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Etimology

La Thuile has origins dating back to the Roman conquest when the village was known as Ariolica and was located along the consular road of the Gauls, which crossed the Alps via the "Piccolo San Bernardo" Pass. The name Ariolica seems to derive from Celtic roots, with "ar" meaning high ground and "lica" meaning light, thus translating to "light on the mountain." After the fall of the Roman Empire, it became part of the Kingdom of the Franks in 575 and Burgundy in the 10th century, taking the name Thuilia. Later, it came under the rule of the Savoy family until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

The current name, La Tchoueuille, was adopted in 1760, but during the Fascist period, it was temporarily changed to Porta Littoria. The etymology of La Thuile derives from the Latin tegula (tile), referring to the loose stone slabs used to cover houses, once quarried locally. Today, the village has 791 inhabitants, called Tchouiillen.

Sport

Various sport are practiced in La Thuile such as: skiing, rafting, cross-country skiing, mtb and trekking.

ski

Skiing is the most popular sport in La Thuile. La Thuile's ski resort is the fifth largest ski resort in Italy and is connected with the ski resort of La Rosiere, France, combined there are more the 160 km (100 mi) of slopes.

In La Thuile there are:

51 runs: 14 blue (easy/medium); 23 red (medium/hard) and 14 black (hard/expert only).
19 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 1 gondola lift, 2 ski lifts pole rod and 4 moving carpet
Fun slope LTH: a playground where kids and beginners can try winter sport.

In La Rosiere there are:

40 runs: 8 green ( very easy), 13 blue (easy/medium); 15 red (medium/hard) and 4 black (hard/expert only).
20 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 9 ski lifts pole rod and 1 moving carpet.
1 Snowpark
1 kids playground area

La Thuile hosted the FIS Women's World Cup, for the first time in 2016 and 2020, for the category Giant slalom and downhill. La Thuile will host again the Women's World Cup in April 2025. Both the giant slalom and downhill competition take place on the famous "la Mitica Pista 3 Franco Berthod" one of the steepest slopes in Italy with an average incline of 60% and a max incline of 76%.