“I would like to personally congratulate Val Thorens for rising to the summit and achieving the coveted title of the World’s Best Ski Resort 2017. To be recognised by the international ski community and worldwide ski consumers as the number one example of ski tourism excellence is a truly wonderful and inspiring achievement. We are very happy, it’s the result of a joint effort by a team that’s always asking itself how to keep providing our clients with the very best.”Ī FEW WORDS FROM SION RAPSON, WORLD SKI AWARDS DIRECTOR “Just after 4,800 skiers had glided down Val Thorens’ slopes yesterday, the resort was voted the best in the world by a majority of the 1,600,000 overall votes: Val Thorens holds a special place in skiers’ hearts, as demonstrated by them voting for the resort once again this year. With this fourth crowning achievement, the now-legendary ski resort cements its status as a world leader and puts French expertise in pole position in the world of skiing and beyond.Ī FEW WORDS FROM GRÉGORY GUZZO, TOURIST OFFICE DIRECTOR: He resort’s dedicated team earned recognition once again on Saturday the 18th of November in Kitzbühel (Austria). While the first skiers were hurtling down Val Thorens’ freshly groomed slopes during this week’s sneak preview, the highest altitude resort in Europe won the much-coveted title of “World’s Best Resort” for the fourth time.

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