The slopes

  • Extent 3 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 2 out of 5
  • Snow 2 out of 5
  • Queues 3 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 3 out of 5
  • Expert 2 out of 5
  • Intermediate 4 out of 5
  • Beginner 5 out of 5
  • Boarder 2 out of 5
  • X-country 2 out of 5
  • Restaurants 2 out of 5
  • Schools 3 out of 5
  • Families 5 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 4 out of 5
  • Convenience 5 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 2 out of 5
  • Apres ski 2 out of 5
  • Off-slope 2 out of 5

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  • Valmorel

Key facts covers:

  • Le Grand Domaine

Key facts

Resort1400 m
Slopes1215-2550 m
Lifts50
Pistes152 km
Price index90

Valmorel

France

Valmorel

The upside

  • A sympathetically designed purpose-built, car-free resort
  • Largely slope-side accommodation
  • Extensive easy slopes linked to St-François-Longchamp
  • Beginners and children particularly well catered for

The downside

  • Few challenges on-piste
  • Mostly low, so snow is a worry; and snowmaking is not comprehensive
  • Still lots of slow lifts and drags
  • Steep site, with outlying lodgings very separate from the resort core
  • Few alternatives to self-catering

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I have visited Valmorel 3 times in the past two years,…

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Summary

Built from scratch in the mid-1970s, Valmorel is unlike any of its contemporaries – its central development feels like a tiny mountain town. The resort has gone up in the world recently, in terms of accommodation; but the ski area, to be frank, is lagging some way behind – and it is never going to compete with its illustrious neighbours in the next-door Three Valleys.

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The slopes

  • Extent 3 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 2 out of 5
  • Snow 2 out of 5
  • Queues 3 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 3 out of 5
  • Expert 2 out of 5
  • Intermediate 4 out of 5
  • Beginner 5 out of 5
  • Boarder 2 out of 5
  • X-country 2 out of 5
  • Restaurants 2 out of 5
  • Schools 3 out of 5
  • Families 5 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 4 out of 5
  • Convenience 5 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 2 out of 5
  • Apres ski 2 out of 5
  • Off-slope 2 out of 5

Gallery

  • Valmorel

Key facts covers:

  • Le Grand Domaine

Key facts

Resort1400 m
Slopes1215-2550 m
Lifts50
Pistes152 km
Price index90