Val Thorens –the highest ski resort in Europe– with peaks above 3,500 meters above sea level, it is part of the largest ski area in the world with 600 kilometers of slopes connected by ski lifts: Los Tres Valles.
Although the northern European markets are more important for Val Thorens, as recognized station general manager Eric Bonnel“Spanish tourism is key on the Immaculate Bridge, at Christmas, during Three Kings Week and at Easter.” “The guarantee of snow is the main motivation of Spanish skiers,” adds Bonnell. And in Val Thorens the snow is practically eternal. Its privileged location makes it the first station to open on the continent and the last to close (at least 6 months of snow).
Among the new features this year: a 10-seater cable car, which rises at 7 meters per second and has the capacity to take 3,500 people to the top every hour. In Val Thorens there is also a fun park, numerous swimming pools and a wellness area in Le Board, a bowling alley, an ice driving circuit, the highest zip line in France at more than 3,000 meters of altitude and at a speed that ranges between 60 and 100 kilometers per hour, the longest toboggan run in France with 6 kilometers of descent, the tallest wine cellar on the continent and also a huge ice rink which hosted the 2024 Ice Cross World Cup in mid-December.
