- Val Thorens

Resort Statistics

120 km piste Highest lift 3230m Resort Height 2300m Longest Run 2miles (3km) Average Snowfall 10metres Total Lifts 47 Terrain Park No. Types of Runs: Black runs: 12%, Red runs: 44%, Green runs: 44%

Skiing & Boarding

Although it is linked to the wider Trois Vallées area, the resort is surrounded by slopes where you will be hard pushed to exhaust the skiing possibilities. The terrain in the Belleville Valley (which roughly includes Val Thorens, Les Menuires and St Martin) is fantastic. Despite being north facing, the resort's altitude ensures it gets good sunshine with little over-shadowing it.

Beginner

Scattered around the resort are several gentle greens and, once these are mastered, beginners can easily start on the blues, many of which end up in the neighbouring resort of Les Menuires. The most suitable areas in 1850 are the top of Verdons or Jardin Alpin Gondolas. The area at the top of Verdons is extremely wide and gentle.

Intermediate

With access to Trois Vallees, Val Thorens is a great choice of resort for intermediates. It offers such a variety of skiing & boarding, from the easier cruising runs to some which are more challenging but still within the scope of intermediates.

Advanced

As well as the wide cruising skiing there is some very challenging skiing for advanced skiers in Val Thorens itself, not to mention the Three Valleys. Les Couloirs de La Saulire is a challenging piste with a clean underwear-threatening incline of 62 degrees. It is only the large coulior that is the official piste and do not attempt to ski the ridge leading to it if it has been closed.

Freestyle & Snowboarding

High-mountain hangout and crossroads of the freestyle universe – this is how the Trois Vallees regards itself…and it isn’t an inaccurate description…
Installed in the Plateau sector, this 88000 m2 area has 5 zones (beginners, intermediates, experts, boardercross and Jump’Air). There are different fun elements: whoops, wall ride, a table top, hand rails…

Glacier

Given the high altitude of Val Thorens and the Glacier de Péclet the resort is often regarded as "snow sure". With the winter season lasting into early May and summer skiing on the glacier. The highest skiable peaks are Pointe du Bouchet (3220m) and Cime de Caron (3200m), where you can find one of the biggest cable cars in the world with its capacity of 150 passengers.

Apres Ski

The highest resort in France is not the prettiest – but the nightlife will more than make up for it. With Outgoings’ attention to detail approach when it comes to the après ski element of your group holiday, you’re guaranteed to get the most from this resort of superlatives – from organized bar crawls with free shots to enjoying  a sky high craik with Guinness in the highest Irish pub in the world; Val Thorens awaits!

Our Favourite Bars and Nightclubs:

• The Frog & Roastbeef
• O'Connell's
• The Rhum Box
• Tango
• The Viking
• Dicks Tea Bar
• Malaysia

Bespoke Apres & Events

DJ's & Bands

One of the things that we do really well is throw a party in the mountains (Snowbombing & Winter Break are Outgoing events). Talk to us about what your group is after... as we have the relationships and contacts with many major acts and agencies. So whether it is a live band, DJ or club night your group are after - we have no problem helping to arrange this as either an extra element to your holiday (resort and numbers dependant) or as a promotional night in your city.

Valley Rally

The Valley Rally is no doubt a student ski institution, one of the best days of your tour and one of the funniest days on the slopes for your group. Outgoing has run countless of them over the years - so be prepared for lots of stupidity, debauchery and a range of ridiculous challenges at the checkpoints all around the mountain! Fancy dress essential...

Meal on the Mountain

One of the highlights of every group ski holiday, the ‘Meal on the Mountain’ it's one the best opportunities to get your whole group together for one HUGE party and a whole lot of ‘Fromage’... These vary from resort to resort as we take over a restaurant on the mountain or in the village for a typically French fondue, with a typically student attitude – table dance anyone?

Group Race Day

For some universities racing is a very important aspect, while for others it is more about having a laugh... Whatever your motivations Outgoing can organise this for you... It will always be with run professionally with experienced staff (traditionally we do this in conjunction with the resort ski school).

We guarantee:

• Free entry for competitors
• No charge for race set up
• Experienced staff to oversee racing (we have a partnership with Kings Ski Club)
• Please note – racing is weather permitting and some resorts may charge for piste hire... so please ask if this is available in your chosen resort

Your Group Package

Outgoing go further to ensure that every aspect of your trip is carefully planned & organised. We meet every committee in person to gain a comprehensive understanding of what you & your group require - we will then come back to you with a comprehensive proposal with a number of resorts and packages that suit your needs.  Outlined below is some of the standard package information...

Self Catering Package

Outgoing Ski have been successfully providing self catering ski and board holidays since all-in-ones and fluro ski clothing were cool first time around! We specialise in taking large student groups away with us, and the flexibility of self catering has made it one of our most favoured holiday options.

All Inclusive Package

Find everything you have in the self catering package, breakfast, hot or packed lunch, 4 course buffet evening meals, your own discounted bar, high quality ski hire, tuition of guiding for any level, and an extra half day lift pass.

Coach Travel

Outgoing provide coach pickups directly from your university! From the UK coaches will typically take around 18-20 hours. All coaches are fitted with DVD players, toilets, reclining seats and air conditioning as standard for your comfort, and are a great chance for everyone to get to know each other on the way out!

Staff and Reps

We have a large team of in house staff with backgrounds that include Event Management, Travel, Logistics, Production, Marketing, Sponsorship, and Branding. We also understand that Reps (& event managers) are one of the key factors to the success of your trip and for that reason we invest heavily in training.

Group Promotion

We take over 50,000 students away every year - and as a result we are experts in student marketing. We can help you build on what you are doing to market your trip and integrate a number of our sales and promo techniques to help market your trip and achieve your groups goals.

Booking System

Outgoing has an advanced group booking system that makes it incredibly easy for the committee and members booking on.

Tuition

Our tuition option offers lessons for all standards from the complete beginner to the more advanced. We have contracts with the best ski schools - all instructors are uber friendly, and all speak English. Pre booking lessons is essential as it will offer a big saving on the in resort price.

Equipment Hire

Outgoing work with Ski Set, the number 1 independent French and Austrian mountain sport shop. We can therefore offer a wide choice of quality equipment with a large saving on the usual in-resort hire prices. We also benefit from a wide choice of shop locations, enabling us to choose the shop most convenient for your accommodation.

Winter Sports Insurance

It is essential that all passengers travelling with Outgoing have appropriate winter insurance cover. Outgoing can provide a great value and comprehensive insurance policy. The policy is underwritten by Accident & General and provides an excellent 24 hour service via Europ Assistance. It's really better to be safe than sorry!

Merchandise

Ski & Snowboard club merchandise is essential if you want to stand out and build the club brand. We can design, source and print T-Shirts, Hoods, Crews, Polos - whatever you want! We can also sell and promote the merchandise online and at time of booking - we will make sure that they are all distributed before you go away. Have a look at the images below and see what Outgoings graphic designers have produced in the past.

Meal Options

Whether you want a bespoke group meal in a local restaurant or daily evening meal option... we can arrange this for you. We will make sure that your entire group eats in one sitting, tailor meals to suit the groups budget and have the option of selling this online at time of booking.

Flights

Outgoing are unique in offering flights home... allowing your group to take advantage of some of the low cost carriers flying into resort. Talk to us about this option as it may not cost as much as you think and you could offer it as an option for your members. Available at selected resorts.