Resorts Les-Menuires
Area Profile
One of three resorts in the Belleville Valley, which is itself one of the world famous 3 Vallées (Three Valleys), les Menuires has a reputation for offering the lowest prices in the area. Located above the old Savoyard village of St Martin de Belleville and below Val Thorens (Europe's highest purpose-built ski centre), les Menuires has marketed itself as 'The Smile of The Alps' because of the semi-circular arc of its main building complex and its good sunshine record. The resort is divided in to 'quarters' - although there are more than four of them. The main facilities are in La Croisette, the original centre, and les Bruyeres. Above them are the accommodation complexes of Reberty 1850, Reberty 2000 and Brelin. Below them are les Fontanettes and Preyerand. Much of the building is extremely functional and the emphasis has traditionally been placed on slope-side convenience rather than architectural design sympathetic to the beauty of the surrounding mountainscape. However the newer developments are more tasteful - with more exterior wood and sloping roofs and gables, and less concrete rectangles. Another good point for many is the fact that Les Menuires is such nice family resort - definitely lacking in the fur-coated snobs which frequent some of the other resorts nearby.
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Mountain Stats
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Top: 9350 FT Bottom: 4757 FT Vertical Drop: 4593 FT Skiable Terrain: 0 acres Number of Runs: 72 Snow Making: 0 acres |
Total Lifts: na Surface Lifts: 14 Capacity: 55173 |
Beginner Runs: 62% Intermediate Runs: 30% Advanced Runs: 8% Expert Runs: 0% Average Snowfall: 0 na |
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Projected Days Open: na Days Open Last Year: 0 Year Open: 2000 |
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