Val Thorens Late December

A snowHead

Hi

I am planning on going to val thorens from 25th Dec 2016 - 1st Jan 2017 with my friend , this is the first time for me there.
I am intermediate skier, I want to ask about, How is the place there during my time? Crowded, snow conditions? any suggestions on places must visit or activities must do?
I have made a reservation in Hotel le val thorens the hotel looks nice, if you have any idea about the location.

It would be nice to share your experience

Regards Very Happy

A snowHead

Generally one of the busiest weeks of the year. If you find it unbearably crowded get the first lift out in the morning and head for the 4th valley via the Portette lifts

Snow is a crapshoot but generally VT has the best of anywhere in the 3V and you always have the glaciers.

If the liasons are open doing the tour of the 3V is doable by intermediates just get the first lift out. We would treat ourselves to lunch at the Bel Air above Courcheval 1650. Booking in advance is a good idea. Pricey but not outrageous. Great for people watching.

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@khaled, TQA has it right. VT is the highest ski resort in Europe, and if anywhere is going to have snow, VT will. Plus they have loads of snowmaking. Most of VT is ski-in & ski-out, and you have a stack of modern high-speed lifts on your door-step.

There is lot's to do — apart from the fab skiing. VT has the highest ZIP-LINE in the world:

http://www.valthorens.com/en/activities-and-entertainment/winter-activities/the-tyrolienne.644.html

And one of the longest Toboggans...

http://www.valthorens.com/en/activities-and-entertainment/winter-activities/toboggan.92.html

You can see everything VT has to offer here:

http://www.valthorens.com

And the apres-ski scene is some of the best in the alps. It has the famous La Folie Douce bar half-way up the mountain:

http://youtube.com/v/_YGeip0ZElk

You are going to have a great time!

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I was on Courchevel for the week leading up to Christmas last year and made my way over to VT a couple of times. Snow wasn't great (as others say, it's a bit down to chance and last year happened to be bad) but there was plenty of skiing to be had. A few of the lifts that link the resorts were a bit crowded at busy times (early morning, late afternoon) as people made their way across, but I can't remember waiting more than 5-10 minutes.

As TQA said Orelle has some good runs and is worth getting over to if cover is okay. Main downside of VT is if the weather closes in, if that happens then hope that the lifts are open and you can head to Meiribel where there's a bit more tree cover. If you are over that way then the blue down to Meribel Villages was one of my favourite runs, nice and cruisey and tended to be quite quiet.

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Val Thorens Late December

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