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Val Thorens ([val tɔʁɑ̃]) is a ski town in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps at an altitude of 2,300 m (7,500 ft). [1] It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie department .
Funitel at Val Thorens, France. A funitel is a type of cableway, generally used to transport skiers, although at least one is used to transport finished cars between different areas of a factory. [1] It differs from a standard gondola lift through the use of two arms attached to two parallel overhead cables, providing more stability in high winds.
The well-known neighbour systems are Paradiski (Les Arcs and La Plagne) and Les Trois Vallées (Courchevel, Meribel, Val Thorens and more). There were once plans to interlink all systems and resorts to create the largest ski area in the world. However, that vision was ended with the creation of the Vanoise National Park. [citation needed]
During the 1950s, Service of the Study and Development of Mountain Tourism (SEATM) was created by the local authorities to create the ski resort of Courchevel.Due to its great success, in the 1960s the mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville decided to follow suit and create a society with the plan to create 100 000 beds divided between the two main resorts of Les Menuires and Val Thorens, plus ...
Top station. Cime de Caron is a mountain of Savoie, France.It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,195 metres (10,482 ft) above sea level. It is a mountain in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallées) a popular ski resort, in the valley of Les Belleville, in the resort of Val Thorens.
Val Thorens: 1972 1825–3200 - Belleville Les Menuires: 1964 1850–2850 Les Menuires, Reberty, La Masse Belleville Saint-Martin-de-Belleville: 1983 1400–2434 -
Thorens is a. manufacturer of high-end audio equipment. Thorens may also refer to: Thorens-Glières, a former commune in Haute-Savoie, France; Château de Thorens, a castle in Thorens-Glières, Haute-Savoie, France; Pointe de Thorens, a mountain of Savoie, France; Val Thorens, a ski resort in Savoie, French Alps
Courchevel 1850, the highest part of the resort. Courchevel (French pronunciation: [kuʁʃəvɛl]) is a French Alps ski resort located in the Tarentaise Valley.It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world.