Resort Description
In the heart of the great outdoors, Valmorel's villages, flower-bedecked hamlets and gently sloping mountain pastures are waiting for you to discover their charm. This medium-altitude resort's combination of well-preserved and traditional architecture will win your heart.
The surrounding area :
An encounter with nature:
The wild Vanoise, Lauzière and Beaufortain mountains surrounding Morel Valley. See the chamois of La Lauzière, discover high-altitude wildflowers, learn everything you need to know about hiking (preparation, map-reading, etc.), camp overnight berneath a canopy of stars and admire Morel Valley's cultural heritage.
Hike the 215 km of marked trails through Morel, Eau Rousse and Les Naves Valleys: learn the history of the valley and resort, architecture, toponomy, chapels, mills and folk traditions.
Heritage and Tradition:
Dive into the heart of Morel Valley's history and traditions with the following stops, all reachable on foot from Valmorel.
In the village of Quarante Planes: the barn, oven, Saint-Laurent chapel. In the village of Le Meiller: the eight-sided chapel of Saint-Georges, old cheese dairy (photo exhibition), Lancheverne oven. In the village of Les Avanchers (administrative centre): Saint Roch chapel (photo exhibition) and Saint-André church. In the village of Raclaz (Doucy): Raclaz Museum (displays of minerals, photos and documents).
Sports and leisure
Hiking and mountaineering:
- Glacier hikes:
If you like hiking, here's your chance to scale the tallest peaks. During a three- or four-hour hike, your guide will teach you cramponning and glacier climbing techniques that will enable you to see unforgettable views:
Vanoise National Park, Grand Paradis National Park, Les Ecrins, La Haute Tarentaise, The Massif du Mont Blanc.
- Rock climbing:
Rock-climbing at natural sites. A qualified expert will safely teach you rock-climbing techniques. Harnesses, helmets and rock-climbing shoes will be at your disposal. For your individual outings, the region's rich geology enables us to offer you fabulous rock-climbing whatever your level may be.
- Via ferrata:
The region's most beautiful Via ferrata: Courchevel, Pralognan, Champagny, Peisey Nancroix, Val d'Isère and many others.
- Mountain-biking:
Rides leaving from the resort or the top of a ski lift on mountain pasture trails or through forests… You'll cross typical mountain hamlets with glaciers in the background.
Descents: a ski lift takes you from the resort to the top of mountain pastures, a 1,600-m drop in altitude, 20 to 30 km through mountain pastures and forests until you reach the banks of the Isère.
"Freeride 3 Vallées": A memorable day of downhill rides in the world's largest ski area. A little more than 60 km of trails in the Trois Vallées area, all of them connected to each other by ski lifts specially designed to carry mountain bikes. Gaze at the high peaks of the Vanoise, then plunge into the green valleys for a 6,000-m drop in altitude.
The Descent Pass: a formula including a descent and a day of free riding at 3 Vallées.
Water sports:
- Canyoning: slides, jumps, siphons and cascades.
- Whitewater sports: rafting, hot-dogging, swimming.
Aerial activities:
- Paragliding. first flights on two-seaters, introductory course, advanced course, introduction day, advanced day.
Other activities:
- Adventure course: Tyroleans, monkey bridges, pullies, beams, Laotian ladders take you from one tree to another.
- Golf: a 250-m long driving range (12 posts) simulates all the possible playing situations on a course. Approach area and putting-green open to all will help you perfect your playing.
- Tennis: 9 exceptionally soft artificial turf courts make you feel as though you're playing on clay. Reached by a path to Crève Cœur or the Bois de la Croix chair lift.
- Ski lifts operate all summer.
- Archery.
- Horse-riding.
Events
July: "La Madeleine": A cycling sports event open to adults and children.
July: “Col de la Madeleine” festival.
July: "La Phacoch’Air": Aigueblanche / Doucy-Combelouvière cycling race.
August: 4th Trail de Valmorel: Cross-country race on tracks and paths around Valmorel.
August: 5th "Valmorel La Bielle": Vintage car rally and parade through the village with the owners in period costumes.
Shops
Most shops and services are in the centre of the resort (Le Bourg Morel). Small shopping centre in the hamlet of Crève Cœur.
Doctor's surgery in La Tour, hamlet of Le Bourg (centre of the resort).
1 bank and 1 cash dispenser opposite the "Maison de Valmorel", rue du Bourg.
1 post office.
Wegolo low cost flights
