Les menuires ski area

•  37 ski lifts, more than half of which have been designed using cutting-edge technologies.

•  160km of slopes divided into 61 runs (7 black, 25 red, 25 blue and 4 green runs)

•  11 ski lifts for beginners (5 of which are free of charge) plus 4 magic carpets. For greater safety, there is a special beginners skiing area in the centre of Les Menuires.

• 418 snow cannons providing artificial snow cover for 40% of the ski area.

• Quick and easy links with the other sectors in the Three Valleys ski area (Val Thorens, Saint Martin de Belleville, Méribel, La Tania and Courchevel).

To give an idea of prices, a 6-day pass for the Les Menuires sector during the main season (between Christmas and mid-April) costs 177 euros for an adult and 124 euros for a child between 5 and 12 year's old.

One good idea to bear in mind is the Family Pass. If you buy four passes or more, you will qualify for a substantial discount on all of your 6-day (or longer) passes. All four passes must be for the same duration and the same ski area.

The price for the family pass 6 days 4 person is 565€.

•  Minimum altitude: 1300 metres Maximum altitude: 3230 metres

• 16 villages and resorts linked together: more than 600km of signposted ski slopes

• 49 green, 135 blue, 118 red and 34 black runs, making a total of 336 runs over an area of 400 square kilometres

• 200 ski lifts, 25 peaks linked to one another, 6 glaciers

• 120km of cross-country skiing trails

• 2000 snow cannons and 82 grooming machines.

To give an idea of prices, a 6-day pass for the 3 valleys sector during the main season (between Christmas and mid-April) costs 232 euros for an adult and 174 euros for a child between 5 and 12 year's old.

One good idea to bear in mind is the Family Pass. If you buy four passes or more, you will qualify for a substantial discount on all of your 6-day (or longer) passes. All four passes must be for the same duration and the same ski area.

 The price for the family pass 6 days 4 person is 742€.