"Must do" runs in 3 valleys

Now in my 25th year of skiing, still never been to the 3 valleys/4 valleys area.
Booked now for Val Thorens, and would be interested to know which pistes are considered the "must do's" out of the 300 or so available?

Combe de caron but you need to get there early.

3 valleys is fantastic and Val Thorens resort the best use the Moutiere lift then onto the Funitel Grand Fond then there are great red runs called variante Medaille and Falaise and also blues, we never made it to Cime Caron as was so packed couldn't get on the cable car but was french half term ! Also find La Folie douce Restaurant at top of Plein Sud

http://www.lafoliedouce-valthorens.com/v2/

If you like to party that is from 4pm daily!!!!

So many must do runs!

Some of my favourites, right to left on the piste map.

La Masse, above Les Menuires. Quiet area, choice of blacks (Masse and Lac Noir) and reds (Langet and crêtes) above mid station, all good, snow tends to stay in great condition. Also some excellent off piste between the runs.

Cime De Caron (highest point in area at 3200m) choice of direction, off the back into the 4th valley via the Combe de Rosaël black run. Or down the front side on either the red col de l'audzin or black Combe de Caron. The snow condition on the black is often better than the red.

Take the Funitel Peclet lift up from the centre of Val Thorens, then the glacier chair. The Glacier black run looks short on the map but it's great fairly steep and very high, off piste options off to the side too. Below that there are a number of reds and the Cascades black bumps run. Good fun.

Head towards Meribel, via the Plein Sud and 3 valleys lifts. The red on the other side, Lac de la Chambre is a blast, long varied terrain, picturesque, brilliant.

Mont Vallon choice of red runs, Campagnol or Combe de Vallon, both great runs, steep in places, good off piste bit on sides.

Take the Plan de Mains lift rather than the Ours blue run, it a path with a lot of poling if there's a head wind! From the top of the lift there are a number of great cruising blues. Great fun all the way down into Mottaret.

Pas de Lac lift up the other side and down into Courchevel. Choice of runs, the un-pisted Grand Couloir with it's hair raising access. (YouTube it!)
The red Combe Saulire is great or head further across and hit the Combe Pylône, M or Suisse blacks.

One of my favourite black runs anywhere is the Jockeys run down to La Praz. Tree lined and varied, simply superb.

Heading back the other way, above Meribel, a great long easy red run, the picturesque Jérusalem and blues below all the way to St Martin at 1400m.


Can't wait to be back the in January!

jockey is my favourite too...but it gets a bit heavy in the afternoon later in the season

daved wrote:jockey is my favourite too...but it gets a bit heavy in the afternoon later in the season

Awesome.

Great runAndy, nice style, good speed! I gatthe impression I recognised the skier at 2min. You don't know the person?

No, this is just a clip I found on YouTube.