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Thus, Les Trois Vallées is the largest connected ski area in the world [2] which is linked solely by ski lifts and slopes. It claims to have about 600 km (370 mi) of ski slopes, resulting in 18.5 km² of groomed runs, while an independent expert measured about 493 km. [3] In addition, there are 120 km for cross-country skiing. Les Trois ...
Name Resorts Base elevation (m) Summit elevation (m) Vertical drop (m) Lifts 1 Ski pistes km Website Gstaad Mountain Rides: Gstaad: 1050: 2971 1921: 69: 250
700 Cannons (Courchevel / La Tania area) 2497 (3 Valleys) La Tania is a ski resort situated in the Courchevel area of Les Trois Vallees , located at an elevation of 1400 meters. It was developed for the Albertville Olympics of 1992 and is approximately a 25-minute drive from Moûtiers .
Les Menuires (French pronunciation: [le mənɥiʁ]) is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens. [1] Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, it is in the Savoie département of France. The resort has 48 restaurants, 39 ski lifts and 62 trails. The resort has advanced ski ...
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.
Col de la Loze is in Les Trois Vallées, at an elevation of 2,304 metres (7,559 ft). [1] [2] From Col de la Loze, one can ski to the nearby La Tania, [3] [4] and Le Praz. [4] By chairlift, one can get from Col de la Loze to Courchevel and Méribel, and by button lift, one can get to La Tania. [5] From Col de la Loze, one can also cycle to Lac ...
With more than 650 km of marked pistes (claimed by the lift companies; an independent expert measured about 426 km [3]) and about 200 lifts in total, [4] spread over 14 valleys and about 1,036 square kilometres (400 sq mi), Portes du Soleil ranks among the two largest ski areas in the world (the other being Les Trois Vallées). Almost all of ...
Méribel Les Allues is a ski resort that was developed adjacent to the traditional hamlet of Morel, with its centre situated at about 1400 metres above sea level. [1] It was founded by a Scotsman, Major Peter Lindsay, [ 2 ] who was looking for a new site for winter sports away from the ski resorts of Austria and Germany, because of the growing ...