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CHILDREN
Located in the La Croisette centre of Les Menuires, visitors can find a nurseru which offers childcare to children aged between 3 and 30 months, as well as the "Mini-Club Village des Piou-Piou" which caters for children aged 4 years and over and offers group ski lessons with the ESF French Ski School.
In the Bruyeres area of Les Menuires, visitors with young children can make the most of the "Mini-Club", especially for children aged 31 months to 5 years, as well as the "Mini-Club du Village des Piou-Piou" which offers group ski lessons run by the ESF French Ski School for children aged 4 years and over.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
As part of the expansive Three Valleys ski area, Les Menuires offers access to 600km of downhill slopes.
The immediate Le Domaine Menuires/Saint-Martin-de-Belleville ski area boasts 160km of ski slopes as well as a snowpark.
6-day lift passes to both the local ski domaine and the wider Three Valleys ski domaine can either be bought in-resort or in advance via the tourist office website.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 28 Km
For cross-country skiers and off-piste adventurers, Les Menuires offers 28km of cross-country slopes, located in the Belleville valley. Access to these cross-country trails is free of charge.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Les Menuires is easily accessible by bus or by taxi from Moutiers train station (27km), and Lagrange are able to arrange rail travel and accommodation packages for any skiers who would prefer to let the train take the strain on their Alpine break this winter. For more information and prices, contact our friendly UK reservations team on 020 7371 6111.
Les Menuires is a well-equipped resort and offers all necessary amenities, including a doctors, dentist, and pharmacy, cash machines and a laundrette plus assorted bars, resturants and local shops.
All information provided is intended for guidance only. For more detailed and up to date information, please contact the local tourist office.
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For visitors who want to experienceSavoie beyond the ski slopes, there is a wide range of other exciting winter activities to choose from, such as dog-sledding and snowshoeing.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
THE 3 VALLEYS is one of the largest ski domains in the world and is shared between 5 resorts:
La Tania, Courchevel, Meribel, Les Menuires, and Val Thorens.
* Europe's finest snowsure resorts
* Extensive skiing for all levels
* Unlimited off-piste opportunities
* Lots of snowboard- friendly lifts, and fun parks in Courchevel, Val Thorens and Les Menuires.
www.les3vallees.com
Height: 600km of pistes.
52 green slopes / 131 blue slopes / 118 red slopes / 34 black slopes.
200 ski lifts and more than 1500 snow cannons.
6-day '3 Vallees' lift pass (04/05 prices):
232 euros/adult, 174 euros/junior (5-12yrs), 197 euros/senior citizens, children under 5 years and senior citizens over 75 years free.
Cross-country skking: 110km of trails.
