La Thuile it is located 42 km from Aosta, linked to the border between Italy and France with which it shares a skiable domain of 160 km of slopes called "Espace San Bernardo. The Valle d'Aosta locality is connected "skis on" with the ski resort La rosière reachable with the Belvedere chairlift which allows access and use of the French side of the international ski area. This slope looks like a natural balcony over the Tarantaise valley where the sun is guaranteed thanks to the southern exposure. Also it is also found snowpark which is very large and well structured, is divided into sectors with 3 different green, blue and red lines, daily maintenance is entrusted to a fixed shaper and the local staff. Another snowpark is present on the Italian side on the piloni slope which can be reached by the Dmc Les Suches cable car or the Bosco Express chairlift and also entrusted to a staff of the local snowboard club who take care of its daily opening.
The ski area is served by 38 lifts (17 chair lifts, 16 ski lifts, four moving walkways and a cable car) to transport up to 56.000 people every hour; there are 80 ski slopes divided into 14 difficult, 33 easy and 33 medium that can be used with a single ski pass. The best known ski slope is undoubtedly the Tre Franco Berthod, dedicated to the extraordinary skier and coach, a black slope with a 73% gradient which hosted the Italian Alpine Ski Championships in March 2011, the finals of the fast Europe in 2012 and two European Cup races in 2013.
Even if snow is hardly scarce at such high altitudes (we are talking about a maximum altitude of 2700 meters above sea level), there are 400 devices for programmed snow, ready to cover the most important slopes and guarantee fun on 40 km of tracked until spring.
La ski school of La Thuile, founded in 1964, is still the pride of the place and is equipped with 79 instructors for individual or group alpine skiing lessons (with the recent opening of a new operational headquarters in addition to that of Planibel, in Les Suches, to start immediately on the slopes ) and cross-country skiing, but not only: it is also possible to learn snowboarding, telemark, snow blade, carving and even off-piste skiing.
Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and other winter sports
Nordic skiing finds space in 20 kilometers of slopes that cross the valley immersed in magnificent snowy landscapes of the Aosta valley, the cross-country ski loops vary in length and difficulty.
An activity particularly appreciated by the guests of this area is the walk with snowshoes: traveling the marvelous perfectly snow-covered slopes on the border between Italy and France with the most beautiful mountains of the Alps as a backdrop, and admiring the extraordinary landscape while breathing the crisp mountain air is certainly an unforgettable experience and one to try, at least once in a lifetime.
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In addition to the traditional winter pastimes, La Thuile offers the possibility of practicing particular sports, which are not widespread but highly sought after, such as Heliskiing and Snowkiting. The conformation of the territory and the high mountains make this place ideal both for surfing the snow of the Valle d'Aosta by exploiting the force of the wind, and for challenging the more difficult slopes starting directly from the summit of the mountain accompanied at high altitude by helicopter.
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Fantastic location, a little cold but excellent powder snow, the off-piste descent of Chaz lasts a wall that never ends. We had lunch in the restaurant opposite Maison de Neige. Excellent service, they served us tables (which is rare on the slopes), tanning polenta and good beer. Then down runway n. 7 to the village.