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Valmeinier, Savoie
GPS 6.481067 E 45.184414 N
Region Pays de Maurienne
State Savoie
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GPS 6.481067 E 45.184414 N
Region Pays de Maurienne
State Savoie
Valley
Mountain range Dauphine Alpen
Vertical drop 1430 - 2550 meters
Descent 1120 meters
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
11 | 17 | 2 |
Total lifts 30 | ||
capacity: 44500 persons/hour |
Intermediate (<=2000m) 53%
High (<=3000m) 47%
Bit steep 13%
Steep 6%
Very steep 3%
Extrem. steep 1%
North 24%
East 22%
South 4%
West 51%
Ski resort ratings for Valmeinier compared to all other ski resorts. Based on 10 reviews.
Overall Rating: 69 | Skiing Rating: 68 | Skiregion Rating: 71 |
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Off-Piste | Snow | |||||
7.0 6.9 | 7.0 7.6 | 7.0 7.7 | 5.5 7.1 | 7.3 6.8 | 6.0 7.6 | 7.3 7.8 | 5.0 6.7 | 6.5 7.7 | 7.0 7.0 |
Valmeinier has enough skiing with the link to Valloire for most appetites and is very pretty. The skiing is good and there is enough for all but the most enthusiastic of mile cruncher.
The pistes colour coding was ‘interesting’ with Reds as easy as Greens and all similar to the Blues. The Blacks were few and far between but challenging. If I had a serious complaint about the resort it would be that final run back to the base area, this always being crowded, cut up and was in poor condition due the number of people of very different standards using it. I would not recommend to anyone who has been to larger resorts, or who has a larger budget - you can get better skiing in the pur
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