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Special Off-Piste

Your off-piste guide knows Val Thorens, the Belleville and the 3 Vallees, like the back of his hand. Live the freeride adventure in complete safety !

  • Safety equipment supplied : Transceiver, probe, shovel, bag. Helmet mandatory.
  • Handling of safety equipment and learning autonomy in mountain.
  • Expert technical training in the steep and different types of snow.
  • Choice of the routes with the best snow conditions in Val Thorens, the Belleville et the 3 Vallees.
Off-Piste
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Off-Piste

Whether you are an expert in freeriding or just discovering the joys of powder snow, it is always recommended to take a lesson to shred safely. Let our instructors guide you through the many off-piste routes offered by Orelle, Le Lac du Lou or the large 3 Valleys area.

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260 €
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Night Ski or Splitboard touring
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Night Ski or Splitboard touring

Enjoy the end of the day to go up and admire the sunset after a hike up in ski touring or splitboard !

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195 €
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How to assess your level ?

Adult skiing

  • First timer :  You have never skied before.
  • Beginner :  You have already done a couple of ski lessons, you can snowplough and stop on easy slopes (green runs). You have taken the chairlifts. Introduction to blue slopes.
  • Intermediate :  You have done 1 or 2 weeks of ski, you start to turn with parallel skis, you know how to sideslip and you are comfortable on blue runs. Introduction to red slopes.
  • Advanced :  You ski parallel, you are at ease on red runs and improve your skills in short (godille skiing) and long turns. You discover black runs and off-pist skiing.
  • Expert :  You are at ease on each run, you are able to carve and have already tried off-pist snowboarding. Introduction to splitboarding.

Children skiing

  • Bear club :  You never skied before. You will learn to find your balance and how to turn and stop on easy slopes.
  • Snowflake :  You've skied one week, you can snowplough and stop on easy slopes. You will learn to improve your turn and gain confidence.
  • 1st star :  You can perform snowplough turns on green runs and start to sideslip with your skis parallel at the end of turns.You have already taken the chairlifts
  • 2nd star :  You feel confident on blue slopes and you work on your parallel turns. You will try red runs.
  • 3rd star :  You are confident, you master parallel skiing on blue runs and you are able to sideslip on red slopes. You start to improve your skills in short turns.
  • Bronze star :  You ski down in short and long carved turns with limited sideslip. Discovery of black runs and giant slalom courses.
  • Gold star :  You are at ease to ski down all around the ski area and you control your speed in all situation. You discover alpine skiing and the timer.
  • Freeride and competition :  You start to compete and off-pist skiing. You perfect your technique in all styles of skiing.

Snowboard

  • First timer :  You have never snowboarded before.
  • Beginner :  You have done 1 week of snowboarding, can sideslip and turn on both sides (toe side and heel side) on green and blue runs. You have taken the chairlifts before.
  • Intermediate :  You are comfortable on blue runs, you have already ridden fakie (non-dominant foot forward) and tried a 180. Introduction to red slopes and the snowpark.
  • Advanced :  You are comfortable on red runs and riding fakie. You keep learning flat tricks, snowpark rotations and start to go off-pist.
  • Expert :  You are comfortable on black runs and are perfecting your skills introduced in Level 3.