Val Thorens ski area

• 29 ski lifts, more than half of which have been designed using cutting-edge technologies.

• 140km of slopes divided into 68 runs (8 black, 26 red, 26 blue and 8 green runs)

• 20% of runs for beginners, 50% for intermediate skiing, and 30% for advanced skiing.

• 352 snow-making machines providing artificial snow cover for 40% of the ski area.

• Quick and easy links with the other sectors in the Three Valleys ski area (Les Menuires, Saint Martin, Méribel, La Tania and Courchevel).

• Extension of the ski area to a fourth valley, the Maurienne Valley, with the Caron cable car and the ‘Funitel de Fonds 2' to Orelle.

 To give an idea of prices, a 6-day pass for the Val Thorens sector during the main season (between Christmas and mid-April) costs 175 euros for an adult and 122.50 euros for a child under the age of twelve.

One good idea to bear in mind is the Family Pass. If you buy four passes or more, you will qualify for a substantial discount on all of your 6-day (or longer) passes. . All four passes must be for the same duration and the same ski area.

The price for the Val Thorens family pass is 554 euros

 Minimum altitude: 1300 metres Maximum altitude: 3230 metres

• 16 villages and resorts linked together: more than 600km of signposted ski slopes

• 49 green, 135 blue, 118 red and 34 black runs, making a total of 336 runs over an area of 400 square kilometres

• 200 ski lifts, 25 peaks linked to one another, 6 glaciers

• 220km of cross-country skiing trails

• 2000 snow cannons and 82 grooming machines.

To give an idea of prices, a 6-day pass for the 3 vallées sector during the main season (between Christmas and mid-April) costs 232 euros for an adult and 174 euros for a child under the age of twelve.

One good idea to bear in mind is the Family Pass. If you buy four passes or more, you will qualify for a substantial discount on all of your 6-day (or longer) passes . All four passes must be for the same duration and the same ski area.

 The 3 vallées family pass 6 days for 4 persons is 742 euros