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Debbie Gabriel

11 Oct 16

Les 3 Vallées: the World’s largest ski area

Debbie Gabriel

11 Oct 16

With 600 kilometres of inter-connected doorstep ski runs, Les 3 Vallées provides hours of non-stop snowsports in 8 different resorts, from the most prestigious to the most family friendly.

There’s every kind of skiing in Les 3 Vallées!

Courchevel – Chic skiing in Courchevel, France’s most prestigious resort and one of the most renowned in the world

La Tania – Fun skiing in La Tania with its mountain village atmosphere and doorstep skiing

Méribel – Traditional skiing in Méribel, an elegant, cosy, traditional resort

Brides Les Bains – Well-being skiing in Brides-les-Bains, a renowned thermal year-round resort served by a gondola lift

Les Menuires – Family skiing in Les Menuires, voted Family Resort of The Year at the 2015 World Snow Awards

Val Thorens – Intimate skiing in the authentic village of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

Orelle – Serene skiing in Orelle, an unspoilt village resort just a stone’s throw from Italy.

And of course, amazing skiing throughout Les 3 Vallées!  www.les3vallees.com

Les 3 Vallées ski lift connections open on 10 December 2016 and close on 23 April 2017.

Covering a surface area similar to the size of Paris (more than 105km2), there is unquestionably plenty on offer suit both die-hard and beginner skiers.

With 85% of the runs situated above 1,800 metres, and boasting 328 runs, 25 summits and 6 glaciers, Les 3 Vallées enjoys optimal snow cover throughout the season, spanning the Tarentaise and Maurienne regions, making it a truly exceptional ski area.

Les 3 Vallées is committed to offering the best skiing conditions in Europe. More than 2,200 snowmaking machines covering 49% of the ski area guarantee you the highest number of interconnected ski runs open for your use, or your money back! With the Ski Guarantee, the ski area promises to provide you with a credit note for any unused days during the validity of your ski pass (for 6 days or more, bought online, from the Central Bookings Office, through an accommodation provider or tour operator) if any other European ski area can open more ski runs than Les 3 Vallées, due to a lack of snow.

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New for beginners

Every zone for learning how to ski in total tranquillity can now be identified by the “Easy Rider” logo. It’s a good way to avoid the risk of getting ski runs mixed up and finishing up your gentle excursion on a black run! Beginners can follow the pink signs when they get off the ski lift to take a gentle route, at their own pace before they become real skiing pros.

The graphic logo will be a quality label shared across Les 3 Vallées in order to guide and accompany beginners according to their individual ability level.

An Easy Rider ski pass will also be available in every resort in the ski area!

The ski area is almost perfectly divided between beginners’ runs (50% green and blue) and runs suited to more experienced skiers (50% red and black), beginners can even ski across the entire 3 Vallées ski area in complete safety!

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15th 3 Vallées Enduro on 2nd April 2017

In teams of 3, amateur skiers tackle special, unusual and fun challenges, then gather together around a huge Savoyard buffet at the heart of the ski area before a prize-giving worthy of Christmas in April!

The aim is simple: earn the highest number of points in each challenge to become the overall winner. Starting at Courchevel, Méribel, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Orelle, teams accumulate points over around ten special challenges including the double big air bag, freeride, skicross, Family Schuss, boardercross, Liberty schuss, Giant Freestyle, 3-people descent and photocall. Competitors can ski, snowboard or Telemark their way through the challenges in no precise order and with one sole condition: to have a great time!

Ski breaks in partnering resorts are up for grabs, as well as 40,000€ of prizes!