Valfrejus ski holidays
Established in 1983 the French ski resort Valfrejus lies at 1550 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2737m the area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 6.5km of trails, which equates to around 10 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Valfrejus is Turin at a distance of 110km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the newest resorts in the Alps, established in 1983, Valfrejus was built on a skiing area called Arrondaz, which had been lift served since 1969. It's close to Modane, the Frejus tunnel to Italy and situated above the old village of Charmaix. As with all of the later generation purpose-built resorts, the architectural style is of a much higher standard than most of the better known areas which grew up in the sixties. Best suited to intermediates, standard purpose-built apres-ski fayre.
Alpine Downhill Runs
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 9km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs 37km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 2 runs 10km |
10% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
20% |
Resort and Holiday Stats
| Beginners |  |
| Intermediate | |
| Advanced/Expert | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family/child Friendly | |
| Snow-Sure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Lift Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Resort Opens | Dec 2013 |
| Resort Closes | Apr 2014 |
| (snow conditions often influence opening/closing) |
Mountain and Slopes
| Downhill Runs | 65km |
| total length of Valfrejus trails |
| Longest Lift-Served Run | 9.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by lift |
| Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Valfrejus area faces |
| Top Altitude | 2737m |
| top station of highest lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1550m |
| bottom of lowest run |
| Resort Altitude | 1550m |
| centre of Valfrejus ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1187m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1187m |
| can include extra hike up above top lift |
Skiing in Valfrejus
20 pistes and trails means approximately 65km of runs. 12 Valfrejus lifts have capacity to transport 15040 per hour. The longest run in the French ski resort is over 9.9km.
The mountain has 20% beginner runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 10% advanced slopes and 20% for experts - the most difficult piste is the ?km Pigniers run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. There is no night skiing.
Rating for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Valfrejus
Of the 12 ski lifts, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Valfrejus is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Rating for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Valfrejus Apres Ski
Off-Slope activities include:
4 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Rating for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
"Valfrejus" by any other name
The French resort is also known as and has common misspellings:
The direction which the various Valfrejus slopes face can make or break your ski holiday. To guarantee good snow conditions, choose a resort with piste which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February pick a resort with sunny south facing slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a resort with cool and shady north facing trails will ensure you're not riding on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best destinations have areas which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating conditions whatever the weather. Valfrejus has slopes facing ?.
Rating for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Valfrejus reviews, 3 star rating and information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.