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Been to D'Huez last couple of seasons anyone got opinions of Val Thorens relative to Alpe D'huez.
cheers,
Andy.
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Andy4467, welcome to snowHeads.
i've only skied Val T as well, so can't compare them either.
I'm sure there are those on here that have skied both, but maybe it would be easier if you said what sort of thing are you after, then people could say whether Val T fitted that.
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Andy4467, welcome to 
In high season, you 'd have the rest of the 3V's which is worth a look around if you like motorway skiing. Mount Vallon is a nice hill and not so far.
My personal choice would be ADH by far, but then I might look at different things.
If you want lots ...(and lots) of mileage then pick VT and the 3 V's, the village is quite compact, if you want to more interesting sking, for me, go ADH.
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Andy4467, I've skied VT many times, but only skied ADH once. I may have been unlucky, but when I was in ADH the snow was disappointing (surprisingly slushy in January) and as a result I haven't been back. VT is a bit of a personal favourite. As Ray Zorro says, if you could give us a bit more of an idea as to what you're looking for in a resort it would be easier to comment.
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Personally I'd definately vote Val Thorens. But like Alastair, I think I must have caught ADH at a bad time as generally it seems very popular. We found the same poor snow conditions plus crowded slopes, a memorable mogulled green/blue run home and a suprising lack of mileage/variety available. I also found the steeply sloped/multi level town to be a bit hard to love, it seemed very quiet when we were there.
In contrast VT had lots of cruising runs, convienient slopeside accomodation and easy to find bars, which is pretty much exactly what I ask for in a resort 
That said I went to VT in april with my uni ski club, and ADH in late jan with only a couple of friends so it's not a straightforward comparison by any means.
As someone else mentioned, what are you looking for?
aj xx
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Thanks vey much for the replies.
We have now booked VT for 1 week starting 17th march.
I fancied VT over ADH because it should be snowsure in late March, ski in ski out almost evrywhere, compact village, access to the 3Val and also wanted to try somewhere new. We don't normally go this late in the season which consequently led me to VT's high alltitude snow.
ADH was great for the beginners in our group with plenty of choice. I could pick out minor irritations about ADH but on the whole it suited our mixed ability/age group.
Once again thanks for the replies.
I'll probably be asking a few more questions before march...!
Cheers,
Andy.
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