2 Days To Go

Hi All

Two days till i'm off to Valfrejus for some blue skies and powder hopefully, been a fair while since i've skied in Europe and i'm looking forward to it just a bit :D

Val Thorens is pretty close to us, has anyone skied there?

Matt

I have skied Valfrejus back in 2003, went in March very warm, skiing not very taxing but an OK resort 8)

Have a good one :thumbup:

Bandit and Ally G who post on here have skied VT. I learned there about 8 years ago, but dont remember too much about the place, apart from it being wide open and awful in bad weather, with limited nightlife, a good Italian restaurant down the hill towards the P&V apartments, and ski in/out mainly.
Oh, and being charged £25 for a single brandy.......damn the French!

Hello,Long time reader, first time poster!

Went to Val Thorens in '05. Very good place, loads of ski area, but a little bit limited in terms of scenary, no trees due to the altitude!
I believe the highest pub in Europe is there too, spotted Tim Healy of Auf Weidersehen fame! All inall, guarenteed snow, fun runs, and a decent-ish nightlife.

VT has lots of very high skiing. Should be very enjoyable if weather is nice - very exposed in bad weather.

On one previous trip to Sauze, we took a day trip to VT via Val Frejus, as I recall. One thing to note - at that time the run down from the gondola was either a black or a pretty demanding red. Definitely not beginner territory. However that was a good few years ago and they may have opened up some easier links in the interim.

Enjoy your trip.

Val Thorens is pretty close to us, has anyone skied there?

Matty

I am assuming you mean the Orelle access to VT is close. You can get an extension on your VF pass from the ticket station at Orelle and there is a bus provided on Wednesdays for 7.50 E's. If going over I would advise you to check the weather forcasts as the link up can be closed in high winds and the drive back would be 160 km!!

Also if going with nervous intermediates take the Cime Caron Cable Car down as you only have a Red (with a steep road section at the top) or a Black down into VT. The skiing is great once down with lots of cruisy blues but there are challenging reds and blacks too of you wish. You could feasibly go across to Meribel and back if you get up early enough but would need a 3V Pass.

I love the Mauriennaise red down to Orelle which is long and steep in places but the views over the southern alps are fantastic.

Enjoy Valfrejus - it looks a lovely village.

Wanderer - cross posts whilst I checked my piste map!!