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Les Menuires (French pronunciation: [le mənɥiʁ]) 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 ...
The Saint-Martin-de-Belleville ski area is part of the Three Valleys ski area that includes the resorts of Les Menuires, Val Thorens, Meribel, Courchevel and La Tania. In total the area has 600 km of posted runs and 200 ski lifts.
Les Karellis: 17 ski lifts, 28 ski slopes (60 km), 30 km of cross-country skiing; Les Menuires: 42 ski lifts, 73 ski slopes (150 km), 28 km of cross-country skiing; Méribel: 53 ski lifts, 74 ski slopes (150 km), 33 km of cross-country skiing; Monchavin: 54 ski lifts, 134 ski slopes (225 km), 16 km of cross-country skiing
Thus, Les Trois Vallées is the largest connected ski area in the world [2] which is linked solely by ski lifts and slopes. It claims to have about 600 km (370 mi) of ski slopes, resulting in 18.5 km² of groomed runs, while an independent expert measured about 493 km. [ 3 ] In addition, there are 120 km for cross-country skiing.
Thonon-les-Bains also saw a boost from this trend, as did the smaller resort of Challes-les-Eaux on the outskirts of Chambéry. [11] Subsequently, spa visitors became more forthcoming as they explored towns inland closer to the mountains. Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, on the road to Chamonix and Mont Blanc, was the first to benefit from these tourists.
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Méribel Les Allues is a ski resort that was developed adjacent to the traditional hamlet of Morel, with its centre situated at about 1400 metres above sea level. [1] It was founded by a Scotsman, Major Peter Lindsay, [ 2 ] who was looking for a new site for winter sports away from the ski resorts of Austria and Germany, because of the growing ...
Compagnie des Alpes was first established in 1989 as a ski resort operator. Since 2001, Compagnie des Alpes's activity has extended to theme parks including the Walibi parks.