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    "title": "VAL THORENS | De aftrap van een uitzonderlijk skiseizoen",
    "modified_at": "2025-10-07 17:12:56",
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    "subtitle": "Opening skigebied: van 22 november 2025 tot 3 mei 2026",
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    "body": "<p>Val Thorens, bekend als <strong>het hoogste skioord van Europa</strong>, maakt zich op voor het <strong>langste skiseizoen van de Alpen</strong>. Het skigebied van Les 3 Vall&eacute;es opent officieel zijn pistes voor <strong>zes maanden onvergetelijk ski- en snowboardplezier</strong>, in een adembenemend berglandschap.</p><h4 id=\"la-grande-premiere-officiele-start-van-het-seizoen\" ><strong>La Grande Premi&egrave;re: offici&euml;le start van het seizoen</strong></h4><p>De opening van het skigebied wordt gevierd in het weekend van <strong>22 en 23 november 2025</strong> met het iconische evenement <strong>&ldquo;La Grande Premi&egrave;re&rdquo;</strong>.</p><p>Een niet te missen afspraak voor alle wintersportliefhebbers, met:</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Materiaaltests:</strong> een testdorp met de grootste ski- en snowboardmerken, waar bezoekers gratis de nieuwste modellen van het seizoen kunnen uitproberen.</span></li><li><span><strong>Sfeervolle animaties:</strong> livemuziek, activiteiten en een feestelijke ambiance om de eerste afdalingen van het jaar te vieren.</span></li><li><span><strong>Vroege toegang:</strong> leden van de <strong>Club Val Tho&rsquo;</strong> krijgen al op <strong>vrijdag 21 november</strong> toegang tot het skigebied en kunnen als eersten genieten van de verse sneeuw.</span></li></ul><div\n    id='gallery-77eef80a-a70a-4fe3-a370-f06da34f4e51'\n    class='release-content-gallery release-content-gallery--layout-contained'\n    data-component='chromatic-gallery,image-zoom-popup'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-padding='M'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-thumbnail-size='S'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-captions='data:application/json,true'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-photos='data:application/json;base64,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'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-force-full-width='data:application/json,true'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-expand-icon='data:text/plain;base64,PHN2ZyBjbGFzcz0iaWNvbiBpY29uLWV4cGFuZCI+CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA8dXNlIHhsaW5rOmhyZWY9IiNpY29uLWV4cGFuZCI+PC91c2U+CiAgICAgICAgICAgIDwvc3ZnPg=='\n    data-image-zoom-popup-selector='.chromatic-gallery__photo'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-i18n='data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0='\n    data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-view-event='Story Image View'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event='Story Image Download'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-placement='content'\n></div><p>Val Thorens staat klaar om ski&euml;rs en snowboarders te verwelkomen voor <strong>zes maanden vol avontuur, sneeuwpret en festiviteiten</strong> in het hart van de Alpen.</p><hr /><p><strong>Over Val Thorens</strong></p><p><em>Val Thorens, het hoogste skiresort van Europa, ligt op 2.300 meter hoogte in het skigebied Les 3 Vall&eacute;es. Het biedt een uitzonderlijke ski-ervaring met een panoramisch uitzicht, gevarieerde pistes voor elk niveau en een optimale sneeuwkwaliteit gedurende het hele seizoen. De sfeer is zowel sportief als gezellig, met moderne infrastructuur en tal van activiteiten buiten de pistes: ontspannende spa&rsquo;s, sfeervolle apr&egrave;s-ski en gastronomische restaurants. 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