Four New Lifts for Les 3 Vallées this winter

skichaletblogger September 15, 2021
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Les 3 Vallées is the world’s largest ski area with over 600km of pistes, but they’re not resting on their laurels ahead of the 2021/22 season. Here are four new lifts that you can look forward to in the resorts …

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New Orelle gondolas create super-fast link with Val Thorens

skichaletblogger September 8, 2021
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The old ‘3 Vallées Express’ gondola connecting the French ski resort of Orelle in the Maurienne Valley with Val Thorens has been replaced and upgraded for this winter season. The new ‘Orelle’ gondola links with the ‘Orelle-Caron’ to connect the …

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New Orelle to Val Thorens gondola delayed to 2021/22

skichaletblogger July 1, 2020
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UPDATE (July 2020) After €40m of work and eighteen months of construction so far, the opening date for the new gondolas linking Orelle to Cime de Caron in Val Thorens has been delayed to the 2021/22 season. ————– Doppelmayr has …

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Orelle wins award for new zip wire to Val Thorens

skichaletblogger November 10, 2014
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Regular visitors to our blog may recall that we tested out the new zip wire in the Three Valleys last winter. Flying at 300om Located at the top of Orelle and stretching 1.3km between two peaks both higher than 3000m, …

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Testing The Highest Zip Wire in the World…in Val Thorens

skichaletblogger March 24, 2014
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You may have already heard of La Tyrolienne – the new zip wire that runs from Orelle to Val Thorens in Les 3 Vallees. It opened last month in February 2014 to become the highest zip wire in the world – so …

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World’s highest zip wire opens in Val Thorens

skichaletblogger February 28, 2014
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If skiing and snowboarding wasn’t thrilling enough for you, this should blow your socks off. The new zip wire that has just opened in Val Thorens is the highest in the world and will take you 1300m in 1 minute …

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New Lifts in Val Thorens for winter 2013/14

skichaletblogger October 16, 2013
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Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe and always one of the first to open. This season the lifts will start turning over on 23 November 2013, so with just over a month to go, we take a …

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