Inside Trois Vallées: the Largest Ski Area on Earth
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- What can you find in the largest ski area on Earth? We traveled across the world to find out.
Skiing through its multiple towns, we discovered Trois Vallees in the French Alps. We enjoyed exploring the adorable town of Les Menuires, the lively Val Thorens, the sophisticated Meribel, and the glitzy town of Courchevel. Along the way we learned some local quirks and ate our way through the local delicacies of the Savoie region. From hearty alpine specialties to local aperitifs- we stayed entertained during apres-ski with some epic backdrops. Speaking of epic, Epic Pass holders get a week of free skiing at this international destination, so bring your epic pass and enjoy some free skiing!
Join us as we explore this beautiful region while they hosted the World Championships in Alpine in Skiing! We also break down the price of staying in Trois Vallées and show you how easy it is to reach Moutiers from Paris.
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Correction: Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, not a separate region!
What ìs the deal with Americans refusing to put down the safety bar? Don't you value your safety, or is this what the cool kids tell you to do?. As a European, the thought of not lowering the bar has never even occurred to me.
We put it down, but for a lot of people I think it's wanting to be cool
@@braunventures Sorry stumbled upon your video, didn't necessarily plan on getting involved in this discussion at any point, but how often do people not put down the bar in the US? Is it like a 50/50 percent change or something? I saw people complain about this happening in Europe on Instagram, thinking it's not cool to put the bar down. I just don't necessarily see the cool part about endangering yourself or others at an altitude of 3000m like in Orelle haha. Sorry for the question, just trying to understand I guess? Maybe it's a difference in folks going skiing here in Europe vs. in the US
fantastic video guys, I live in the UK and have been lucky to ski this area a few times. You were so unlucky with the snow, its normally stacked but it was great to see you both have an amazing time in what I truly believe is the best place on earth
Thank you for watching! It must be incredible during a normal snow year, because we still had a ton of fun. Cheers
Nice video, but just a few comments. Les Menuires has nothing to do with carpenters ( that's les menuisiers ) but is derived from an old word for mine . There was an old coal-mine down in the narrow valley/gulch when you go down from Les Menuires towards La Masse, supplying local needs. I'm surprised that there was a visit to St Martin ( few seconds view of church ) but no comment at all of the village whic is regarded as the most unspoiled/natural in all of the Three Valleys.
The apartments in Les Menuires are so small because when they were built - 1960's - the French government was into social engineering and wanted skiing to be sonmething for all levels of income, so they built the ugly blocks and tiny apartments to keep it as cheap as possible and encourage skiing for all, thinking that people coming from similar public housing in Lyon, Paris, Marseille etc wouldn't see any difference and wouldn't object. That obviously didn't work out and developments from the second generation of resorts ( 70's onward ) built more attractive blocks and slightly bigger apartments.
Courchevel has the second-most expensive real-estate in France after St Tropez: it is twice as expensive per m2 living space ( usual French way of pricing real-estate ) as Meribel, and three times the price in St Martin ( Belleville valley ). Looking at the written introduction, the vlogger must be one of very few people to call Les Menuires "adorable "
Thanks for the correction on the name Derek, and the history behind it! The St. Martin church was filmed from the bus that took us back to the train station, we were stretched thin trying to cover all of Trois Vallees in the time we were there and the snow in that area was quite bad.
Les Menuires is adorable to me, there is a humbleness that I admire to the town. It is a place you can visit even today to ski without breaking the bank and I think thats a rare find these days. In that way, I think the French succeeded. The world is full of expensive luxury ski housing and I can neither afford it, nor am I drawn to it. Thanks for supplying some of the history to this unique town.
Orelle is beautiful on a sunny day
There are actually four valleys . The fourth is out the top of Val Thorens .
Yeah we talk about it starting at 4:12
Yes, but since Verbier (CH ) uses the name "Les Quatre Vallees ", they can't change it ( apart from the decades of wasted marketing that would be )
I cant understand the american lift culture. No safety bar? Sometime they stop the lift fast, and sometimes lifts bounce from the wind. Height over 15m, I would not want to not have the bar.
yeah, I think it comes from US ski culture being more rooted in extreme skiing (X-games etc) that makes living dangerously more "cool". Again, not really for me, but as you travel you see cultural quirks around the world and realize some in your own country!
Loving your channel! Waiting for more uploads of your Paris adventures as a new subscriber. ❤
Thank you so much! We look forward to making them ☺️
As a French, that's a great video, thank you !
Merci Rémy, C'est un bel endroit!
the shed in Orelle will be older than your country
I could see it 😂
Awesome journey. Thanks for sharing
Orelle is the go to spot if you want to have an amazing view and enjoy the non-crowded slopes :D. My favorite part of Les Trois Vallées together with piste Olympic in Méribel
I like your down to earth approach including your appreciation of the food aspect. I go there every year and often miss some more powder. We are renting a huge chalet, so you bet I felt pity for you living(?) in that appartement.I have been to places like this before and recommend to report this to the human rights commission of the United Nations. I got refunded 50% of the lease! Just kidding.
What about ski slopes preparation, they are prepared all days or not? This is sooo important for me
I'm pretty sure they groom it overnight. I remember seeing the groomers at night lighting up the slopes in the distance
Can one survive there if one doesn't speak French???
I'm sure! For reference we heard a lot of Brits there so English speakers get by 🙂.
Great video guys, love it.
I really enjoyed your video! As a seasoned visitor to the 3 Valleys, it was great to see how Americans enjoy the area 🤩 Heading out for a week in Val Thorens in a little over 3 weeks, can not wait 😝
Thank you!! It was so fun, enjoy your time 😄
Which region of les Trois Vallées did you like best? We're visiting in a couple of months, having previously visited Portes du Soleil a number of years (which is also very great) but the sheer size of Trois Vallées is just daunting!
Our favorite was the Belleville valley (Les Menuires and Val Thorens), lots of great skiing and cheaper accommodations. It's easy to take the day and hop over to the next valley. That being said, we'd like to stay in every valley eventually. Next time we go we'd like to stay in Méribel and see more of that valley. You can't go wrong anywhere.
Loved your video. I have skied that area many times. There’s so much more to it. ❤
Thank you! We really felt we only scratched the surface
I'm French and Ioved your video, your joy is very contagious!
Merci! Thank you for watching 😊
im going there in val thorens in december any tips ?
If you're looking to party, go to La Folie Douce for après ski. We loved skiing over the ridge on the orelle side, less people. There's an aquatic center in Val Thorens that looked cool, but we only went to the one in Les Menuires. Enjoy!
What date did you visit please? Trying to judge snow depths.
That was the second week of February, snow was not great last season from what we read / experienced
@@braunventures2023 was a bad year overall for skiing yes hopefully this year more powder
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Děkuji!
The biggest is dolomiti superski in italy, 1200 km of slopes vs 600 km in 3 vallees
We love the Dolomites, and you can define these things differently, but from what I've seen the difference is that you can reach any point in Trois vallees using only lifts without taking your skis off. From what I read about Superski, thats not necessarily the case and its a bit more disjointed. Either way, would love to check it out next.
And how many bus rides do you need for those 1 200 km ? 20 or 30 or more ?
Nonsense
@paoloblasetti9284
thats simply wrong. Dolomitri superski is a ski pass network.
The resorts, which are really connected are:
- Gröden (Val Gardena); 181km ski runs
- Alta Badia; 130km ski runs
- Arabba/Marmolada; 63km ski runs
- Belvedere/Val di Fasa; 55km ski runs
= 429km of ski runs are fully connected trough the sella ronda
however: if you are very strict, seiser alm (63km runs) isnt connected 100%
429km - 63km = 366km runs „core“ sella ronda.
So either way; sella ronda/ italy is - like all other Countrys - far away from the french record holder.
@@derekallen3979
you get 429km of runs without any bus ride (sella ronda)
and about 670km runs (sella ronda + kronplatz + cortina) with three bus rides (for cortina you need the bus only one way)
Sella Ronda itself is/would be the second or third biggest skiresort worldwide (depends on how you rank it)
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Did he ski ?
@@mortengammelgaard929I mean if he can walk on water he could probably slide on snow
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