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
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February 13, 2025
Simon from
United Kingdom
Simon from
United Kingdom
Please don't go to Reberty, just above Les Menuires. It has ridiculously easy access to VT, Meribel (via Mottaret), Courchevel via Pas du Lac), Mont Vallon and its own La Masse. Snowsure at 2000m and definitely not a thumping party town. You'd probably hate it, so please leave to the connoisseurs.
February 29, 2020
Baz from
United Kingdom
Baz from
United Kingdom
Well, been coming to 3V, in particular Les Menuires, for some time now (approx 7 yrs). Over that time i've seen many new apartments and chalets going up. Some of them are rather nice accomm. The downside, however, is that they have not invested in lift system out of town to the same extent. The result being that during the main holiday periods you can waste a good hour getting out of town to a 3V liaison point, which used to be done in about 15 mins. All well and good except on a powder day. Can be rather frustrating particularly with the infamous French approach to queues. That said, once you're up and away its 3V which is a massive and great area with superb terrain on and off-piste.
January 04, 2019
ACE PRIVATE TRAVEL from
France
ACE PRIVATE TRAVEL from
France
Awesome domain to ski or indeed to visit. Splendid, superbly situated and well managed. All the elements for a perfect stay.
Les Menuires to Geneva International Airport is 193 km by highway from Albertville. Journey time approximately 2h20 min. If you follow the national road to Annecy south or north entrance you have 147 km and 2h15 journey times.
Saturdays are the heaviest days of circulation on both. Snowy conditions, slower traveling speed, highway tunnel regulation, accidents and temporary road closures can all add to traveling congestion and journey time.
It is imperative to allow for sufficient time to arrive at Geneva airport.
April 14, 2018
Chad from
France
Chad from
France
We live in Les Menuires in the season. We've been skiing here (3v) for many years now and we love it. The skiing/boarding is top class and gives ready access to all the best bits of the 3v within a couple of lifts. The area in town has some beginner ready slopes which helps if you've a newbie with you. But there's plenty to keep the more adventurous going. The only thing lacking here is the terrain park, which is now basically non existent. But if that's your thing get over to Meribel Mottaret and you won't be disappointed.
There are plenty of reasonably priced options of nice places to sit in a eat if you can't be bothered looking after that yourself and some very nice places (La Boite in St Marcel and Chez Pepe Nicolas just above Reberty on the road to Val Tho) to eat in easy reach either by ski or car (these may rival 1850 Courchevel prices though so be prepared). Of the 3V main towns i'd say it is the most reasonably priced but can cater for any budget you may have.
The pool and spa facilities here are the best in the 3V area after having tried those in the other resort centres. In the spa in Val Tho, for example, we had a cheeky bugger evicted as he was shaving in the steam room; unreal. The town itself and resort, generally, is very family focused which means there aren't the hoards of drunken 18-30s you may find in either Val Tho or Meribel.
It definitely isn't a chocolate box charm town here. If you're more concerned with photographs of the outside of the house you're staying in looking good than the practicality of a well designed ski resort town, maybe go to Switzerland. But you may find you have a longer walk in ski gear to the lifts in the morning and back after. I know which I prefer :)
March 02, 2017
cj yorkshire from
United Kingdom
cj yorkshire from
United Kingdom
We stayed at Le Chamois Powder 'n Shine chalet and it was exceptional. Amazing food, lovely rooms and superb views over the piste. The children (aged 6/8) did ESF ski school which was literally 2 min away and enjoyed every minute.
2 days of snow made for great conditions once the snow stopped and the sun shone. The resort has easy access to the three valleys but with small children we stayed in Les Menuires most of the time. There is a big range of runs for all types of skiers and brilliant service throughout the entire area.
Can't fault this resort for families at all. We had a superb family holiday and are already booking for next year!
November 30, 2016
Ray Lambert from
France
Ray Lambert from
France
Time for a 2016-2017 update, direct from Les Menuires.
The first snow arrived in the first week of November 2016. Since then it has been a bit warm and windy. But Val Thorens opened early (partially) last Saturday and Les Menuires is scheduled to open on 10 December 2016, though there is not enough snow down here yet.
Brighter and cooler weather at the end of November and this has turned out to be the week to be here. Brilliant sunny cool weather, deserted on the pistes and not bad snow above 2,500m.
Daily updates at 3w.raylambert.org.uk
Sportivement,
Ray
January 16, 2016
Arthur Peel from
United Kingdom
Arthur Peel from
United Kingdom
Great week with school, snow was great but was whiteout for two days. The town itself is not the prettiest and neither is Val Thorens. However, that is compensated by the massive range of difficulty and the huge area to ski. I recommend the red off the top of La Masse 2. The views are amazing. Overall, a great holiday with great instructors from the ESF.
April 04, 2015
Olivia from
France
Olivia from
France
We stayed in the excellent hotel Mont du Yallon. As a disabled skier I was looked after very well. The rooms are spacious, clean and very well appointed.
Skiing is fantastic here. The south side of the valley is much quieter and the skiing challenging and rewarding. Beautiful pan armour view at the top of Masse 2.
April 24, 2014
Moriarty from
United Kingdom
Moriarty from
United Kingdom
We skied Les Menuires W/C 5th April staying at the Soleils Vacances Apartments. The accommodation was tiny, bordering on inadequate with simply nowhere near enough storage space for the amount of people in the room (2 adults and 1 child in this case). We had 1 wardrobe with 8 hangers and 4 small shelves and that was it. We’re used to the bijou nature of ski accommodation but this was taking things too far. Cooking facilities were OK and the kitchen had what you needed but again there was no space to store food. Location wise these apartments are good to start the day with easy access to the main run down to the ski school meeting points but are a bit of a slog on the way home unless you want to take a route up into the mountains at the end of the day and ski a long slushy green home.
The resort of Les Menuires is OK. There isn’t much to do if you’re not skiing though. We did find a swimming pool but it was very expensive and, as far as we know, that’s it. Restaurants were plentiful but all much the same and if you don’t like fondue, raclette, steak or pizza you’d best pack some sandwiches. Prices were a bit on the steep side for all but a basic pizza (9 Euros) but expect a meal for 2 to be around 40 to 50 Euros if you want much else. Drink prices were ok with a large beer around 5 Euros. The choice of wine and beer, like the food, lacked variety from place to place which is a shame as I like Pelforth etc. and we couldn’t find it anywhere. I can get Stella and 1664 at home thanks!
The skiing in the resort and the wider 3 valleys is all that’s it’s billed to be. For a start the area is massive and we knew quite early on in the week that we’d only do a fraction of what was available. The area probably suits intermediates best with absolutely loads of long, well pisted reds. Beginners will be happy and our 6 year old enjoyed the ski school and the afternoons out with us. The area generally lacks much in the way of pisted blacks so advanced skiers, who want to stay on piste, won’t see too many options. Off piste I haven't a clue. We skied all through Les Menuires, Val Thorens and a bit of Meribel but never made it to Courcheval. Best run was the Mont Vallon just inside the Meribel area but it needed to be done first thing as it was cut up and lumpy quite quickly. Lifts were generally uncrowded and well managed. Our daughter skied with Pro Neige ski school and had a great time. I'd recommend them over ESF.
Weather-wise we had a fantastic week but wouldn’t go so late in the season again. The ski area was well maintained but it just got too warm in the afternoons and the snow was like sand. The skiing in the early mornings though showed just what a great resort this could be a bit earlier in the season.
Overall then, Les Menuires is a great place to go for the skiing and an average place to go for everything else.
March 07, 2012
Nick from
France
Nick from
France
My wife, my daughter (a beginner) and I went for a week from end of February 2012 to early March. Getting to the 3 valleys was a bit of a nightmare as it was the French school holidays so a part of the journey that should have taken 3 hours actually took more like 6.
We made use of the ESF (French ski school) and they were great. By the end of the week my daughter was doing small jumps off-piste and did her first red run. However, something that did trouble me was that we were assured that if the children were not picked up then they would be cared for. Another couple were late returning and their child was left sitting in the snow alone.
We had nothing but sunshine for the whole week. Great for our daughter but we would have liked a little fresh snow. However, despite this none of the pistes were closed due to lack of snow (on the Friday the other side of the valley was closed for blasting due to an avalanche). It did mean that sometimes the pistes were a little icy in the morning but by mid morning they had softened. We are not expert skiers but it appears there are enough pistes to cover all levels.
Les Menuires is part of the 3 valleys and if you are an experienced skier then you will want to buy a 3 valleys pass. As we needed to be back for the end of the ski school at lunch time we opted for the cheaper Les Menuires and Val Thoren option and even then never managed to ski everywhere.
The resort has loads of places to eat and drink but as with all ski resorts you pay a premium if you shop locally. We brought a load of food with us and it really saved us a lot of money.
Getting around the resort is made easy by the free shuttle buses. You just hop on or off at the stop you need. Our first day was made tricky as getting down the mountain to the ski school meant lugging the skis for us all on and off the bus and then using a couple of ordinary lifts. Not a big problem once our daughter was able to ski the basic run to the ski school though.
A big issue is the level of dog muck. I know it is an English cliche that France is covered in dog poo, but it really was everywhere around our residence (Madian) and around the roads and even the waiting area for the ski school. It was especially irritating to have to wipe skis and poles on return as a the ski in area clearly doubled as a dog toilet. They had made a half hearted effort to erect a pole dispensing poo bags but clearly the dog owners ignored this.
Generally, I'd say we had a great holiday and would go back again (despite the poo).
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