Les Menuires - Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Skiing Les Menuires is a fun and exciting experience for skiers of all ability levels. Whether you are coming with friends, travelling as a family or looking for a romantic skiing destination, the range of runs and the additional activities and facilities that are offered guarantee a wholly satisfying winter break.
At Les Menuires ski resort, you have more than 600km of skiable area, right on your doorstep, in what makes up the world’s largest ski area. Skiing Les Menuires provides visitors with an exciting winter playground of pistes, moguls and off-piste areas to explore for skiers of all ability levels. The resort forms part of the Three Valleys, which also includes the ski resorts of Val Thorens, Meribel and Courchevel.
Skiing the Piste at Les Menuires
There is so much to discover while strapped in your skis in this beautiful region that during your stay you may not even ski the same run twice! The resort has created a range of Dream Circuits for skiing in Les Menuires to make your stay at the resort truly satisfying and memorable. The Intensive Circuit is for advanced skiers seeking excitement and includes La Masse, the BK Park, Orelle and the Glacier du Bouchet.
The Discovery Circuit goes off the beaten track and takes in some incredible vistas as well as providing some serious powder in the Meribel and Courchevel forests. The Tribe Circuit is designed for maximum fun for young and old skiing and is ideal for families. This circuit includes San Martin and La Masse. The resort is also a mini wonderland for kids with the Piou Piou club looking after children from just three months.
Snowboarding in Les Menuires
Skiing Les Menuires is not the only mountain top activity on offer at the resort. Snowboarders will be delighted by the snow park facilities available. The snow park has been recently renovated, and now includes world class and award winning installations designed to make the park more accessible for snowboarders of all ages and abilities. The snow park is located in the Becca Zone and is accessed by the Becca Lift. Some of the installations include: a freestyle area with two runs for different levels as well as a bordercross; a blue run that has four different rails – a flat descent, a rainbow, an easy box ascent and a flat easy box; and a red run that has a jump and four different rails – an “S” shaped rail, a flat descending rail, a wave rail and a “C” shaped rail.
Other Activities in Les Menuires
Les Menuires skiing vacations offer many different activities on and off piste. There is snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snow buggies and quads that zoom through the forest. You should not miss the Roc ‘n’ Bob toboggan that speeds around twists and turns for more than four kilometres either. The experience of trail riding through a snow covered forest wonderland cannot be beaten, and dog sledding with huskies will be a memory to treasure forever. The resort is well set up with supermarkets, cinemas, bars, clubs and a range of accommodation options including self catering chalets. With the world’s largest winter playground right on your doorstop, this is one of the best skiing holidays available anywhere in Europe.
Danielle Hodges is Marketing Manager for Ski Amis, a tour operator offering bonded holidays skiing Les Menuires staying in catered or self-catered chalets, as well as other fantastic destinations. For a luxury or good-value skiing holiday in the best les Menuires ski resorts, Ski Amis can help.
