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The 3 Valleys


Les Trois Vallées(French pronunciation: ​[le tʀwɑ vale ]) (The Three Valleys) is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie département of France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in the Vanoise National Park

Since 1973, it has been possible to ski the interlinked valleys using a single ski pass. Thus, Les Trois Vallées is the largest ski area in the world which is connected solely by ski lifts and slopes. It has more than 600 km (370 mi) of ski slopes, resulting in 18.5 km² of groomed runs. In addition, there are 120 km for cross-country skiing. Les Trois Vallées has 183 ski lifts, which can transport 260,000 skiers per hour. Other equipment owned by the operating companies include 1,920 snow cannons and 76 piste bashers. Employees in the area include 424 ski patrollers and 1,500 ski instructors.

As implied by its name, the area originally consisted of three valleys: Saint-Bon, Allues, and Belleville. The skiing area has since been extended into a 'fourth' valley, the Maurienne valley. It is adjacent to Val Thorens, but can also be accessed using a long gondola lift from Orelle.



Location

Les Trois Vallées ski area are located in the French department of Savoie, near Moutiers and the Vanoise National Park, in the Tarentaise Valley. It is considered one of the largest ski areas in the world with 490 km of PISTES fully connected by lifts, comprising the areas of Courchevel, Meribel, Les Menuires and Val Thorens.



Géography

The Trois Vallées includes six sites or shared (sometimes divided into several stations) in the Vanoise massif, located on the slopes of:

Doron de Belleville Belleville Valley: with the common Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, and stations Les Menuires and Val Thorens.

Doron Bozel or Bozel Valley: Courchevel, including Courchevel 1300 Le Praz or Courchevel 1550 Moriond (Courchevel 1650) and finally Courchevel 1850 and La Tania

Doron Allues or Allues valley: with stations of Brides-les-Bains, Meribel Village, Meribel les Allues and Méribel-Mottaret;

Since 1995, the cable car, 3 Vallées Express, with a length of 5122 m, connects the town of Orelle, located in the Maurienne Valley.



History

In the 1920s , the site of the Three Valleys been visits aimed to choose a site for a station of winter sports. Including the Saint -Bon- Tarentaise , which we consider in the next decade to put in place facilities to connect to Allues and Bellevilles3 .

In 1942, members of the Commissioner General to the General Education and Sports ( CGEGS ) Vichy realize a report indicating the choice of location for the Three Valleys ski area of international level, can compete with Italian stations , Swiss or autrichiennes4 . Site Three Valleys is one of three missions, with the group of Chamonix and the Meneve , privileged , Vars (Hautes -Alpes), the CGEGS lance. Moreover, this physical location is part of an option among other stations as the Vanoise Tignes or Val d' Isère5 .

At the end of the war , the General Council of Savoie request updating the Project Engineer of Roads and Bridges Department , Maurice Michaud. The last contact Chappis Lawrence , author of a thesis on urban development of the Three Valleys ( Saint-Bon , Les Allues and Belleville ) 6, to a tracking sector three valleys and imagine a station in the town of Saint -Bon- Tarentaise , the future Courchevel7 station . The choice of this territory is made to its low risk of avalanches.








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Les 3 Vallées .

The 3 Valleys : Courchevel - Méribel - Les Ménuires - Val Thorens - La Tania - Saint Martin de Belleville - Orelle - Chamonix - La Grave - Verbier -


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