Why ski the Les Menuires Valley?

December 9, 2023

By Katie Thompson

The Les Menuires Valley is one of the three main valleys that makes up the world famous Three Valleys ski area.

More accurately this is the St Martin de Belleville valley, named after the traditional and attractive village that sits below Les Menuires and is the administrative hub for the various resorts above it.

Les Menuires can often get overlooked as a base for a skiing holiday.

In terms of reputation or cachet it can sit in the shadow of Courchevel and Meribel and it doesn’t have Val Thorens’ mantle as “Europe’s Highest Ski Resort”.

There are a lot of factors in this valley’s favour though, which is why we chose it as the location for two of our chalets!

Our Chalets sit in the pretty slope-side hamlet of Reberty 2000.

As the name suggests, Reberty sits at 2,000m a little above the centre of Les Menuires (1,850m) and not far below Val Thorens at 2,300m.

As is the case for most Les Menuires properties, access to the pistes is quick and easy and a multitude of lifts can be reached in a few minutes.

Three Valleys Access

Wider Three Valleys access is probably the first key point in favour of Les Menuires, and particularly our Reberty chalets.

Meribel, Val Thorens, St Martin and the stunning La Masse ski area can all be accessed by taking just one lift.

Courchevel, La Tania or Orelle (which is well worth a visit) require a little more effort, but not a lot.

The Three Valleys’ whopping 650km on linked pistes couldn’t be easier to take advantage of.

Les Menuires Skiing

Les Menuires isn’t just a great base to explore its more famous neighbours. It has some fabulous on and off piste skiing of its own.

La Masse, which can be seen from our chalets, is possibly our favourite place to ski in Europe, let alone the local area.

You’ll find more steep skiing in and around Les Menuires than in most of the Three Valleys sectors, but intermediates and beginners are also well provided-for.

There’s often a choice of routes from the same start and end point allowing skiers of different abilities and confidence to explore the same areas of the mountain.

Food, Drink and Facilities

Food and drink are an important part of most Alpine holidays and Les Menuires doesn’t disappoint in this respect.

Choices on the mountain range from the party atmosphere of La Folie Douce in Val Thorens to traditional mountain shacks down towards St Martin de Belleville.

There really is something for all tastes and budgets.

General resort facilities are also excellent. Les Menuires has two swimming pools, the Roc n Bob sledding track, Speed Mountain Luge, an Ice Rink, dog sledding and many more activities besides.

If you are not exhausted at the end of the skiing day there is plenty left to do!

Value

Many potential visitors can be put off the Three Valleys by the impression created by Courchevel, and Courchevel 1850 in particular.

Home to prestigious boutiques, five star hotels, multi million euro chalets and popular with the rich and famous, Courchevel 1850 is not a run of the mill ski resort.

Les Menuires is quite different though. As a whole it offers excellent value for money when compared to the likes of Courchevel and Meribel.

This isn’t just when it comes to accommodation. Eating out is also far more budget friendly as are simple pleasures like a coffee or apres ski beer on a sunny terrace. Even ski hire and ski school tend to cost less than in the nearby valleys.

For more information on ski holidays in the Three Valleys at our chalets in Reberty 2000, call our expert advisors on 01252

Chris Millington

2024-04-12

Wonderful chalet team and excellent food. Perfect family holiday location

David Hutton

2024-03-20

Fantastic holiday booked with ski vertigo!

Marshall Ferguson

2024-03-01

Fantastic place

Sian Manning

2024-03-01

Had a fantastic Christmas week at Chalet Alaska. Room was a great size, food fantastic, team brilliant and piste just 4 mins walk from a blue run.

ron evans

2024-02-24

My wife and I had our first chalet experience with ski vertigo in Valdisere. We stayed in chalet Ontario and after a huge delay getting to the chalet we were greeted by our two hosts for a late night supper. I can’t speak highly enough of the chalet or the hosts, the food was plentiful and always delicious. Breakfast was a variety of cooked breakfasts, eggs and pastries. Evening meal was always a three course affair and the wine was also delicious with several options available. Coming off the hill to a different cake baked fresh each day was a delight and the hot tub offered welcome relief. The hosts also offered great advice on where to go and what was good to ski each day depending on the conditions. They also helped plan routes for the less confident skiers in the group ensuring they could experience the entire mountain while being limited by their ability. Can’t recommend highly enough.

Gary Hough

2024-02-18

Could not fault the resort or the chalet or the excellent service from the team

Alice Oborne

2024-02-11

Wow wow wow! The best experience. Everything about our trip was faultless. I would 100% recommend Ski Vertigo and will most definitely be using their services again. Our chalet hosts, Becky and Steve, were incredible - attentive, friendly and talented. The food was incredible and their service was impeccable. Thank you both for making our trip so special. The chalet we stayed in was perfect, it was a great size for a group of 13 friends, clean and maintained very well.

Richard Healy

2024-02-10

Chalet Pegase, Val Thorens Jan 2024. Myself and our group of 5 had a blast. Chalet was perfect for us. It’s in an ideal situation at the top of town and close to all amenities. And yes it really is doorstep skiing. Chalet hosts were great and really looked after us. Food was nice and there was no shortage of wine with the meal if you wanted it. Rooms were fine, comfortable with en-suite facilities. I have been to plusher places in my many years of skiing but have had to pay an awful lot more for them. This chalet finds a nice balance of value / quality that really suited ourselves. Well done Ski Vertigo

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Why ski the Les Menuires Valley?

By Katie Thompson

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holidays@skivertigo.co.uk

Address: Pearson Court, 1 Kings Road, GU51 3DL Company Number: 02099287

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