{"id":8283,"date":"2017-03-24T16:03:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2021-01-11T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T11:02:42","slug":"ski-valmorel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/alps\/ski-valmorel\/","title":{"rendered":"Valmorel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span>ur previous encounter with Valmorel had been confined to a fleeting visit in poor weather after having skied over from neighbouring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-saint-francois-longchamp\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp<\/a>. It\u2019s taken a couple of seasons to get back, but this time we\u2019ll be based here, to find out just what it feels like on this side of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Our spacious apartment at CGH\u2019s popular ski-in\/ski-out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peakretreats.co.uk\/winter\/ski-resorts\/tarentaise\/valmorel\/la-grange-aux-fees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R\u00e9sidence La Grange aux F\u00e9es<\/a> is in a quiet location a few minutes\u2019 walk from the main village, but since our balcony looks onto a nicely-groomed piste returning to the foot of the Lanchettes chairlift, just 50 or so metres away it\u2019s quite a practical option. <\/p>\n<p>The slow, fixed two-seater (due to be replaced by a high-speed lift) takes almost ten minutes to reach the top station, but since the weather is good it\u2019s an enjoyable ride, dropping us at 1829m for a choice of onward routes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"9179\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-9179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927.jpg\" alt=\"View from balcony of CGH F\u00e9e des Neiges ski apartment, Valmorel, Savoie, French Alps.\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-9179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Valmorel-apartment-balcony-view-piste-32927-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-9179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of piste from balcony of CGH F\u00e9e des Neiges ski apartment.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<h2>We take the slow ride from Valmorel<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The red return piste to our right is currently closed but ahead of us is the link over to Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp, courtesy of either a pair of draglifts (named Arenouillaz) or the Bioll\u00e8ne fixed 4-seater chair. The drags are actually faster, but we take the chair, and around 1.5km and a little under 11 minutes later we ski off at 2019m altitude and look back towards the village now hidden from view far below. <\/p>\n<p>At the foot of the lifts there\u2019s a choice of blue-graded runs back to the village or across to the lifts serving the red and black pistes below the Col du Mottet (2403m). That particular option also brings access to the Riondet draglift serving an unpisted black (le Freeride du Rondet) for exhillarating plunges into the La Grande Combe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"9190\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-9190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877.jpg\" alt=\"View of skiers beside ski-lifts at Combe de Beaudin, Valmorel, French Alps.\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-9190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-at-ski-lifts-at-Valmorel-French-Alps-32877-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-9190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your choice: the Arenouillaz draglifts or the Bioll\u00e8ne 4-seater chair.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<h2>The liaison with Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>We ski off the Bioll\u00e8ne chair, turning right onto La Valette, a steepish blue which drops 415m or so into the combe, where a sense of calm detachment adds a welcome natural dimension to skiing in Valmorel. At the bottom we pick up Madeleine, a powerful 6-seater high-speed chairlift which handles the liaison with Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp. The haul takes us smoothly from the chill of the combe and through the tree-line, en-route for a 2180m ridge, beyond which we\u2019ll leave the Tarentaise (in Savoie) and ski into the Maurienne (which lies in Is\u00e8re). The transformation is remarkable, the mostly south-facing terrain from here onwards being much sunnier, although less demanding. You\u2019ll find our usual in-depth insight and impressions in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/ski-saint-francois-longchamp\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saint-Fran\u00e7ois Longchamp<\/a> Resort Review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"9207\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-9207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939.jpg\" alt=\"Skiers joining piste above Combe Beaudin, Valmorel, French Alps.\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-9207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-on-piste-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32939-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-9207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skiers joining piste above Combe Beaudin.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-container\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-passing-mountain-restorant-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32934.jpg\" alt=\"Two skiers passing mountain restaurant at Valmorel, Savoie, French Alps.\" class=\"centered-image size-full wp-image-9212\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<h2>Valmorel\u2019s lift-served home terrain<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>We string together a long cruise down to a familiar lunch spot, then head back to Valmorel to check out some of the terrain we\u2019d missed earlier through not having set out from the main village. Skiers based more centrally, however, have a simple choice of lift. The Altispace I and II high-speed chairlifts head for the Boardercross des Pirates or the liaison with Saint-Fran\u00e7ois, while the Pierrafort gondola heads up to the Boardercross &#038; Snowpark de Pierrafort. Both lifts also access mostly blue-graded return pistes, with the option of a detour from Pierrafort to another Free Ride zone and a couple of pisted blacks below the Col du Gollet (1981m). While there are few really long runs, intermediates will find plenty of cruising terrain, most of it north-facing.<\/p>\n<p>Take the Mottet fixed 2-seat chair up to the Col du Mottet (2403m) and you get a panoramic viewpoint plus another Free Ride zone and a long red-graded descent back to the base of the lift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"9220\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-9220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942.jpg\" alt=\"View of skiers leaving Altispace chairlift at Valmorel, French Alps.\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-9220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Skiers-leaving-chairlift-above-Valmorel-French-Alps-32942-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-9220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Altispace I and II high-speed chairlifts head for the Boardercross des Pirates or the liaison with Saint-Fran\u00e7ois.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<h2>From Valmorel down to Doucy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Day Two begins back on the Lanchettes chairlift, this time to ski some of the blues served by the Bioll\u00e8ne chair. Combe de Beaudin is a nice wide cruise (good for carving) with the pair of long draglifts for company and the option of turning off to continue all the way back to the main village. Arenouillaz, on the other hand, feels more removed from things and throws in some pretty enticing views across the Grande Combe.<\/p>\n<p>Having skied that we continue past two successive paired draglifts, between which is a gondola from the alternative access point of Celliers. By now Valmorel is starting to feel quite distant, and is about to become more so on the long, green-graded woodland cruise down to the village of Doucy. Yes, it\u2019s a green, but for us this a must-ski run, for the haunting natural beauty of the tree-lined, away-from-it-all setting. Time and time again skiing on the margins has brought us experiences like this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"9230\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-9230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887.jpg\" alt=\"Wide view of tree-lined ski piste above Doucy, near Valmorel, French Alps.\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-9230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ski-piste-at-Doucy-Valmorel-French-Alps-32887-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-9230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The long, green-graded woodland cruise down to the village of Doucy.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2>From Doucy back to Valmorel<\/h2>\n<p>Down in Doucy things are quiet, to say the least, but it\u2019s a charming, sunny spot which we have virtually to ourselves. That\u2019s fine by us, as we\u2019re in no hurry to leave just yet. The compact village has a laid-back bar plus a minimarket selling local produce, so we order Beaufort cheese baguettes and wash them down with well-chilled beers on a sunny bench nearby \u2013 a perfect moment. Heading back on the Combelouvi\u00e8re high-speed 4-seater chairlift counts as one of the most enjoyable rides we\u2019ve had this season, and takes us past a string of stylishly-renovated chalets, before throwing in elevated views of the memorable piste on which we\u2019d cruised down to Doucy.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the lift we\u2019re faced with two draglifts (the second of which is 1361m long) although at 3m\/sec the ride is quite rapid and the gradient gentle. At the top a quick run down the red-graded Lanchettes piste would drop us neatly behind the apartment r\u00e9sidence \u2013 if the run were open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content-right\">\n<h2>Alternative routes back to Lanchettes<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s still plenty of skiing time left, so we try some alternative routes, starting with a schuss down to rejoin the Bioll\u00e8ne chair. At the top we ski off left and take la Froide, a blue-graded cruise down past the muscular Morel 6-seater chair, which some years ago replaced a humble draglift. We continue on Plan du Favre until we reach a fork \u2013 keep left and you\u2019re onto Oratoire, and an initially-steep blue-graded drop onto the front-de-neige beside the Pierrafort gondola. More intriguing, though, is the right fork onto Lanches and C\u00f4te Soleil for a less direct cruise which eventually meets Oratoire.<\/p>\n<p>Either route ends up some way from our apartment, but the Altispace I chairlift drops us at 1659m right beside a return piste \u2013 the red-graded Planchamp. Near the bottom is a tight left turn which heads through some woodland before dropping onto the Lanchettes lift, taking us right behind our apartment \u2013 simple, as long as you don\u2019t miss that turn. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/1_heart1.gif\" alt=\"MountainPassions heart icon\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940.jpg\" alt=\"Wide view of mountainside with skiers and chairlift at Valmorel\" class=\"centered-image size-full wp-image-9716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-200x94.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-500x235.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-540x254.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-1021x480.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MP-Valmorel-skiers-beside-chairlift-32940-530x249.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One half of the Grand Domaine ski area, Valmorel\u2019s varied north-facing slopes sit above an accessible Savoyard-style village in the chic Tarentaise valley.","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[317,326],"tags":[338,341,343,344,346,352,373,390,441,447,456,506,590,605,606],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Valmorel Ski Resort Review - French Alps - MountainPassions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ski resort review of Valmorel in the Tarentaise Valley. 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