Snow forecast Last snow fall: 06/02/2010
VALMOREL
Resort altitude 1400m
Snow
| Back to resort |
 |
| Snow Condition |
Fresh |
| Avalanche risk |
 |
| Snow depth: lower |
62cm |
| Snow depth: upper |
180cm |
Slopes & ski lifts
| Ski lifts open |
32 / 32 |
| Ski pistes open |
50 / 50 |
| Green pistes open |
15 |
| Blue pistes open |
21 |
| Red pistes open |
9 |
| Black pistes open |
5 |
Lift connections
Le Grand Domaine |
|
Skating
open km |
10km |
| Nordic ski trails open |
10km |
Walking routes
open km |
50km |
Snow shoes routes
km open |
50km |
Weather
| Today's weather |
 |
| Weather (Tomorrow) |
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Temperature at
the bottom |
-3°C |
Temperature at
the top |
-5°C |
Wind direction
at the top |
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Wind speed
at the top |
20km/h |
Updated: 09/02/2010
Data © ANMSM / Ski France
Description
Nestling on the edge of forests on the slopes of Cheval Noir, Valmorel is a charming village resort featuring traditional timber, stone and slate architecture. "Le Grand Domaine" offers you all the diversity of wide open spaces, and there are plenty of winter sports within your reach. The centre of Valmorel is car-free, making it especially pleasant to explore this lively village.
AN ENCOUNTER WITH NATURE
The Morel Valley villages: located on “balconies” 1,000 to 1,300m above sea level, the many packed down marked walking trails enable you to explore typical Savoyard villages and their architecture.
Golet Pass (1,830m): a view of Valmorel Valley flanked by the Cheval Noir, accessible via the Pierrafort cable-car.
HERITAGE AND TRADITION
- Explore the history and traditions of the Morel valley in the following villages:
Quarante Planes: The alder tree barn, the communal oven, Saint-Laurent chapel.
Meiller: The octagonal chapel of Saint-Georges, the old cheese dairy, the Lancheverne communal oven.
Avanchers: Saint Roch chapel (with photo exhibition) and Saint-André church.
Raclaz (Doucy): Raclaz museum (exhibition of minerals, photos, documents).
For information on the Residence, please click on the link 'Residence' above.
Shops
All shops and services are to be found in the resort centre: restaurants, mini supermarkets, sports shops, bakeries, bars, etc. There is a small shopping centre in the hamlet of Crève Cœur.
The resort and surrounding area
• An encounter with nature
The Morel Valley villages: located on “balconies” 1,000 to 1,300 m above sea level, the many packed down marked walking trails, facing the Vanoise mountain range due south, enable you to explore typical Savoyard villages and their architecture.
Golet Pass (1,830 m.): a view of Valmorel Valley flanked by the Cheval Noir, accessible via the Pierrafort cable-car.
• Heritage and tradition
Explore the history and traditions of the Morel valley in the following villages … :
- Quarante Planes: the alder tree barn, the communal oven, Saint-Laurent chapel.
- Meiller: the octagonal chapel of Saint-Georges, the old cheese dairy (with photo exhibition), the Lancheverne communal oven.
- Avanchers (the region's administrative capital): Saint Roch chapel (with photo exhibition) and Saint-André church.
- Raclaz (Doucy): Raclaz museum (exhibition of minerals, photos, documents).
Events
- Mixn’fly: acrobatic show
- Christmas show
- ESF Ski Show: display of pyrotechnics
Resort transport
- The Valmorel “Télébourg” provides links between the hamlet of Bourg Morel and the hamlets of Crève-Cœur and Le Mottet (accessible with the ski lift pass).
- Free “Valmobus” shuttle bus service between the cross-country ski runs.
Leisure activities
• Discoveries and sensations: paragliding, snake-slide, air board, ski hikes, ice climbing, Nordic ski routes, horse-drawn sleighs, snowshoeing, snowbike, quad, heli-skiing, ULM
• “Après-ski” activities: Visit to the Kanata Igloo Village, old-fashioned outings: evening walks with donkeys carrying saddle packs on snowy trails, cinema, Valmoforme Centre (saunas, hammam, massages, fitness, etc.), Acro Jungle trampoline, tobogganing
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