Travel Eye on Les Menuires (Alps, France)

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Overview:

Located at 1850 m, the ski resort of Les Menuires is part of the prestigious 3 Vallées, the world's biggest ski area: 600 km of ski slopes, 200 ski lifts linking Les Menuires and the charming village of Saint Martin de Belleville with Val Thorens, Méribel, La Tania and Courchevel.

A fabulous huge ski area designed so that everyone, from beginners to experts can make the most of their skiing. Residences on the piste, shops sheltered in the shopping arcades, different quarters linked with footpaths and mechanical lifts. In Les Menuires, everything has been thought out to simplify life for young and old.

This resort is dedicated to skiers of all abilities who appreciate the convenience of being able to ski to and from their doorsteps, there is direct lift connections to neighbouring Val-Thorens, Meribel and Courchevel.

The resort is predominantly modern, purpose-built apartment blocks, augmented by a handful of 2- and 3-star hotels. There are some private chalets within the area.

Overall, Les Menuires provides a great range of skiing both around the resort itself and on neighbouring slopes. And for ten years, to suit this overwhelming landscape, Les Menuires has developed a high-standing accommodation programme over the past few years, with traditional chalets out of wood and stone.

Locality:

Les Menuires is in south east France, in the heart of the Savoie region, close to the Italian frontier (34 mls S of Albertville, 5½ mls NW of Val-Thorens, 90 mls SE of Geneva and its airport, 115 mls SE of Lyon and its airport). It is the most westerly of the Trois Vallees resorts, on a south west -facing slope in the Belleville Valley, the longest mountain valley in France.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to:

The Les Menuires ski-school boasts over 200 instructors offering tuition in alpine, cross-country and telemark skiing as well as snowboarding.

There is a children's ski-school "villages" based at La Croisette and Les Bruyeres, and a day nursery at La Croisette.

The shopping is concentrated at La Croisette, but each village has a few amenities of its own. Numerous minimarkets serve the mass of self caterers. There is a variety of fashion boutiques, ski-hire and sports outlets, banks and the usual souvenirs.

During the daytime the winter activities include downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding (with snow park), paraskiing, ice-skating, snow-shoeing, tobogganing, snow-scooter rides, inflatable-sledge rides,outdoor heated swimming pools, fitness centres with Turkish baths, sauna and gym, hang-gliding and microlight hire.

The nightlife here is abundant with lively bars and restaurants, therer are 1 or 2 discos, cinemas, fondue and raclette nights and torchlit descents.

There are a few quality establishments, but the emphasis is on self catering in your own apartments and unsophisticated fare such as pizzas, simple local specialities and international cuisine. There is a good choice of mountain restaurants.