Valmorel

Find Chalets Resort Guide to Valmorel

Valmoral doesn't immediately strike you as the most challenging area in the world, but there are some good steeps here, with Mottet, Biollene and Col du Gollet where you'll find the majority of reds and blacks

The resort is composed of a number of small satellite villages, each of which includes mostly chalet-style buildings with self-catering accommodation. Unfortunately these villages aren't linked by a free bus service.

Skiing in Valmoral

Valmoral Ski Resort

Beginners

There are dedicated beginner areas in Valmorel ('mini domaine') and nearby Doucy. In Valmorel you'll find some easy, easy blues off the Creve Coeur lift and the Cote Soleil lift.

Intermediates

For confident intermediates, Valmorel offers a lot of challenges.The obvious place to start is the Col du Mottet, with its many reds, while a long range excursion to St Francois will take up a jolly day and test your legs.

Experts

Valmorel doesn't immediately strike you as the most challenging area in the world, but there are some good steeps here, with Mottet, Biollene and Col du Gollet where you'll find the majority of reds and blacks.

Valmoral has gained a reputation for being an excellent family car free resort, set at 1400m reaching up to 2550m. The resorts sites right next to the slopes allowing for ski in, ski out however the majority of pistes are aimed at beginners, the more advanced skier could easily find them self’s looking for something to test their abilities very quickly.

The resort offers a number of good restaurants and several bars but once the lifts closes Valmoral does not have the best night life or après-ski environments in France.

Valmorel is a good value destination, but can suffer from a lack of snow owing to its lower altitude. As long as you don't the lack of tough skiing, this is an ideal venue for first-time skiers and families in particular.

Valmoral in Summer

Valmoral is great location to be during the summer months, offering a multitude of activities on an off the mountains.

Tourist Office

  • Tourist Office: Valmorel La Belle Office Du Tourisme
  • Address: France
  • Country: 73260 Valmorel
  • Zip code: 73260
  • Tel: 33 04 79 09 85 55
  • Fax: 33 04 79 09 85 29
  • Email: info@valmorel.com
  • Website: http://valmorel-la-belle.com

Valmorel

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Snow Reports

Valmorel Snow Report

Last 48 hours : 6cm

Powder | Snow Base : 200cm

 
 

Resort Facts

Resort altitude : 1400m

Highest Ski Lift : 2550m

Longest Run : 4km

Piste Size in kms : 152km

Total Runs : 83

Beginner Runs : 72%

Intermediate Runs : 18%

Advanced Runs : 10%

Total lifts : 55

Night Skiing : No

Snowboard park : 1

Season Starts : 20 December

Season Ends : 11 April

Departure Airports :
Gatwick, Heathrow, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow

Nearest Airport :
Geneva, Grenoble

Transfer Time : 3hrs 15mins

Activities :
Horse Drawn Sleights, Snowshoeing, Paragliding, Cinema