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Savoie, France

Les Ménuires ski resort

The short answer

Les Ménuires has about 120 km of mapped runs and 33 lifts, with skiing from about 1,356 m up to 3,051 m (10,010 ft), a vertical drop of 1,694 m. By mapped runs it is number 22 of the 103 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 62 km away in a straight line.

Les Ménuires: runs from 1,356 m to 3,051 m, a vertical drop of 1,695 m1,5002,0002,5003,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,051 m (10,010 ft)Top 3,051 m · 10,010 ftBase 1,356 m · 4,449 ft1,695 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,051 m10,010 ft
Vertical drop
1,694 m5,558 ft
Mapped runs
120 km164 runs
Lifts
33mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 7% (9 km), Easy 61% (73.7 km), Intermediate 16% (19 km), Advanced 8% (9.3 km), Freeride 8% (9.4 km)Novice: 9 km, 23 runs (7%)Easy: 73.7 km, 100 runs (61%)61%EasyIntermediate: 19 km, 28 runs (16%)16%IntermediateAdvanced: 9.3 km, 11 runs (8%)Freeride: 9.4 km, 2 runs (8%)

About 69% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 16% intermediate and 16% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice239 km
Easy10073.7 km
Intermediate2819 km
Advanced119.3 km
Freeride29.4 km

Lifts

33 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts11
Magic carpets9
Gondolas6
Platter lifts5
Cable cars1
Funiculars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF)Chambéry62 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy75 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)88 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva106 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Les Ménuires?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,051 m (10,010 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,356 m (4,449 ft), a vertical of 1,694 m (5,558 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Les Ménuires have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 120 km of downhill runs and 33 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Les Ménuires?

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 62 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Les Ménuires piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.