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Will be going to the 3 Valleys at the end of Jan for a month and I am keen to venture over to Orelle. Has anyone been and would they be able to tell me what the skiing is like over there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Skiing is really nice over in Orelle, we skied it often last Xmas as it was our route home from Val T...well worth a visit!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I drove 37 miles from Bourg St Maurice so that I could parked my car right at the heart of Val Thoren to ski Orelle.
Like the rest of the Tarentaise some runs near the top were closed and others could be stony. That is my assessment of Orelle which was nearly identical when I was exploring La Plagne and trying to ski to Champagny. In other word the best snow condition was in the main resort Val Thoren! The ski map shows Orelle a quiet zone with great snow potential but unfortunately snow is in short supply at Jan 2005.
If you spend a month there Valmorel could worth a visit. Like Orelle its St. Francis can be accessed from another valley outside Tarentaise.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The Orelle is South facing so consequently gets a lot of sun. Any off-piste sking is probably better done earlier in the day rather than in the afternoon. The snow was in very good condition early this January, maybe because it was sheltered from the strong winds, predominately from the North, in December.
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The "4th valley" is my favourte spot in the 3 valleys. Check out some of SussexSnow's comments on the Snowspots wiki site.
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The snow in the 4th Valley is holding up pretty well at the moment (or was a couple of days ago) and it's a delightful place to ski - much quieter than the other three valleys. Like most of the area, it could do with a fresh dump and lovers of off-piste will be disappointed at the moment. Definitely worth a visit if you're down this way.
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FAQ
). The other attraction is the off-piste; the highest Bouchet chair you can traverse onto a big wide open bowl below glacier Pointe Renod with lots of powder opportunities. The longer off-piste run off the back of the Bouchet chair into the valley below Glacier Bouchet is well worth doing too and is not difficult.
