you have a website I can contact you on
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Can’t believe you give VT a 10 for nightlife, my only regret in snowboarding life is not going to Austria sooner, Soll, Mayrhofen both run rings around VT. Bansko in Bulgaria better too. Ugly resort too VT, best thing is the snow is pretty much guaranteed, but yeah rather ski through the trees in Austria
Hi Ben, don't forget that the scores consider a 3 valleys ski pass.
The last picture in the video is not le 3 vallee, it is Zermatt in Switzerland
Which has a station on 3800m for skiing and is open in Summer
track id?
Really nice filming and editing. Info is so useful. Like and subscribe. I would like to know the name of the song at 00:45. Thank you!
@@SkiResortsVideo Thank you so much!
Yeah well, I haven’t skied here, but I’ve found most of off piste skiing in Europe boring and not steep enough, most people there tell me I need to check out the western USA. The skiing at this place looks boring, unless you are a beginner or a drunk...
Hey Adam Definitely check out Whistler in BC Canada been there, more bang for your buck the snow terrian is amazing definitely steeps and you will meet people over the world nice atmosphere there you cannot go wrong.
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Save up time everybody
Apres ski, followed by skiing down to the resort: what could possibly go wrong!
the best ski resort in the world.
it's really not though. i've just been again, and while it was great, it's persuaded me to spend the extra money and go back to north america.
When there is snow and you have enough money france resorts are the best …. ( tho its much less expensive than north america ) … austria is a little less good but its cheaper and quality for price might be higher… italy depends on ski resorts but also is a little cheaper but i feel france for not much more pricey is better maintained… pyrenee ski is also overlooked and cheaper yet quite good too - i also like avoriaz and serre chevalier ( you have laGrave just next to it)
I agree. next winter we will upload both Avoriaz and Serre Chevalier reviews among many others.
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Song @ 5.40????
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seis continentes by tomas novoa❤🎧
The Londoner in Kitzbuel Austria is he best Apre bar in the world
Where are the trees?
we only filmed in Val Thorens which is all above the trees line.
but @Etienne Tholence is right. it is a part of the trois vallées which mostly have trees,
you can see a little bit more of it in our Courchevel review:
czcams.com/video/yPqujQuYhPY/video.html
we will also film in Meribel this winter
I was there but I wasn't very impressed .I like more Chamonix. More spectacular or Austria to Hintertux Glacier.Val Thorens has a lot of pists with very low angle and hard to slide fast
The gigafactory of skiing ... Stay away if you're looking for something with a bit of charm or alpine character.
Andrei Tudor Indeed
Go to Austria for that
Yep a French concert block scare the landscape with French prices why not leave the French alps come to austria I came over here from the French alps to vist a friend and never left the resort are better to look at and have the best snow make equipment easy got to by train or bus and there are loads of all year skiing areas including 256 days a year at Hintertux beat French on prices as well so for example you could ski in Innsbruck by fly direct into the city and Sking in the city
I'd love to, but whenever I've done the numbers, France always seems to work out cheaper. Have you got any tips for visitors?
Was there in '87
How was the nightlife back then
@@EvadeModsRGH Good, people have always known how to party.
300 euro for 6 days!! Basically every other resort in the Alpes is 16 a day for students
Having just spent a week there I can tell that while the skiing is great in the three valley area, Val Thorens is too high to recuperate at night and half or our gang of friends suffered from altitude sickness for the first two days after arrival. La Folie Douce is just a ridiculous money grab with bouncers, body searches on entrance and 300€ bottles of champagne or 20€ bottles of beer with too loud music to talk with anyone. Other than that there literally is no nightlife in Val Thorens. If I would go there again I would get lodging from Meribel which is significantly lower altitude wise, in the centre of the three valleys so transit times are reduced and is a nice village.
Looks like you need to get some friends that actually have a pair of testicles between them
You can’t get any higher higher ????
Would have like to see some shots of skiing the actual terrain rather just people gliding on the run outs.
VT is great party resort, cheap in comparison to many other resorts and offers extensive skiing. However this concrete jungle is not an attractive resort with a lack of quality restaurants and full of Brits.
Thanks for the tip, but i'm not french so i don 't give a shit
Un question, vous avez francais ?
@@diederiksnel5010 Neither am I.
@@diederiksnel5010 you're literally asking them 'do you have french?' You should say 'vous êtes français?'
@@diederiksnel5010 why do you think he is french?
I like Val Thorens but Val d’Isère for me is better I find the village more Beautiful
Best apres ski bar in the world hahahha LOL !!!! I think you have NEVER visit Austria when you think that this is the BEST skibar in the world LOL.
But it’s definitely in Austria hehe
Exactly
thats what you think ;)
No 4k option...
i think scotland is the best due to its lack of snow and naked kilt wearing contests
😂
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beautiful town there. hope to film there in the future😘