Val Thorens 2300m                               15. - 22. Feb 2003

Aiguille de Peclèt 3562m

View from Cime De Caron at 3200m

Left; Glacier De Thorens with Moraine and Col lifts in Val Thorens

Right; Glacier De Bouchet, down to Orelle area

Middle; Funitel Grand Fond from Val Thorens area and Rosaël lift from Orelle

The mountains are big, so you can hardly see the lifts, but I guess you can see the Glaciers?

 

Links:
bullet Valthorens.com
bulletwww.2forU.org
bulletorelle.net
 Party:
bulletFroggy & the Roastbeef (highest pub in Europe) British driven
bulletFriends
bulletMalaysia
bulletmany, many more
 Eating out:
bulletLa Cabane (nice toilets also!) Had Raclette
bulletJohn's Ph: (0)479000 515  (Tex Mex)
bulletLa Paillote Ph: (0)479000 102 (all french, very, VERY nice)

 

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2 for U during Happy Hour at "Froggy" (their 3rd year)

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one of the Norwegians dancing on the table again

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busy hours Saturday outside Malaysia (less people in the slopes)

 

 

Meribel:

There are some huge mountains in this area, like Mount Du Vallon with the top at 2952m.  The pistes are like huge roads down the mountain.  You can also ski off-piste more or less anywhere as long as you know how to get to the starting point.

 

Orelle:

This was the place for me though.  The back side of Sommet Des 3 vallèes at 3230m, down to the Glacier du Bouchet was really really good.  Also the front side going down the left side of the top part of the mountain was good as well.

 

Here we are on the long way back to Orelle (not down in the valley) on the lower part of the glacier.