Has anyone stayed here? Any comments? Some reviews on Trip Advisor say it's a nightmare to ski from, but others say it is fine. Some say it is 20min walk to ski school, others say 5mins. I'm looking to stay there in early March 2014 and just wondered what people's experiences are.
Or if anyone recommends any other catered chalets in Val Thorens? Or even Tignes, another high resort for spring skiing?
Thanks!
Val Thorens - Chalet Sommet
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Started by Misunderstood20 in France 17-Oct-2013 - 2 Replies
Misunderstood20 posted Oct-2013
Andyhull
reply to 'Val Thorens - Chalet Sommet' posted Oct-2013
Yes, I have stayed in it, back in 2000 when it was run by Skiworld and was called Chalet Bonne de neiges (or something along those lines)
It's not the easiest to access, it's part of the Des Neiges complex, made up of a hotel, the chalet and some self-catering apartments. The chalet is accessed via the hotel entrance, though the hotel then via a covered walkway, so is a bit of a trek with your luggage.
The piste can be skied to, however it's not pisted so not suitable for all, hence I guess the reviews, wouldn't be an issue for some, but a nightmare for others. I couldn't tell you how long the walk is as I didn't do it, but it's not ideal.
There's a bit of an uphill trek back to the chalet too, which I know some of our group hated. Some of us did manage to ski back but it's an off piste route.
The chalet was nice, but the access would put me off a return.
We stayed here in 2011, http://www.skiworld.co.uk/ski-resorts/france-ski-holidays/val-thorens/abricot and can thoroughly recommend it. We had all three chalets (Abricot, Clementine and Poire) for a big group of 28.
It's not far from the Sommet but the access is really easy. You can ski to within about 80m then a short walk on the flat.
The piste is accessed via a pisted path 25m from the ski room. I posted a couple of pictures in a thread a few weeks back.
It's not the easiest to access, it's part of the Des Neiges complex, made up of a hotel, the chalet and some self-catering apartments. The chalet is accessed via the hotel entrance, though the hotel then via a covered walkway, so is a bit of a trek with your luggage.
The piste can be skied to, however it's not pisted so not suitable for all, hence I guess the reviews, wouldn't be an issue for some, but a nightmare for others. I couldn't tell you how long the walk is as I didn't do it, but it's not ideal.
There's a bit of an uphill trek back to the chalet too, which I know some of our group hated. Some of us did manage to ski back but it's an off piste route.
The chalet was nice, but the access would put me off a return.
We stayed here in 2011, http://www.skiworld.co.uk/ski-resorts/france-ski-holidays/val-thorens/abricot and can thoroughly recommend it. We had all three chalets (Abricot, Clementine and Poire) for a big group of 28.
It's not far from the Sommet but the access is really easy. You can ski to within about 80m then a short walk on the flat.
The piste is accessed via a pisted path 25m from the ski room. I posted a couple of pictures in a thread a few weeks back.
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Misunderstood20
reply to 'Val Thorens - Chalet Sommet' posted Oct-2013
Thank you! When I spoke to the agent he didn't mention any 'uphill walk' to the chalet, but I did wonder. I know there are the free buses in VT which we used before when we stayed in the Balcons complex, and I was under the impression that we could use these for easy access back to Sommet too. But it sounds like it is still a trek from where the bus would stop?
I have just looked at Poire and Peche as Abricot and Clementine are booked the week we are going. I will get a quote on those too. Thanks!
I have just looked at Poire and Peche as Abricot and Clementine are booked the week we are going. I will get a quote on those too. Thanks!
Topic last updated on 17-October-2013 at 15:07