The 3 Valleys Video - The World's Largest Ski Resort
The 3 Valleys Video shows off this vast skiing/snowboarding area comprising the Courchevel, Meribel and Val Thorens/Belleville Valleys. This is the largest ski area on the planet connected entirely by Pistes & Ski Lifts.
This high altitude ski resort with 85% of the ski area above 1800 metres has 600 kilometres (370 miles) of groomed pistes, 25 accessible summits and 174 lifts, as well as many terrain parks and huge off piste opportunities. The 3 Valleys is linked by a sophisticated & modern lift system but also benefits from 2091 snow cannons that cover 43% of the ski area.
In the 3 Valleys there are some 311 groomed ski runs or pistes and there is a total area of 1,839 hectares that is groomed and secured.
You can ski from 1,300 to 3,230 metres or 4,265 to 10,597 feet and eat at more than 50 mountain restaurants.
Because of the modern fast lift system you also spend less time in transit and more time skiing and/or eating and drinking.
There are now 4 valleys in the 3 Valleys and all the connections, and there are usually several, between each valley are at high altitudes. This avoids the problem experienced by many of the large resorts of having to go to the valley floor and getting on a bus or some huge but slow telecabine that links you with the next ski area. The 3 Valleys includes at least 12 main resort villages serviced by the ski lift system.
For more details on the Courchevel Valley and each Ski Resort please follow the links above for each location.
2) Meribel Valley home to the main resort village of Meribel 1450 to 1700, Mottaret 1750, Meribel Village 1400, Meribel Les Allues 1100 and Brides les Bains 600 and a number of small villages between Mottaret and Les Allues such as La Rosiere, La Gittaz, Le Raffort, Channdon, Le Cruet, Le Plantin, Le Villaret & Le Biollay.
3) Val Thorens - Belleville Valley home to main ski resort villages of Val Thorens 2300, Les Menuires 1800, Saint Matrin de Belleville 1400 and a number of small villages such as Le Bettex, Praranger, Les Granges, Saint Marcel & Le Chatelard.
4) Orelle Valley home to the Village of Orelle 880 and connected via the 3 Vallees Express Telecabine.