Val Thorens Ski School

There is a free resort shuttle running between 8am & 20pm with three different circuits. The most popular circuits ‘Circuit de la Boucle’ and ‘Circuit du Soleil’ provide around 3 services an hour.

Alternatively, there are several local taxi options (a full list is available through the Val Thorens tourist office).  Try Allo 73 Taxi +33 (0)6 59 81 04 25.

Street parking is forbidden except for short periods at the weekend to allow for easier loading & unloading of luggage.  We would recommend booking your parking space with VALTHOPARC before arrival.  The office is open 24 hours a day so arrival at night will not be a problem.

There are 5 parking areas, with free day parking at P4 (before you get to the entrance to the resort).  From P4 there is a pedestrian friendly lift ‘Cairn’ from the lift station across the bridge from the car park to connect you to Val Thorens resort itself.

These can be accessed on the Val Thorens website.

If you’re looking for more information about resort including where to eat, what’s on during your stay and general hints and tips then try one of the following websites:

ValThonet
A helpful site with regular event listings of what’s going on in resort, snow reports and more.

ValThorensGuide
An independent guide to Val Thorens.

Val Thorens Tourist Website
The official site for Val Thorens.

Food Shopping

• La Cime Gourmande in Galerie Péclet is a great bakery offering delicious breakfast & lunchtime take away food.
• Sucré-Salé bakery in Résidence Le Montana Valbel is a firm favourite with the New Generation instructors.
• Coopérative Laitière in Place de l’Eglise sells locally produced speciality Savoyard cheeses including Beaufort.
• Supérette Sherpa Les Balcons in Quartier Des Balcons Chalet 1 is a mini market with freshly baked pastries available from 7.30am.
• Supérette 8 À Huit in Résidence Pierre & Vacances Les Temples Du Soleil on Rue Du Soleil opens daily from 7.30am selling fresh bread & newspapers along with the usual mini market products.
• Sherpa Supermarche (Galerie Péclet), Supermarché Spar Caron (Galerie Caron), Supermarket Du Chamois (next to Chamois d’Or on Rue du Soleil) & Carrefour Montagne Caron (Rue Caron) are all well stocked mini markets in Val Thorens.

Clothing Shops

• There’s a street market on Place Péclet every Tuesday and Thursday, in the winter season selling local cheeses and meats, honey and wine as well as a selection of winter suitable clothing.
• Hibiscus clothing boutique for women in Galerie de Péclet has a good selection of clothing.
• DC Store in the Galerie Caron offers a selection of urban street wear from the American brand.
• Millet Expert Shop in Galerie Caron in the centre of the resort stocks a good range of technical equipment.
• The North Face Store in Galerie Caron sells a range of ski clothing & accessories.
• Superdry in Place de Péclet sells a selection of the collection from the contemporary urban wear brand.

Val Thorens Tourist Office is located in the Maison de Val Thorens building on Place de Caron with friendly international staff.

La Poste post office is located in the Maison de Val Thorens building (closed on Sundays)

Aurel Coiffure hairdressers is located in Galerie Péclet.

Garage Gapihan is a petrol station & mini market just after the entrance to the resort past the Club Med building.

Cabinet Dentaire dentist in Les Eterlous building opposite Le Fitz Roy Hotel.

Centre Médico-Sportif on Place Caron is considered to be the main medical centre in Val Thorens & they deal with most injuries & illnesses, referring only the more serious to the hospital in Moutiers. The centre is open from 9am-18pm daily with a doctor on call outside these hours.   Phone +33 (0)4 79 00 00 37.

Centre Medical on Rue du Soleil provides general medical consultations.  The opening hours are 9am-noon and 15pm-18pm.  Phone +33 (0)4 79 00 74 39.

Optic 2300 opticians on Rue de Caron or Extrême Vision opticians in Galerie Caron can assist with most optical needs.

Gendarmerie police station is located on Place des Arolles next to the central bus station.

Pharmacie Des 3 Vallées in Galerie Péclet is a large pharmacy shop selling toiletries.

Tabac Presse Caron in Galerie Caron & Tabac Souvenirs in Galerie Péclet are two popular newsagencies.

There are 6 banks in Val Thorens; Banque De Savoie in
Galerie Péclet, La Banque Postale in Maison de Val Thorens, Crédit Agricole des Savoie
on Rue Caron, Euronet – Distributeur Automatique De Billets
in Le Cheval Blanc building near the Montana complex on Rue Du Soleil, Cic Lyonnaise De Banque
in Place De l’Eglise, Banque Populaire Des Alpes
in Eskival.

Dry cleaners Blanchisserie Des Cimes & Loc’linge on Rue de Gébroulaz provide a laundry service.

Laverie Automatique in Maison de Val Thorens & Lav Thorens in Residence L’Arcelle are the two self service launderettes in Val Thorens.

Ostéopathe D.O Pillot Amélie
(Place de la Fontaine) & Cabinet D’ostéopathie (Eterlous
building) both provide osteopathic treatments.

Cabinet de Kinésithérapie
(Rue du Soleil), Kinésithérapeute
(Le Grand Cairn Appartement A23) & Cabinet D’ostéopathie et de Kinésithérapie
(Centre Médical on Place Caron) all offer physiotherapy treatment.

Highest cinema in Europe, Le Lac Blanc Cinema on Grande Rue, Two showings per day, one at 5.30 pm and the other at 9 pm. On bad weather days, an extra show is added at 2.30 pm.

Bowling De Val Thorens (near tourist office, Place de L’Arche), with 8 lanes & bumpers available for children.  There is also a games room with billiard, pool and snooker tables as well as video games, table football and air hockey.

Sledging on the 6km long run (longest in France) which is accessible from the Funitel Peclet and starts at the bottom of the Glacier de Peclet. The run is open everyday from 10:00 to 15:00 and on every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.

Centre Sportif De Val Thorens in Galerie Caron has the following indoor facilities for children; swimming pools, bouncy castles, trampolines, soft play ball pits, tennis, football, volley ball, squash courts, ping-pong tables, badminton courts, basket ball courts

There are plenty of trails to keep keen walkers entertained, a detailed trail map is available for free at the Tourist Office.  The team can also recommend trails further down the Belleville Valley (accessible using the valley shuttle bus service).

Guided snowmobile tours at 17.30pm every evening with Val Tho Motoneige.

Classic & Jazz music concerts take place in the church every Tuesday at 18.30pm (free entry).

If you’re looking for childcare service in Val Thorens we recommend the following companies:

Alpine Childcare
Links families with local nannies and babysitters working in ski resorts around the Alps.

A baby-sitters list is available from the tourist office. If you’re looking for equipment rentals, Bébés Et Kids Location l’Eskival provide a number of options.

Le Club des Piou Piou is a non-ski nursery that accepts children from 18 months to 5 years old. The Club is run by ESF & the centre is approved by the DDASS and the Departmental for Youth and Sport. Toilet facilities, play areas and a restaurant are available on-site for children.

Beginners will not need a lift pass for day 1 as there is a free beginner area at the foot of the pistes. Your instructor will tell you when you need to buy a lift pass.

All other groups will need a Val Thorens – Orelle valley lift pass for your lessons. There is such vast range of terrain on our doorstep in Val Thorens, so we normally don’t go into the Three Valleys in our groups although higher level skiers might want to explore outside of lessons. Day upgrades can be bought for this purpose.