Les Menuires

Created in the middle of the 60s, the resort of Les Menuires has a contemporary architecture which is become more and more authentic.

While still staying loyal to its welcoming and functional image (ski from the doorstep resort), the resort of Les Menuires today has a new architectural landscape, made up of up-market chalets and residences, using traditional stone and wood.

Situation: Department of the Savoy - Massif de la Tarentaise - 3 Vallées ski area Altitude of Les Menuires: 1 850 m Population: 3 080 inhabitants in the commune of Saint Martin de Belleville (Saint Martin, its hamlets, Les Menuires and Val Thorens)

Ski area

The biggest ski area in the heart of the 3 Vallées. Les Menuires is part of the 3 Vallées, the biggest ski area in the world, with 600 km of pistes and 174 ski lifts, linking Les Menuires/ Saint Martin to Val Thorens, Orelle, Méribel, Courchevel, La Tania and Brides-les-Bains.

Les Menuires/ Saint Martin and Val Thorens form La Vallée des Belleville which represents 300 km of pistes and 63 ski lifts.

Les Menuires/Saint Martin de Belleville has a total of 160 km of pistes and 33 ski lifts.

  • Capacity: 55 939 skiers per hour in Les Menuires/Saint Martin, 33 ski lifts
  • 160 km of pistes, 76 pistes of which 6 are black, 24 red, 34 blue and 12 green, 28 km of cross country pistes
  • 396 snow makers covering 50% of the ski area, Les Menuires/ Saint Martin guarantee a quality snow cover from mid-December to the end of April.
  • All the slopes of the Les Menuires/Saint Martin de Belleville ski area: Le Mont de la Chambre (2 850 m), la Pointe de la Masse (2 804 m), le Roc des 3 Marches (2 704 m) and la Tougnète (2 430 m)
  • For beginners and children: free ski passes for the under 5 year olds, 4 free moving carpets and 1 drag lift, two special beginner skier zones.

Winter activities

  • Skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ski school
  • Snow scooter, snow-quad, snow walking, tobbogan run, snowshoeing, squash, air bag, paragliding, table tennis, badminton, snow-hockey
  • Discovering the Vallée des Belleville's heritage, or even just enjoy one of the evening classical concerts, library
  • The Belleville museum, torchlight visits of Saint-Martin
  • 90 shops, 48 bars and restaurants (of which 16 are on the piste), 6 discotheques and night bars
  • Sports centre, 1 outdoor heated swimming pool, spa-center
  • 2 cinemas.