La Thuile
Overview
La Thuile is found on the Italian/French border, with summer road links to La Rosière in France. This is the home of the St Bernard dogs, named after the pass over the border. It's at the top of the Aosta Valley, with 150km of lift-linked pistes, offering skiing for every ability level, although the Italian slopes are slightly better than the French. For beginners and intermediates, there's plenty of good terrain and for experts there is enjoyable off-piste potential, as well as superb heli-skiing at reasonable prices. Snow is better in La Thuile, because of its north-facing slopes, but intermediates will find more challenges in La Rosière. This is also a great place to learn to board and is helped by an up-to-date lift system.
La Thuile remains largely Italian in character. This means that, apart from over the weekend, it is refreshingly uncrowded. The locals are very friendly, La Thuile mainly caters to the family market, so après-ski/nightlife is pretty limited. The town itself is attractively set in woodland and offers some decent eateries.
Overall, La Thuile is a reasonably sized ski area that has largely dodged the wider European market. Well worth visiting, but not for those hell-bent on a week-long party session…
Why La Thuile?
- North-Facing slopes
- Tree-lined Skiing
- Linked to La Rosiere in France
Resort Attributes
Alpine Charm
Beginner Friendly
Choice of Restaurants
Family Friendly
Good Beginners
Great Off-Piste
Great for Mixed Abilities
Mountain Restaurants
Scenic
Ski In Ski Out
Resort Facilities
Gym
Hot Tub
Sauna
Sports Centre
Swimming Pool
Walking Trails
Resort Activities
Cross-Country: 17.0
Cross-Country Equipment
Heliskiing
Off-Piste: Good
Off-Piste Equipment
Off-Piste Guides
La Rosière - Espace San Bernardo
Accommodation
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