Record Numbers for the Opening Weekend in Val Thorens 2021-22

There were record numbers of skiers for the opening weekend of the Winter season 2021-22 in Val Thorens.

France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes TV reports that there wasn't much snow on the weekend of 20th and 21st November 2021, but people still had fun.

There were about 10,000 skiers per day - more than ever before in Val Thorens.

The Face Ouest restaurant in Place Caron was very busy, with 400 meals served per day.

The ski shops fear that foreign skiers - who represent 60% of the resort's clientele - could be absent. They are crossing their fingers that they will have a reasonable season.

Face masks are obligatory in lift queues and in the lifts themselves. The lift company says it can't check the pass sanitaire of every skier.