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Les Menuires

France · Sabaudia · Single resort (part of: Les 3 Vallées)

Les Menuires is a ski resort in Sabaudia (France). It has 160 km of downhill runs, mostly easy and 33 lifts. The runs go from 1815 to 2850 m (1035 m vertical).

Piste length
160 km
Lifts
33
Base station
1815 m
Top station
2850 m
Vertical drop
1035 m
Country
France

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 90 km (56%)
  • Medium: 55 km (34%)
  • Hard: 15 km (9%)

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
  • Steepest spot: 69% (35°)
  • Mostly facing north-west (27% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 33

Gondola / cable car: 7 · Chairlift: 11 · Drag lift: 5

  • Menuires · Chairlift · 4,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1815–2080 m
  • Saint Martin Express · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1796–2402 m
  • Pointe de la Masse · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1729–2785 m
  • Becca · Chairlift · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2242–2667 m
  • Roc 1 · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1816–2315 m
  • Roc 2 · Chairlift · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2293–2697 m
  • Doron · Chairlift · 2,667 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1723–2058 m
  • Granges · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2251–2697 m
  • Bruyères 2 · Gondola / cable car · 2,500 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 2223–2838 m
  • Bruyères 1 · Gondola / cable car · 2,500 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1824–2223 m

On site

  • 256 car parks (10 paid · 38 free)
  • 61 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 4 mountain huts
  • 5 ski schools
  • 24 rental shops
  • 79 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • New Generation École de Ski et Snowboard
  • École du Ski Français
  • evolution2
  • Audacius
  • Precision Ski

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 39 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 66 cm, Snow depth 23 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 61 cm, Snow depth 32 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 44 cm, Snow depth 36 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 48 cm, Snow depth 26 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 26 cm, Snow depth 11 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1338 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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