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There are catered chalets in Val Thorens, mainly in 6 to 12 person apartments within Altitude/Val 2400 or the Chalet des Neiges, rather than traditional free-standing chalet buildings.
The main exception to this is Ski Vertigo's Chalets Pégase, Véga and Orion.
The chalet package includes breakfast, afternoon tea, and dinner every night (except one or two days a week, on chalet staff night off). Chalets provide decent food, and a relaxed, convivial atmosphere.
Read about Val Thorens catered chalets here.
SNO Ski Holidays specialise in catered ski chalet packages to Val Thorens, with many operators available to compare on one page.
They can also tailor-make catered ski chalets from chalet hosts who do not include flights, so that you can benefit from ATOL protection.
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The main tour operators offering chalet holidays to Val Thorens are Inghams, Skiworld, Ski Beat, Ski Vertigo and Build My Ski Trip.
Many of the chalets are up in the Balcons area of resort, or in the Chalet des Neiges, towards the top of the resort. (You can see the exact location of all the résidences in Val Thorens on our apartments map).
Inghams is a long-established ski operator, and regarded as a solid and reliable company.
They have three chalets in Val Thorens, all in a building in the Balcons area of resort.
Chalets Noella, Mathilde and Chloe are in a building near the entrance to the Balcons area of Val Thorens. The three chalets take up the whole building.
Afternoon tea, dinner, and wine, beer and soft drinks are included 6 days a week.
There's a sauna, boot room and free wifi.
Brexit has negatively affected the chalet holiday model.
Some chalet companies have reduced the number of evenings when they cater for guests from 6 to 5. This is because they now have to adhere to French working time regulations.
Also due to Brexit, it's much harder for British citizens to work in France; they now need sponsored work permits.
There has been a 72% decrease, from 2017 to 2023, in the number of UK seasonal staff doing Winter seasons in France.
A 2023 survey found that only 9% of respondents booked a chalet holiday, compared with 38% pre-Covid and Brexit.
Skiworld is a chalet specialist.
They are competitive on price rather than at the luxury end of the market. They tend to offer an optional programme of lively evening events.
Their Val Thorens chalets have star sign names, which is a bold decision. Russell Grant will be drawn to Skiworld for his ski holiday.
Chalet Sagittaire is in Résidence Altitude/Val 2400, in the Balcons area of resort. It sleeps 8-9 people.
There's a wood-burning stove, balcony, access to the sauna and steam room on site, and free wifi.
Hot breakfast options 5 days a week, continental breakfast available every day. Afternoon tea and cake 6 days. Three-course evening meal 5 days, Savoyarde specialities on 1 day.
Chalet Capricorne is also in the Résidence Altitude/Val 2400, and is for 8-9 people. The details are as for Chalet Sagittaire.
Also in Altitude/Val 2400, Chalet Libra is for 6-8 people.
It has a wood-burning stove, access to the sauna and steam room, and free wifi.
Also in Altitude/Val 2400, Verseau is for 6 people. Other details as for Libra.
Ski Beat is a relatively small chalet tour operator which specialises in France - they have chalets in many of the top French ski resorts, including Val d'Isère, Méribel, and Tignes.
There are three Ski Beat chalets in Val Thorens - Ibex, Loup Blanc and Renard - all in the Chalets des Neiges.
Chalet Ibex is for 10 people. The chalet is split over two floors.
There's access to the Chalet des Neiges swimming pool, sauna, hammam and jacuzzi. Afternoon tea and cake every day, and a three-course meal 6 nights a week.
Loup Blanc is also for 10 people and split over two floors. Other details as for Chalet Ibex
Chalet Renard sleeps 8 people, and is on just one floor. It benefits from the Chalet des Neiges pool and spa facilities.
Ski Vertigo has taken on the chalets in a free-standing building (previously Chalet Coriatos, now Alrock) by the Voie Lactée piste.
The chalets are Pégase, Véga and Orion. They were all refurbished in November 2024.
Chalet Pégase takes up the first and second floors of the Alrock building, with the lounge-diner on the second floor. It is for 12 people.
There's six nights of chalet catering.
Pégase, Véga and Orion share access to the sauna on the ground floor.
Chalet Véga takes up the third and fourth floors of the Alrock building, with the lounge-diner on the top floor. It is also for 12 people.
Chalet Orion is on the lower ground floor of Alrock, and is for just 6 people.
Build My Ski Trip run catered chalets in Tignes, Val d'Isère and Val Thorens.
In Val Thorens, they have several chalets in the Sabot de Vénus, and one big one in Chalet des Neiges.
The Sabot Penthouse has 4 bedrooms and sleeps up to ten people. It's part of the Classic range.
Sabot, Sabot 1 and Sabot 9 are also Classic chalets for up to ten people.
Petit Sabot has 3 bedrooms and sleeps six people. A Classic chalet.
Chalet Bonhomme is part of Build My Ski Trip's Essential range.
It's in the Chalet des Neiges, and sleeps 28 people on a sole occupancy basis.
It's set over three floors and has a real fire in the large living/dining area. There's access to the sauna and swimming pool in the Résidence.
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