Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least eight people have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the …
CNN — Eight people were injured after a cable car crashed more than 3,000 meters above sea level at France’s Val Thorens ski resort on Tuesday, authorities said. The cable car was carrying construction workers up the Cime Caron mountain in bad weather conditions when it “collided with the arrival station,” according to a statement by the Savoie region of …
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Val Thorens and Orelle, France open image in gallery For guaranteed snow off piste try Val Thorens As the world’s …
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During a three-day itinerary that combined ski touring with Val Thorens’ lift system to access some of the area’s off-piste …
Val Thorens has been named the world's best ski resort for the second consecutive year in a glittering ceremony at the World Ski Awards in Kitzbuhel, Austria. The resort, which sits in a vast natural bowl at 2,300 meters, boasts six 4 and 5 star hotels and is part of the famous 3 Vallees ski area. The resort has also …
