Transfer to Alps: The Essential European Ski Resort Guide
Oct 15, 2026 · 21 min · 8 segments
When the lifts stop turning, Europe's highest resort transforms into the undisputed party capital of the Alps. In Episode 6 of Transfer to Alps, hosts Liam and Chloe navigate the legendary après-ski…
Oh, we have to start with the undisputed pioneer of high-altitude clubbing, La Folie Douce Val Thorens.
This was actually the very first mountain venue Luc Reversade opened outside of Val d'Isère back in 2009, and it sits high on the sunny Plein Sud slope.
Every afternoon from 2:00 PM until 5:15, the wooden terrace turns into a colossal open-air festival.
The theatrical production value is unbelievable.
You've got professional aerial acrobats swinging from scaffolding, live soul and rock vocalists, and saxophonists in wild neon onesies playing live over heavy 128 BPM house music beats.
The bass is literally vibrating through the snow under your feet.
[laughs] But there is one very strict safety rule at the Val Thorens Folie Douce that every first-timer needs to know.
The security team will happily let you dance on top of the heavy wooden tables in your ski boots.
In fact, it is practically mandatory, but you must never, ever stand on the plastic chairs.
If you put a heavy plastic ski boot on a chair, the bouncers will swoop in immediately because those chairs will slide out from under you on the ice.
Tables only, people.
Keep off the chairs.
You've got champagne showers spraying from the VIP balconies, 2,000 people singing along to club classics, and the jagged peak of the Aiguille de Péclet glowing pink in the sunset directly behind the DJ booth.
It is easily one of the most euphoric high-energy three hours you can experience in the mountains.
It is pure magic.
But if your musical taste leans more towards modern electronic dance festivals and underground house, you look just down the slope to Bar 360.
Bar 360 sits right at the foot of the Moraine and Portette chairlifts.
While Folie Douce is all about cabaret, champagne, and theatrical glamour, Bar 360 is a proper bass-heavy open-air rave.
They build this massive festival stage directly on the snow, bring in world-class international guest DJs, and pack the snow arena with thousands of energetic students and young saisonnaires.
The atmosphere at 360 is electric.
The drinks are slightly cheaper.
The crowd is dancing directly in the snow.
And when the bass drops, the whole valley seems to shake.
And if you prefer something a bit more stylish, you have Bar 7 on the slope-side terrace of Hotel Fahrenheit Seven.
Bar 7 is the perfect bridge between skiing and evening cocktails.
Oh, we have to start with the undisputed pioneer of high-altitude clubbing, La Folie Douce Val Thorens.
This was actually the very first mountain venue Luc Reversade opened outside of Val d'Isère back in 2009, and it sits high on the sunny Plein Sud slope.
Every afternoon from 2:00 PM until 5:15, the wooden terrace turns into a colossal open-air festival.
The theatrical production value is unbelievable.
You've got professional aerial acrobats swinging from scaffolding, live soul and rock vocalists, and saxophonists in wild neon onesies playing live over heavy 128 BPM house music beats.
The bass is literally vibrating through the snow under your feet.
[laughs] But there is one very strict safety rule at the Val Thorens Folie Douce that every first-timer needs to know.
The security team will happily let you dance on top of the heavy wooden tables in your ski boots.
In fact, it is practically mandatory, but you must never, ever stand on the plastic chairs.
If you put a heavy plastic ski boot on a chair, the bouncers will swoop in immediately because those chairs will slide out from under you on the ice.
Tables only, people.
Keep off the chairs.
You've got champagne showers spraying from the VIP balconies, 2,000 people singing along to club classics, and the jagged peak of the Aiguille de Péclet glowing pink in the sunset directly behind the DJ booth.
It is easily one of the most euphoric high-energy three hours you can experience in the mountains.
It is pure magic.
But if your musical taste leans more towards modern electronic dance festivals and underground house, you look just down the slope to Bar 360.
Bar 360 sits right at the foot of the Moraine and Portette chairlifts.
While Folie Douce is all about cabaret, champagne, and theatrical glamour, Bar 360 is a proper bass-heavy open-air rave.
They build this massive festival stage directly on the snow, bring in world-class international guest DJs, and pack the snow arena with thousands of energetic students and young saisonnaires.
The atmosphere at 360 is electric.
The drinks are slightly cheaper.
The crowd is dancing directly in the snow.
And when the bass drops, the whole valley seems to shake.
And if you prefer something a bit more stylish, you have Bar 7 on the slope-side terrace of Hotel Fahrenheit Seven.
Bar 7 is the perfect bridge between skiing and evening cocktails.
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