Valfrejus france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Valfrejus France.
Valfrejus Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1983 the French ski resort Valfrejus lies at 2737 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Valfrejus ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Valfrejus snow making covers 6.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 10 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Valfrejus (France) is Turin at a distance of 110km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Valfrejus ski 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 to ski in Valfrejus France
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 9km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs 37km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 2 runs 10km |
10% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
20% |
Valfrejus Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Valfrejus Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of Valfrejus trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 9.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Valfrejus ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2737m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1550m |
| bottom of lowest ski 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 which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Valfrejus
Skiing Valfrejus you'll enjoy 20 pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. Valfrejus lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 15040 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Valfrejus is over 9.9km long.
Valfrejus Ski Area
Valfrejus ski area has 20% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 10% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Valfrejus piste is the ?km Pigniers run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Valfrejus after dark.
Valfrejus for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Valfrejus
If you snowboard Valfrejus you'll want to know that, of the 12 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Valfrejus snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Valfrejus snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Valfrejus for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Valfrejus Apres Ski
The apres ski Valfrejus scene and off-slope or "non-skier" 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 ?.
Valfrejus for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Valfrejus Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Valfrejus resort - ski Valfrejus by any other name
The French ski resort of Valfrejus ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Valfrejus ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Valfrejus ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski 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 ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Valfrejus ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Valfrejus for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall