Les Menuires Ski Holidays

Les Menuires Skiing Holidays
Les Menuires, situated in the Belleville Valley, just above the town of St Martin de Belleville and below Europes’ highest resort, Val Thorens, is a family-friendly ski resort within the massive Trois Vallees region. Les Menuires is divided into 7 “quarters”, all conveniently linked, and the village offers plenty of slopeside accommodation. The resort is perhaps the cheapest of all the Trois Vallees resorts, and despite not having the charm and beauty of a typical French ski resort, offers a practical and functional base from which to explore one of the largest linked ski areas in the world.

Skiing in Les Menuires – The Mountains
Les Menuires, at 1850m, offers skiing for all levels throughout its’ 62 pistes, including 6 green runs, 25 blue, 24 reds and 9 black runs. A system of 45 lifts carry skiers around the160km of wide sunny slopes and the resorts’ high altitude of 1,850m results in snow-sure slopes. Les Menuires has direct access to the other resorts of the Trois Vallees and the 600km of skiable terrain that it offers. A perfect resort for beginners of all ages, Les Menuires offers an excellent ski school, a free area to practice in, the Preyerand, 6 free lifts and a special pass for 11 lifts leading to 20 gentle slopes. The lower slopes of Saint Martin de Belleville are home to the only wooded runs of the valley, and offer shelter should the weather suddenly turn. Intermediate skiers have a huge amount of terrain to choose from, with some great runs leading down from Meribel, on the western side of the valley, where the mainly red and blue trails are wide and perfect for cruising. Experts should head to the other side of the valley, and the peaks of La Masse, at 2,300m and Cime de Caron, at 3,200m, for some of the best off-piste found in the Trois Vallees area, and plenty of challenging steep runs with fantastic powder. Snowboarders have some excellent terrain to choose from, including a huge amount of off-piste, and 4 parks and 4 pipes within the entire Trois Vallees region.

Skiing in Les Menuires – The Village
Popular with the French, Les Menuires offers skiers a “no-frills” resort, with a large amount of comfortable slopeside hotels and apartments, built in a rather out-dated style. The main facilities are in the quarters of La Croisette and Les Bruyeres, with most of the accommodation housed in the areas of Reberty and Brelin. The facilities for families in Les Menuires are excellent, with 2 childrens’ villages, child-care and babysitting offered in many hotels, covered shopping arcades and reasonable prices throughout the resort. With almost 30 restaurants, 10 bars and 3 clubs in the resort, visitors have a decent amount of choice for evening entertainment. Other activities to try whilst skiing in Les Menuires include snow-shoeing, swimming, ice-skating and hiking.

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