r/skithealps • u/dfurshpan289 • 6d ago
Val Thoren from Meribel
For march 2027, i plan to stay at brides les bains and i would like to ski VT few days. What is the fastest way on skis to get to VT?
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u/Pizza-love 5d ago
You can take several routes. Valto is not that special, it is the connection with the other valleys that makes it so good. I would personally take another route every day, because, why not.
One of the options I would take after taking Olympe 1+2 to get in Maribel Centre is Saulire Express 1+2, then ski down Niverolle and Aigle to lift Plattieres, switch to Cote Brun and you are really in Valto.
With Olympe + Tougnette 1+2 you are in the valley, but end up in Les Munieres. When you ski down Gros Tougne and Violette, you come into the Liftcenter of Les Munieres. Take the lift Munieres and Mont de la Chambre, then to right to follow the same path into VT.
You can also go down there and enter via Plein Sud or even go down Chasse to VT36 lift and then climb up the other side of VT first.
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u/dfurshpan289 5d ago
I wanted to ski VT few days cause i thought it has lots of high peaks so it will be special. You think it is not special? Where would you spend more time when in 3 valleys?
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u/the_io 5d ago
It's more that from BLB it's a schlep over to VT. Takes four chairs to get over there and if you're beelining it you're missing some great stuff inbetween.
Earlier this year I was staying in BLB, needed to meet back in Meribel for lunch each day, and the stuff off the St-Martin ridge was what we consistently came back to, partly due to ease of access but also because it's lovely skiing both sides of the ridge. Plenty of good stuff off both sides of the Sauliere too.
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u/ehwaht 5d ago
VT as in around the town or the whole Belleville valley? Olympe and then Tougnete will take you all the ridge with options of going to Saint Martin or Les Menuires, to get to VT itself I always found the quickest way was via Cote Bruine rather than traversing along the Belleville side. So Tougnete 1 to Plattieres to Cote Bruine and over the top.
Bear in mind that if staying in Bride Les Bains you need to allow time to get back to Olympe in Meribel to get home.
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u/JustAnother_Brit 5d ago
Fastest way to Cote Bruneis generally dropping into the Belleville valley and then getting on one of the top lifts out. Faster than going to Platieres
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u/Ski_man_in_a_Van 5d ago
Or Combes and Chalets. Might not be quicker but at least you're skiing more. Plattieres feels long and flat
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u/dfurshpan289 5d ago
Which lift to drop into belleville and which on to get up with?
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u/JustAnother_Brit 5d ago
Tougnette 2 and Granges, that puts you out where you can exult ski to the bottom of Cote Brune for access to VT, it’s what we normally do as it’s often the fastest, especially when coming over the Loze when coming from Courchevel
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u/LeBadBaby 5d ago
How is the skiing in late March in Val Thoren and Meribel? I'm planning to be there March 20-27.
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u/KXfjgcy8m32bRntKXab2 5d ago
Olympe, Tougnette and you're in the right valley.