{"id":1011,"date":"2026-06-07T18:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/les-trois-vallees\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"les-trois-vallees","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/les-trois-vallees\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Trois Vall\u00e9es"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">Les Trois Vall\u00e9es link the resorts of Courchevel, M\u00e9ribel, Val Thorens and others into one of the largest connected ski areas in the world. At around 2,300 m, Val Thorens is one of the highest ski resorts in Europe and accordingly snow-sure. In summer the region becomes a vast hiking and mountain-biking area.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the largest ski areas in the world<\/li>\n<li>Val Thorens, one of the highest ski resorts in Europe<\/li>\n<li>Fashionable resorts Courchevel and M\u00e9ribel<\/li>\n<li>Summer: hiking and mountain biking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Ski area<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Les Trois Vall\u00e9es (Courchevel, M\u00e9ribel, Val Thorens)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Val Thorens around 2,300 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Reputation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">largest connected ski area in the world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Region<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Tarentaise, Savoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> Train to Mo\u00fbtiers, then by bus into the valleys; by car via the Tarentaise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Skiing December to April\/May; hiking and biking July\/August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Ski passes and accommodation at an upscale level (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Avalanche situation in winter; large area, plan orientation and time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Val Thorens is the most snow-sure, good for late winter<\/li>\n<li>Courchevel and M\u00e9ribel are much quieter in summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>Les Trois Vall\u00e9es in Savoy form the largest contiguous ski area in the world, a tremendous network of slopes and lifts connecting the valleys of Courchevel, M\u00e9ribel and Val Thorens. Behind this modern superlative lies an older history: the high-lying valley floors were once settled only by shepherds and mountain farmers, whose alpine pastures and stone hamlets lay abandoned through the winter, before, after the Second World War, an ambitious state planning transformed the region in the course of the \u201cPlan Neige\u201d into a centre of winter sports.<\/p>\n<p>Val Thorens arose in the process as one of the highest-lying resorts in Europe, planned on the drawing board to make use of the snow reliability of the high altitudes, while Courchevel developed into the epitome of luxurious ski tourism with its own altiport. Above the slopes rises the glaciated world of the Vanoise massif, whose core is protected within the oldest national park in France, a refuge for ibex and chamois, which was once founded precisely for their rescue. Thus in the Trois Vall\u00e9es the traces of the old Savoyard shepherd culture, the post-war vision of a ski tourism for the masses and the rugged high-mountain nature of the Vanoise meet in an impressive way. In summer the slopes transform into a wide network of hiking trails and bike routes high above the old valley hamlets.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les Trois Vall\u00e9es verbinden die Orte Courchevel, M\u00e9ribel, Val Thorens und weitere zu einem der gr\u00f6\u00dften zusammenh\u00e4ngenden Skigebiete der Welt. Val Thorens ist mit rund 2.300 m einer der h\u00f6chstgelegenen Skiorte Europas und entsprechend schneesicher. Im Sommer wird die Region zum weitl\u00e4ufigen Wander- und Mountainbike-Gebiet. Highlights Eines der gr\u00f6\u00dften Skigebiete der Welt Val Thorens, einer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1044,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[33,30],"citadela-item-location":[72],"class_list":["post-1011","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ski-winter","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-savoyen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1532,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1011\/revisions\/1532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1011"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}