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Savoie, France

Les Trois Vallées ski resort

Skiers on a slope at Val Thorens above a sea of clouds
Skiing above the clouds at Val Thorens, France. Photo: Michiel / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners60% of mapped runs are easy
  • Big ski area542 km of runs
  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,221 m
  • Dog-friendly stays17 stays that allow dogs
  • Quick transfer1 h 30 min from Lyon

Stays at a glance

  • 2 stays with a pool
  • 4 stays with a sauna
  • 17 stays dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with a kids’ play area
  • 13 stays with parking
  • 17 stays with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Les Trois Vallées has about 542 km of mapped runs and 170 lifts, with skiing from about 1,110 m up to 3,221 m (10,568 ft), a vertical drop of 2,110 m. By mapped runs it is number 1 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 63 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Les Trois Vallées

Private transfer Geneva Airport → Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, 142 km by road. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Ski hire

Ski hire in Les Trois Vallées

Skis + boots from €151.50 for 6 days, up to 25% off online · 1 Skiset shop

Les Trois Vallées ski holidays with lift pass

22 hotels, apartments and chalets for Les Trois Vallées from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €149 per person; a week with the lift pass from €329. The six best-value stays are below.

  • Résidence Le Hameau du Mottaret, Méribel
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door
    Lowest price here

    Apartment★★+

    Résidence Le Hameau du Mottaret

    Runs at the door · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €329 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Résidence Les Bleuets, Méribel
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Apartment★★★

    Résidence Les Bleuets

    Runs at the door · Múres Rouges lift 100 m · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €359 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Résidence Median, Les Menuires
    Lift pass included

    Apartment★★★

    Résidence Median

    Nearest run 200 m · Sunny Express lift 1.2 km · Centre 1.6 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Wi-Fi

    from €409 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Résidence Necou, Les Menuires
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Apartment★★★

    Résidence Necou

    Runs at the door · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed

    from €409 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Résidence Valmonts, Les Menuires
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Apartment★★★

    Résidence Valmonts

    Runs at the door · Centre 3 km

    • Dogs allowed

    from €409 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Résidence Genepi, Les Menuires
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Apartment★★★

    Résidence Genepi

    Runs at the door · Sunny Express lift 200 m · Centre 1.3 km

    • Dogs allowed

    from €409 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

    Check dates on SnowTrex
Compare all 22 Les Trois Vallées ski holidays

Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Les Trois Vallées 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,166 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 82 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-10°0.8 mm
  2. Sat 140°-7°0 mm
  3. Sun 153°-4°3.8 mm
  4. Mon 16-1°-4°10.4 mm
  5. Tue 172°-8°29.6 mm
  6. Wed 18-1°-4°35.3 mm
  7. Thu 19-2°-4°18.3 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Les Trois Vallées: runs from 1,110 m to 3,221 m, a vertical drop of 2,111 m1,5002,0002,5003,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,221 m (10,568 ft)Top 3,221 m · 10,568 ftBase 1,110 m · 3,642 ft2,111 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,221 m10,568 ft
Vertical drop
2,110 m6,923 ft
Mapped runs
542 km869 runs
Lifts
170mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 14% (74 km), Easy 46% (248.8 km), Intermediate 28% (153 km), Advanced 8% (45.8 km), Expert 0% (0.5 km), Freeride 3% (16.8 km)Novice: 74 km, 194 runs (14%)14%NoviceEasy: 248.8 km, 403 runs (46%)46%EasyIntermediate: 153 km, 195 runs (28%)28%IntermediateAdvanced: 45.8 km, 64 runs (8%)Expert: 0.5 km, 1 runs (0%)Freeride: 16.8 km, 12 runs (3%)

About 60% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 28% intermediate and 12% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice19474 km
Easy403248.8 km
Intermediate195153 km
Advanced6445.8 km
Expert10.5 km
Freeride1216.8 km

Lifts

170 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts56
Gondolas37
Platter lifts33
Magic carpets31
Cable cars6
Rope tows4
Drag lifts2
Funiculars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry63 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy75 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)85 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva106 km

Ski transfers to Les Trois Vallées

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Les Trois Vallées?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,221 m (10,568 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,110 m (3,642 ft), a vertical of 2,110 m (6,923 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Les Trois Vallées have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 542 km of downhill runs and 170 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Les Trois Vallées?

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 63 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Les Trois Vallées piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Geneva → Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

Private transfer from €359