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Les Menuires resort snow
Lat Long: 45.31° N 6.54° E
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Les Menuires Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Les Menuires Ski Resort

Les Menuires Ratings

Overall: 4.2. Based on 33 votes and 27 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.8

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Les Menuires is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.7

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Les Menuires has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.4

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.6

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Les Menuires

Public Transport: 4.2

  • There are no buses or taxis to Les Menuires
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.6

  • No places to stay in/near Les Menuires
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.9

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Les Menuires

Ski in/Ski out: 4.7

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.4

  • There are no child care facilities at Les Menuires
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.7

  • Les Menuires relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.8

  • There are no snow groomers at Les Menuires
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Les Menuires are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Les Menuires is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.4

  • If snow conditions are poor at Les Menuires, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Les Menuires usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.4

  • The staff at Les Menuires are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Les Menuires are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.9

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.5

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.1

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Les Menuires
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.6

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.9

  • Not even a kicker at Les Menuires
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.5

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Les Menuires
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 4.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Les Menuires has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.4

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.5

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.3

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.5

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.8

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.3

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.4

  • Overall, Les Menuires is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.3

  • Overall, Les Menuires is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 15, 2006
Shorty from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My girlfriend and i spent the last week of 05 here and we had a thoroughly good time. It's fairly quiet of an evening as there seems to be a family atmosphere. I never experienced any wait for the lifts even though it is considered to be a high season week and some runs are nothing short of excellent(I was on a board). If you wish to do some distance, save some money and have a few quiet beers & a meal of an evening its the place to explore the 3v.
February 15, 2006
Rachel from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stayed in Reberty in Feb 05. A satellite village just up the hill from Les Menuires main resort and much more 'sympathique' than the concrete jungle of Les Menuires itself. We had absolutely fantastic accommodation, real ski-in, ski-out chalet with SilverSki, even included a hot tub to rest the weary legs. Wonderful to ski right back to the garage door at the end of the day and it's so high up (just above 2000m) that even the last run had delightful snow and no horribly icy bits for tired legs. Three Valleys skiing is phenomenal if you just like to cruise and cover lots of ground. Potential for completely different terrain and views every single day you go out. We had great snow so were able to ski all the way down to St Martin de Belleville which was a first in three holidays in this area. La Masse had superb snow, as did the fourth valley which has a couple of fantastic long runs and was virtually deserted by 3 o'clock in the afternoon (everyone is obviously panicking about getting back to base before the lifts close!) Can't recommend this place highly enough, 6 days of superb sunshine following a huge dump of snow on the weekend we arrived. Has to be the best ski holiday ever!
January 19, 2006
Pete - UK from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Same height as Courchevel 1850 so snow is pretty much guaranteed. Loads of stuff to go at - La Masse has huge off piste potential and is usually quiet as it's the furthest from Courchevel and Meribel. Check out that fantastic new sports centre as well - amazing new facility right in the village centre. Some nice new chalets available now. Bit of an undiscovered gem for us Brits.
December 13, 2005
Glenn McMenamin from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
From a tourist point of view, this is not the prettiest resort in the 3 valleys. However, from a budget point of view, it is substantially cheaper than the likes of Courchevel and Meribel etc, but has equal access to the same skiing areas, so do the maths. There is a lot of money being spent year on year to bring the resort in to keeping with the more traditional style of its neighbours, and I think that you will certainly see this reflected in price rises in the coming seasons. You must check out La Masse area, which has very good snow cover, and quieter slopes, especially in the morning. I am now a property owner in the resort, and have been for the last 4 years, this is in a new suburb, just below the main resort, which is fast growing, and is built in the traditional wood/stone way etc, making the area look a lot more authentic. Just my 0.02p anyway ! G.
March 25, 2004
Nick Blamey from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
great skiing, friendly locals and some great restaurants up at Les Bruyeres. Forget Croisette: just snack bars, Shame that french dog owners are allowed to let their dogs pooh all over the resort. Disgusting when you have small children and statistically more dangerous to children than used needles apparently!
February 27, 2004
Mike Hutton from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stayed here in Feb 2004. Great value resort in relation to Meribel and Courchevel in neighbouring valleys. Skied in all three extensively to find that Les Menuires has the most interesting mix of easily accessible red runs with enough variety in blues to keep the wife occupied perfecting her parallels. Meribel Mottaret has the most challenging and well thought out snow park by far for me and the boys (13 & 14 yrs, skis and boards), and Courchevel 1850 the best scenery and black runs, with plenty of choice in all other departments. The day before we arrived there was a dump of 0.5m of powder, followed by 6 days of cloudless blue skies, making the whole experience the best winter holiday ever. Plenty of bars and restaurants in town for apres ski activities. Restaurants on the hill were generally steak hache/frites types with one at the top of the Bruyeres 1 cablecar offering a wider selection from a substantial hot food counter. Still much terraine to be discovered so expect to be back there next year.