An independent guide to Val Thorens
Skiing in Val Thorens including a ski area overview, the beginners area, ski pass prices, mountain restaurants and webcams.
There's also skiing the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens, off piste itineraries and more.
Skiing Made Easier is the follow-up to Skiing Made Easy, and covers technique beyond basic parallel turns - carving, short turns, bumps and off piste.
Read more about Skiing Made Easier.
Buy the paperback direct or on Amazon. Buy the Kindle ebook (affiliate links).
A guide to the Val Thorens ski area, including an overview of the ski area sector by sector, the Snowpark, Skicross, slalom stadium, off piste itineraries and more.
Find the best places in Val Thorens to ski, depending on the level of the people in your party, and the time of day.
Read about Val Thorens ski area.
Where to start on your first skiing day in Val Thorens and where to go after that.
This section includes the magic carpets and the nursery slopes, the green runs, the Piste de l'Espace, and the easiest blue runs.
Read about Val Thorens beginners area.
The latest ski pass prices, for Val Thorens and the 3 Valleys, plus a link to book ski passes online.
Check the 3 Valleys and Val Thorens ski pass prices.
Skiing Made Easy is a Kindle ebook and paperback. It's a practical guide to learning to ski, based on many happy seasons of ski teaching in Val Thorens.
'This is the book I wish I'd had when I started skiing' - Amazon reviewer.
Read more about Skiing Made Easy.
Buy the paperback direct for the best price. Or buy the paperback on Amazon or the Kindle ebook (affiliate links).
The mountain restaurants in Val Thorens - the best places for a coffee or hot chocolate, and the best value and most delicious lunches.
Read about mountain restaurants in Val Thorens.
The best webcams, so you can check out conditions in resort before you arrive.
Once you're in Val Thorens, have a look at the top of the mountain while you're eating breakfast, to see if it's clear high up.
Find a Val Thorens webcam.
How to do the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens.
This guide has a route via Méribel Mottaret (and Méribel) to Courchevel.
Once in Courchevel, either focus on Courchevel Moriond (1650), or on Courchevel 1850. Le Praz and/or La Tania are included as options too.
Read about the 3 Valleys from Val Thorens.
Off piste calls expert skiers and snowboarders who love getting away from the groomed runs and the lifts.
Find out about safety considerations, and some of the best off piste itineraries in Val Thorens, the Belleville Valley, and the 3 Valleys.
Read about the Val Thorens Off Piste Itineraries.
The weather in Val Thorens, including where to find the best weather forecasts, weather systems affecting Val Thorens and the Foehn wind.
There are also notes on the effects of climate change as the temperatures get hotter and the weather more unpredictable.
Read about the weather in Val Thorens.
A guide to all the ski schools in Val Thorens, including the ESF, Ski Cool, Prosneige, Evolution 2 and Oxygène.
If you're looking to do group lessons in skiing or snowboarding, for adults or children, check out all the options here.
Read about ski schools in Val Thorens.
Check out the latest piste maps for Val Thorens, the 3 Valleys, and the other ski areas within the 3 Valleys.
They include Les Menuires, Méribel, Courchevel and Orelle.
Find and download Val Thorens, 3 Valleys and other piste maps.
A new gondola, Face Nord, will give access to the higher slopes of the ski area. The Cime de Caron will reopen after its problems last Winter.
What else is new in 2025-26?
Read about What's New in Val Thorens in 2025-26.
I hope you have a great time skiing in Val Thorens.