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Val Thorens Lifts & Pistes

Val Thorens has 36 lifts (12 gondolas, 12 chairlifts and 3 drag lifts) and 110 pistes totalling 160 km. The 2026/27 season runs 21 Nov–2 May (provisional).

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Piste network: 160 km99.4 mi
Lifts: 36
Top elevation: 3,211 m10,530 ft
Ski area: Les 3 Vallées

Pre-seasonOpens in 61 days · Saturday, 21 November 2026ProvisionalOfficial season page

Lifts & pistes

Lifts: 36
Runs: 110
Piste km: 160 km99.4 mi

Lifts by type

Lift types in Val Thorens
Type	Count
Chairlift	12
Zip line	2
Gondola	12
Magic carpet	6
Cable car	3
Platter lift	3
Goods lift	1

Lift list

Lifts in Val Thorens
Lift	Type	Length	Capacity/h
3 Vallées	Chairlift	803 m2,630 ft	2,400
Bee Flying	Zip line	1,817 m5,960 ft	—
Boismint	Chairlift	1,724 m5,660 ft	2,400
Bouchet	Chairlift	1,159 m3,800 ft	1,800
Bruyères 2	Gondola	1,699 m5,570 ft	2,500
Cairn	Gondola	1,144 m3,750 ft	2,400
Campagnols	Magic carpet	227 m740 ft	—
Caron	Gondola	1,509 m4,950 ft	—
Cascades	Chairlift	1,410 m4,630 ft	4,000
Castor Pollux	Magic carpet	228 m750 ft	—
Cime Caron	Cable car	1,865 m6,120 ft	1,430
Côte Brune	Gondola	1,874 m6,150 ft	2,600
Deux Lacs	Gondola	1,611 m5,290 ft	—
Face Nord	Gondola	1,110 m3,640 ft	2,000
Funitel 3 Vallées	Cable car	880 m2,890 ft	2,000
Funitel Péclet	Gondola	3,049 m10,000 ft	2,845
Grand Fond	Gondola	1,894 m6,210 ft	3,000
Lac Blanc	Chairlift	1,921 m6,300 ft	—
Marmottons	Magic carpet	87 m290 ft	500
Mont Vallon	Gondola	2,073 m6,800 ft	3,600
Moraine	Gondola	2,439 m8,000 ft	2,800
Moutière	Chairlift	1,614 m5,300 ft	3,600
Musaraigne	Magic carpet	219 m720 ft	—
Peyron	Chairlift	1,461 m4,790 ft	2,200
Pionniers	Chairlift	1,143 m3,750 ft	2,776
Plan de l'Eau	Chairlift	1,869 m6,130 ft	1,800
Plateau 1	Platter lift	698 m2,290 ft	900
Plateau 2	Platter lift	697 m2,290 ft	550
Plein Sud	Chairlift	1,749 m5,740 ft	4,000
Portette	Chairlift	1,749 m5,740 ft	3,325
Rosaël	Chairlift	2,185 m7,170 ft	2,600
Télécabine d'Orelle	Gondola	4,665 m15,310 ft	—
Télécabine d'Orelle-Caron	Gondola	2,027 m6,650 ft	2,500
Thorens	Cable car	754 m2,470 ft	1,710
Tyrolienne	Zip line	1,273 m4,180 ft	—
Platter lift	Platter lift	343 m1,130 ft	—
Goods lift	Goods lift	342 m1,120 ft	—
Magic carpet	Magic carpet	40 m130 ft	—
Magic carpet	Magic carpet	22 m70 ft	—

Piste list

Green (17)

Green pistes in Val Thorens
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
La croix d'Antide	Green	2,744 m9,000 ft	417 m1,370 ft
Combe de Thorens	Green	1,953 m6,410 ft	189 m620 ft
Gentiane	Green	1,708 m5,600 ft	261 m860 ft
Espace Junior	Green	1,039 m3,410 ft	133 m440 ft
2 Combes	Green	833 m2,730 ft	96 m310 ft
Accès UCPA	Green	832 m2,730 ft	83 m270 ft
Traversée Deux Lacs	Green	743 m2,440 ft	66 m220 ft
Flocon	Green	602 m1,980 ft	21 m70 ft
Roc	Green	565 m1,850 ft	74 m240 ft
Voie Lactée	Green	342 m1,120 ft	43 m140 ft
Campagnols	Green	254 m830 ft	20 m70 ft
Musaraigne	Green	233 m760 ft	25 m80 ft
Tourbière	Green	206 m680 ft	6 m20 ft
Plan-Bouchet	Green	85 m280 ft	0 m0 ft
Béranger	Green	38 m120 ft	0 m0 ft
Dalles	Green	—	—
Rassemblement cours de ski	Green	—	—

Blue (45)

Blue pistes in Val Thorens
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Lac de la Chambre	Blue	4,227 m13,870 ft	664 m2,180 ft
Lory	Blue	3,510 m11,520 ft	475 m1,560 ft
Blanchot	Blue	3,077 m10,100 ft	609 m2,000 ft
Mont de la Chambre	Blue	2,961 m9,710 ft	602 m1,980 ft
Peyron	Blue	2,692 m8,830 ft	443 m1,450 ft
Tétras	Blue	2,676 m8,780 ft	654 m2,150 ft
Tête Ronde	Blue	2,597 m8,520 ft	433 m1,420 ft
Gentianes	Blue	2,477 m8,130 ft	460 m1,510 ft
Génépi	Blue	2,470 m8,100 ft	441 m1,450 ft
Pluviomètre	Blue	2,470 m8,100 ft	482 m1,580 ft
Fond	Blue	2,156 m7,070 ft	384 m1,260 ft
Moraine	Blue	2,062 m6,770 ft	396 m1,300 ft
Hermine	Blue	1,604 m5,260 ft	340 m1,120 ft
Plein Sud	Blue	1,590 m5,220 ft	299 m980 ft
Boulevard Cumin	Blue	1,417 m4,650 ft	182 m600 ft
Niverolles	Blue	1,403 m4,600 ft	220 m720 ft
Chalets	Blue	1,349 m4,430 ft	238 m780 ft
Dalles	Blue	1,331 m4,370 ft	267 m880 ft
Face Nord	Blue	1,329 m4,360 ft	292 m960 ft
Boulevard du Téléphérique	Blue	1,222 m4,010 ft	129 m420 ft
Chocard	Blue	1,219 m4,000 ft	258 m850 ft
Plan du Bouquet	Blue	1,147 m3,760 ft	258 m850 ft
Chamois	Blue	1,025 m3,360 ft	224 m730 ft
Boulevard des Echauds	Blue	979 m3,210 ft	111 m360 ft
Fun Slope	Blue	918 m3,010 ft	80 m260 ft
Plateau	Blue	892 m2,930 ft	161 m530 ft
Traversée de Montaulever	Blue	696 m2,280 ft	60 m200 ft
Lagopede	Blue	614 m2,010 ft	145 m480 ft
Altiport	Blue	601 m1,970 ft	34 m110 ft
Éterlou	Blue	600 m1,970 ft	97 m320 ft
Cairn	Blue	578 m1,900 ft	104 m340 ft
Piste de Rosaël	Blue	533 m1,750 ft	57 m190 ft
Linotte	Blue	506 m1,660 ft	33 m110 ft
Boulevard Goitschel	Blue	498 m1,630 ft	41 m130 ft
Retour Sud	Blue	483 m1,580 ft	58 m190 ft
Voie de la Boucle	Blue	469 m1,540 ft	27 m90 ft
La Val Tho	Blue	449 m1,470 ft	83 m270 ft
Boardercross	Blue	236 m770 ft	36 m120 ft
Bleuets	Blue	201 m660 ft	23 m80 ft
La Voie de la boucle	Blue	197 m650 ft	59 m190 ft
Corniche	Blue	125 m410 ft	44 m140 ft
Access UCPA	Blue	67 m220 ft	3 m10 ft
Voie de la boucle	Blue	51 m170 ft	27 m90 ft
Boulevard Rosaël	Blue	49 m160 ft	0 m0 ft
Pont de la Chasse	Blue	17 m60 ft	27 m90 ft

Red (36)

Red pistes in Val Thorens
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Col de l'Audzin	Red	4,014 m13,170 ft	873 m2,860 ft
Piste de la Cime Caron	Red	3,192 m10,470 ft	468 m1,540 ft
Combe du Vallon	Red	3,061 m10,040 ft	947 m3,110 ft
Mauriennaise	Red	2,604 m8,540 ft	692 m2,270 ft
Venturon	Red	2,370 m7,780 ft	536 m1,760 ft
Béranger	Red	2,297 m7,540 ft	580 m1,900 ft
Christine	Red	1,841 m6,040 ft	433 m1,420 ft
Bouchet	Red	1,778 m5,830 ft	458 m1,500 ft
Haute Combe	Red	1,771 m5,810 ft	524 m1,720 ft
Falaise	Red	1,697 m5,570 ft	410 m1,350 ft
Plan de l'Eau	Red	1,666 m5,470 ft	517 m1,700 ft
Portette	Red	1,590 m5,220 ft	363 m1,190 ft
Boismint	Red	1,546 m5,070 ft	417 m1,370 ft
Adrien Théaux	Red	1,458 m4,780 ft	402 m1,320 ft
Boulevard Lauzes	Red	1,402 m4,600 ft	205 m670 ft
David Douillet Haut	Red	1,321 m4,330 ft	391 m1,280 ft
4 Vents	Red	1,318 m4,320 ft	426 m1,400 ft
Alpage	Red	1,304 m4,280 ft	298 m980 ft
Chardons	Red	1,259 m4,130 ft	273 m900 ft
Rhodos	Red	1,172 m3,850 ft	304 m1,000 ft
Croissant	Red	1,096 m3,600 ft	310 m1,020 ft
Coraïa	Red	1,043 m3,420 ft	296 m970 ft
Boulevard Boismint	Red	1,020 m3,350 ft	106 m350 ft
Lac Blanc	Red	969 m3,180 ft	174 m570 ft
Asters	Red	941 m3,090 ft	265 m870 ft
Lac de la Chambre	Red	898 m2,950 ft	187 m610 ft
Boulevard de la Lance	Red	819 m2,690 ft	58 m190 ft
Vires	Red	800 m2,620 ft	64 m210 ft
Néves	Red	785 m2,580 ft	112 m370 ft
Skicross Jean-Fred Chapuis	Red	707 m2,320 ft	162 m530 ft
Médaille	Red	689 m2,260 ft	240 m790 ft
Variante	Red	638 m2,090 ft	224 m730 ft
Corniche	Red	299 m980 ft	76 m250 ft
Ardoises	Red	293 m960 ft	14 m50 ft
Trolles	Red	192 m630 ft	23 m80 ft
Cime	Red	77 m250 ft	29 m100 ft

Black (11)

Black pistes in Val Thorens
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Campagnol	Black	2,633 m8,640 ft	631 m2,070 ft
Combe de Caron	Black	1,493 m4,900 ft	529 m1,740 ft
Combe de Rosaël	Black	1,360 m4,460 ft	437 m1,430 ft
Léo Lacroix	Black	1,324 m4,340 ft	439 m1,440 ft
Stade Yannick Richard	Black	1,067 m3,500 ft	335 m1,100 ft
Cristaux	Black	1,008 m3,310 ft	384 m1,260 ft
Goitschel	Black	800 m2,620 ft	271 m890 ft
Arolles	Black	684 m2,240 ft	241 m790 ft
Armoise	Black	623 m2,040 ft	195 m640 ft
Triton	Black	553 m1,810 ft	174 m570 ft
Cascades	Black	441 m1,450 ft	153 m500 ft

Freeride (5)

Freeride pistes in Val Thorens
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Caron-Lac du Lou	Freeride	4,952 m16,250 ft	978 m3,210 ft
Bouchet - Lory	Freeride	1,631 m5,350 ft	423 m1,390 ft
Itinéraire du Mont Vallon	Freeride	1,521 m4,990 ft	536 m1,760 ft
Tourbière	Unclassified	754 m2,470 ft	10 m30 ft
VT Park	Unclassified	—	—

124 unnamed connecting sections, 20 km12.5 mi.

Season dates

Opening and closing dates for Val Thorens

Live status

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Frequently asked questions

How many lifts does Val Thorens run?

36 lifts serve 110 marked runs.

When do the lifts start turning in Val Thorens?

The first lifts of the 2026/27 season are scheduled for 21 November 2026.

What is the uphill capacity in Val Thorens?

About 62,236 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for.

How many gondolas does Val Thorens have?

12, plus 12 chairlifts.

How far is Val Thorens from Chambéry Aix les Bains airport?

Chambéry Aix les Bains is about 101 minutes by road from Val Thorens (66.5 km).

How high is Val Thorens?

The highest lift-served point is 3,211 m, with the village at 1,710 m, a vertical of 2,314 m.

How many km of pistes does Val Thorens have?

Val Thorens has 160 km of marked pistes across 110 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.

How many lifts does Val Thorens have?

36 lifts (12 gondolas or cable cars, 12 chairlifts and 3 drag lifts).

Data updated 1 hour ago · Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)