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Summer lifts in Val Thorens
Discover the Val Thorens summer lifts and areas
The Three Valleys has a range of lifts open for summer access to the mountains, giving you access to the hiking and mountain biking trails to explore all that Méribel, Courchevel and Val Thorens have to offer, or simply just to admire the summer mountain views.
Typical opening dates for the Three Valleys summer lifts are from the first week of July to the very end of August and you can traverse from Courchevel across to Méribel and Val Thorens/Les Menuires and back again with relative ease mid week. Courchevel and Meribel valley lifts are open seven days a week through the summer but Val Thorens lifts are open Monday to Friday only, they are closed at weekends.
There are four lifts open in Méribel, three in Courchevel and seven in Les Menuires, St Martin and Val Thorens in total. These seven lifts in the Belleville valley open on different days of the week, so take a look at the lift opening dates and timetables below to help plan your days out.
The lifts are mountain-bike friendly with bike hooks, trolleys or gondola cabins that you can fit them into allowing you to access all the MTB trails in Val Thorens with ease.
Lifts will stop running in the case of high winds or bad weather, but you can check on this before you head out by looking at the live lift status.
Summer lift pass prices are slightly different to winter - it is worth checking the which lifts you can use before setting off. Paragliders also have access to a number of lifts throughout the summer.
Cable cars | Gondolas | Chair lifts | Drag Lifts | |
Wheelchair access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pedestrians | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Paragliders/parapentes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Dogs | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
Babies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
Note:
Babies - It is not recommended to expose babies or young children to sudden changes in altitude or temperature. If lift staff consider your child too young to travel on certain lifts they have the right to deny access.
Season dates in Val Thorens
If you're looking for summer lift opening and closing dates, there is a dedicated page so please take a look here.
How to get passes
You can buy tickets directly from the lift pass offices or buy your passes in advance online. See all the summer lift prices and options available.
More inspiration...
Find your way around with our maps for summer hiking and walking or mountain biking, and read about even more summer activities in Val Thorens.
If you're looking to next winter head over to our ski pass prices.