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Revision as of 16:23, 23 January 2016
| Les Menuires | |
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 Les Menuires in January 2006 | |
| Location | Savoie, France |
| Nearest major city | Chambéry |
| Top elevation | 2850 m |
| Base elevation | 1450 m |
| Trails | 76 (12 green, 34 blue, 24 red & 6 black) |
| Lift system | 33 (Capacity 55,939ph) |
| Website | lesmenuires.com |
Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées between Saint-Martin-de-Belleville and Val Thorens.[1] Owned and operated by Compagnie des Alpes, It is in the Savoie département of France.
The resort has 48 restaurants, 39 ski lifts and 62 trails. The resort has advanced ski slopes and beginner slopes. The resort also hosted the men's slalom alpine skiing event at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[2] Its slopes are connected to more than 600 km of slopes in Les Trois Vallées, making it a part of the largest skiable area in the world. The resort has not only skiing facilities, but also offers a range of other activities.
The resort was founded in 1964 and has an altitude range of 1850 m.
History
During the 1950s SEATM (Service of the Study and Development of Mountain Tourism) was created by the local authorities to create the ski resort of Courchevel. Due to its great success, in the 1960s the mayor of Saint Martin de Belleville decided to follow suit and create a society with the plan to create 100 000 beds divided between the two main resorts of Les Menuires and Val Thorens plus five satellite resorts.
In 1964 the first three drag lifts were installed. In 1967 the first accommodation residences in the Croisette area were opened as well as the second stage of the La Masse cable car. In 1969 the tourist office was created together with Les Menuires’ first hotel and the west side of the mountain was equipped with ski lifts. 1973 saw the first stage of the impressive 3 Valleys ski area, with the Allamands drag lift linking Les Menuires to Méribel, at the same time that the nearby resort of Val Thorens was starting to be developed.
Up to the early 80s there was an intense period of development in Les Menuires and Val Thorens. The initial plans were changed along the way with the main objectives being controlled development and preservation of the environment. The number of beds was scaled right down to 26,000 in Les Menuires and 20,000 for Val Thorens. The idea of satellite resorts was scrapped and instead the traditional village of Saint Martin de Belleville was created with 1200 beds. In the end 47,000 beds were created instead of the initially planned 100,000.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.skicollection.co.uk/Ski/Les-Menuires.htm
- ^ 1992 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 100-1. Template:En icon & Template:Fr icon
- ^ History of Les Menuires - http://www.skicollection.co.uk/Ski/Les-Menuires.htm
The main resort is centered around La Croisette, all of the restaurants shops bars and hotel Le Pelvoux are linked by an internal gallery. These front onto the piste, and the ski lifts that link the three valleys network.
External links
- Official Les Menuires Tourism Office website
- Official site of Les 3 Vallees, lift & piste info, cams, weather, snow etc
- Discover Les Menuires ski resort
- Les Menuires Androïd source
- Les Menuires Iphone source
- 3 Valleys mobile wap source
- Vanoise National Park
45°19′25″N 6°32′15″E / 45.32361°N 6.53750°E
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