Skier & Snowboarder-Submitted Reviews for La Thuile
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Skier & Snowboarder-Submitted Reviews for La Thuile
Total (3.8)
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Skied in La Thuile for a while now, hopefully anyone reading this will do as most do and not come and see the place, sshh, it's the quietest ski hill in the Alps. It's not a hill for beginners but once you have your snow plow legs the quality of the snow and the link to France make this a gem. There is lots of touring and access to bowls full of Pow of the lifts. Never trust the snow reports either we have skied here 14th thru 22nd December. It has snow everyday, at least 15cm on the 19th but it never even registered!! Also with a 6 day pass you can visit any of the other Aosta Valley resorts including Cervinia using the same pass.
John Erikson
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Danny
Adoro la thuile!
Kostas
We went on a busy (due to school holidays) week. We had visited Chamonix, Megeve, and Verbier during the previous days. Compare to these sites La Thuile excels, just below Verbier, taking into account the following factors: excellent snow, lots of runs and no queues to put your spirit down. Recommended for peaceful ski holidays.
Joe Stokes
Amazing resort with a lot of reds and blacks. A lot of fun with the family and friends. The location is great and the snow is always perfect with a lot of powder. The restaurants are really nice but there is only a couple of blue runs...
anonymous
4349122
Love La Thuile! Great value, relaxed, friendly resort with varied terrain. No party town just nice and chilled with great sliding.
trifles blower
Go to La Rosiere instead!!
Great food, Plenty of wine and more snow than I've seen anywhere in Australia. How good does skiing get when you get to stop for lunch and have italian food & wine and then continue on for the afternoon.
In general this is a good intermediate level ski resort that connects to La Rosiere on the French side. Many Val d'Aosta residents regard La Thule as the best skiing in the region. Snow on the Italian side tends to be drier than La Rosiere which faces the afternoon sun however there has been less snow over the past 20 years. The 2009 winter season however was exceptional. There are some dramatic and scenic views of Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) and on a clear day the Matterhorn and the great alpine ridge on the Swiss Italian border stands out on the skyline. By far La Thuile's best asset is the off piste skiing. The area is one of the few ski resorts with heli skiing services (France has banned heli skiing). Heli skiing is affordable and easily accessible offering a range of excellent skiing opportunities. A trip to the Rutor glacier offers a great wild alpine run into France and the guide can arrange a pickup and lunch in a small French village before being shuttled to La Rosiere for a return ski run into La Thuile. Another great heli run is up to the Miri Vidi that starts over a wide open snow field leading eventually into a couple steep and narrow gorges where the helicopter picks you up for return flight. The best thing to do is hire a guide normally available at the gondola base area and you can determine if heli skiing or back country skiing is your thing. There are some fantastic steep off piste runs accessible from the top of the lifts that your guide can take you. Make sure you hire a licensed guide from the La Thuile Alpine Guides Association. Overall if you stick to the trails then good intermediate skills are required but only advanced skiers should consider the off piste stuff. When I go to La Thuile I go for the off-piste skiing.
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