Val Thorens ski resort - weather, snow reports and reviews

Val Thorens Les 3 Vallées 2289-3148m

Val Thorens

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Val Thorens (2300 m)

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Val Thorens (2190 m)

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Val Thorens Col du Bouchet (2990 m)

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Val Thorens (2300 m)

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Val Thorens

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Val Thorens Lac Blanc (2720 m)

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Weather report

Fair forecasted today. Temperature low -18 °C, high -8 °C. Wind at 7km/h.

Weather today

Weather conditions ski area

Weather outlook

Weather conditions resort

Mountain weather

Mountain temperature at Cime de Caron 3148m 2 to -2°C. Freezing level at 1366 meters.

Snow Alert

Snow alert Tuesday March 18

4cm
4cm
4cm
2718m
3148m

4cm settles on the upper slopes today

Avalanche

Avalanche risk level Tuesday March 18

Avalanche risk indication 2

Snow forecast

5-day snow forecast

15cm
16cm
18cm
2718m
3148m

18cm settles on the upper slopes within 5 days

Snow depth

Snow report Tuesday March 18

175cm
198cm
219cm
2718m
3148m

Snow depth on the upper slopes is 219cm.

Snow quality

Snow quality 9.0
Snow condition Premium: Deep and Consistently Maintained Snow Pack - Class 4: Noticeable Layer of Fresh Snow. 9cm of fresh snow settled during the last 48h. Last substantial snowfall on Sat Mar 15: 5cm.

Snow anomaly

84%

Average long-year snow depth in week 12 is 159 cm on the lower slopes and 260 cm on the upper slopes. Current snow depth is below long-term average.

Lifts

99 %
53 of 55 lifts in operation

Slopes

99 %
73 of 74 km slopes open

Snow days

days with snow depth during ski season (in %, 10-year avg)

050cm (98%)
100cm (90%)
150cm (63%)
200cm (40%)
250cm (18%)

Snow sure

Rank class based on 10yr average snow depth and temperature

1/100

Ski area

The ski area of Trois Vallees consists of 600.0 km of skiing slopes between 1300-3200m altitude. 3% is above 3000m. 39% is facing West.

There are 310.0 km of blue, 217.0 km of red, and 73.0 km of black slopes serviced by 164 lifts.

Ski map

Rating

The ski region Trois Vallees was voted an average of 6.8 by our visitors.

Reviews

Visited VT in March (18th - 25th March). The resort is very good for skiing but night life is poor! Too many drunken Dutch guys, so men out number women 10 - 1. If you want a more rounded resort, go..

Transfer

Closest transit point for ski destination Val Thorens is Chambery airport. The travel distance is 129 km which equals an est. travel time of 1 hour 48 mins.

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Tourist office

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