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14 Fascinating Facts about Val Thorens
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You probably already know that Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe, but how many of these great facts about Val Thorens did you know? The average age of skiers/snowboarders in resort is 36 40% of visitors are …
5 Non-Ski Activities in Val Thorens You Have Probably Never Heard Of
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You may already know that Val Thorens already offers a wide range of thrilling and relaxing non-skiing activities including their mega zip-wire, ice diving, toboggan, mountain biking on snow, spas and more. But here are five great new activities in …
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What’s new in Val Thorens for 2015/16?
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Val Thorens is clearly a resort on the up. But despite winning world ski resort of the year in 2013 and 2014, it is not resting on its laurels. As the highest ski resort in Europe, and part of Les …
French Ski Resort Opening Dates 2015/16
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Thinking ahead to next season already? We know how you feel. So we’ve put together this useful guide to the opening dates for some of the main ski resorts in France for this winter: Tignes Opening Date 2015/16 Tignes will be …
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The Best Three Apres-Ski Bars In The Alps
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If you had to pick the best Apres-Ski experience in the Alps, which would you choose? The best apres-ski in the Alps According to a recent poll by ApresLive.com, the best three Apres-Ski venues are: 1. La Folie Douce, Val …
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Orelle wins award for new zip wire to Val Thorens
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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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Work at the Folie Douce – now also in Megève
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This winter sees the opening of the latest – and fifth – Folie Douce in St Gervais Megève. Open air clubbing at altitude Regular skiers to France will probably have come across one of the existing Folie Douce venues, which …
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Google ‘Piste View’ adds more ski resorts
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Obviously we’d prefer to be out on the slopes, but if you can’t make it there in person, Google are making it easier than ever to imagine you’re there. First resort with ‘Piste View’ was Whistler After starting with Whistler …
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Testing The Highest Zip Wire in the World…in Val Thorens
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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
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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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