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Val Thorens Sports Centre has sports facilities, including:
Read about the Val Thorens sports centre here.
Val Thorens Sports Centre was completely rebuilt from Spring 2021 to December 2022, when it reopened.
The new sports centre is called le Board, because the roof is intended to look like a snowboard.
Val Thorens Sports Centre is in the Galerie Caron - next door to the SPAR supermarket. The Galerie Caron is to the left of Place de Caron on this resort map.
The swimming pool has:
Classes are available - aqua-gym, aqua-bike and adult swimming lessons.
For children, classes include baby swimmers (6 months to 3 years), aqua-garden (4 to 6 years), and aqua-kids (6 to 8 years).
Val Thorens calls the part of the sports centre with jacuzzis and saunas the Wellness area.
Facilities include:
The Wellness area is for people aged 16 and over.
The Wellness area at the sports centre offers treatments including:
Treatments are for those 18 and over.
The sports courts and facilities are:
The children's fun park has:
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
There are now several different rooms:
There are various fitness and other classes, including Zumba, body sculpt, step aerobics, Pilates, strength training, cardio training and yoga.
Ask at reception for the programme.
The Sports Centre is open in Winter from mid-November to early May. The exact opening dates correspond with those of the ski area.
The opening times are:
The Summer season is from early July until the end of August. The opening times in the Summer are normally 1000-2100 every day.
In addition to the facilities mentioned above, there are 9 outdoor tennis courts in the summer.
See the Sports Centre website for prices.
You can call the Sports Centre on +33 479 00 00 76.
Every Saturday, the Sports Centre offers a left luggage service from 8am to 7pm, and you can take a shower. They will store luggage 2pm to 5pm Sunday to Friday.
A small fee applies per item of luggage (€4 in 2025/26) and for a shower (€5 in 2025/26).
Make the most of the facilities at Val Thorens sports centre.
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