# Les Menuires for Beginners

> Les Menuires scores 7.4/10 for beginners: Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 70.71 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 7 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1.

Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/beginners · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:25.243Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:25.243Z · Source: Just Piste

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Resort | Les Menuires, France |
| Beginner score | 7.4/10 |
| Village elevation | 1,811 m |

## Score explanation

| Input | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Green and blue pistes (share of total km) | 70.71 % |
| Magic carpets and rope tows | 7 lifts |
| Nursery slope at village level | 1 |

## Beginner pistes

| Name | Ref | Colour | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Top elevation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bettex |  | Blue | easy | 2,739 m | 350 m | 1,928 m |
| Vallons |  | Blue | easy | 2,701 m | 531 m | 2,256 m |
| Les Enverses |  | Blue | easy | 2,667 m | 425 m | 2,210 m |
| Paturages |  | Blue | easy | 2,620 m | 417 m | 2,577 m |
| Bouquetin |  | Blue | easy | 2,610 m | 501 m | 2,757 m |
| Grand Lac |  | Blue | easy | 2,473 m | 435 m | 2,680 m |
| Bouvreuil bleu |  | Blue | easy | 2,436 m | 307 m | 2,405 m |
| Violette |  | Green | novice | 2,421 m | 320 m | 2,299 m |
| Boulevard Cumin |  | Blue | easy | 2,144 m | 171 m | 1,896 m |
| Lac des Combes |  | Blue | easy | 2,016 m | 396 m | 2,660 m |
| Gros Tougne |  | Blue | easy | 1,837 m | 223 m | 2,397 m |
| Sittelle |  | Blue | easy | 1,795 m | 358 m | 2,393 m |
| Boyes |  | Blue | easy | 1,675 m | 323 m | 2,052 m |
| 3 Marches |  | Blue | easy | 1,625 m | 337 m | 2,627 m |
| Boulevard des Girauds |  | Blue | easy | 1,622 m | 179 m | 2,290 m |
| Pelozet |  | Blue | easy | 1,534 m | 205 m | 2,245 m |
| BK Park |  | Blue | easy | 1,457 m | 201 m | 2,465 m |
| Bruyères |  | Blue | easy | 1,281 m | 310 m | 2,208 m |
| Petits Creux |  | Blue | easy | 1,264 m | 207 m | 2,299 m |
| Mures Rouges |  | Blue | easy | 1,242 m | 212 m | 2,119 m |
| Boulevard de la Becca |  | Blue | easy | 1,232 m | 121 m | 2,660 m |
| Rossignol |  | Blue | easy | 990 m | 219 m | 2,324 m |
| Montagnette |  | Green | novice | 987 m | 204 m | 2,023 m |
| Boulevard Gury |  | Blue | easy | 947 m | 156 m | 2,402 m |
| Preyerand |  | Blue | easy | 916 m | 138 m | 1,803 m |
| Boardercross |  | Blue | easy | 897 m | 166 m | 2,292 m |
| Menuires |  | Blue | easy | 854 m | 211 m | 2,041 m |
| Allée |  | Blue | easy | 845 m | 128 m | 2,418 m |
| Boulevard de la Masse |  | Green | novice | 835 m | 78 m | 1,803 m |
| Côte Brulée |  | Blue | easy | 771 m | 92 m | 2,645 m |
| Friendly Natural Park |  | Blue | easy | 745 m | 108 m | 2,080 m |
| Boulevard du France |  | Blue | easy | 641 m | 106 m | 2,136 m |
| Fémaz |  | Blue | easy | 638 m | 142 m | 2,323 m |
| Boulevard du Sunny |  | Blue | easy | 615 m | 79 m | 2,590 m |
| Les Plans |  | Blue | easy | 614 m | 171 m | 2,142 m |
| Les Marières |  | Blue | easy | 564 m | 127 m | 2,293 m |
| Jn'bee |  | Blue | easy | 428 m | 56 m | 2,393 m |
| Gaston |  | Blue | easy | 398 m | 83 m | 2,052 m |
| Boulevard de la Tête |  | Blue | easy | 392 m | 15 m | 2,505 m |
| Fontanettes |  | Green | novice | 379 m | 70 m | 1,826 m |
| Chemin des Vallons |  | Blue | easy | 348 m | 60 m | 2,174 m |
| Boulevard du Doron |  | Green | novice | 342 m | 8 m | 1,725 m |
| Boulevard des Echauds |  | Blue | easy | 170 m | 3 m | 2,215 m |
| Enverses |  | Blue | easy | 35 m | 21 m | 2,124 m |
| Lou |  | Blue | easy |  |  | 1,913 m |
| Mont de la Chambre |  | Blue | easy |  |  | 2,346 m |
| Rassemblement cours de ski |  | Green | novice |  |  | 1,978 m |

103 unnamed connecting sections, 20.1 km.

## Facilities

- 7 magic carpets.

## FAQ

### Why does Les Menuires score 7.4/10 for beginners?

The three inputs that move the score most are Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 70.71 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 7 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1.

### Is there childcare in Les Menuires?

0 childcare providers are listed in OpenStreetMap for Les Menuires.

### How many ski schools are there in Les Menuires?

0.

### How much of Les Menuires is easy skiing?

70.7% of the piste km we measure is green or blue.

### How high is the village in Les Menuires?

1,811 m, with lifts to 2,826 m.

### Are there magic carpets in Les Menuires?

7 magic carpets are mapped in Les Menuires.

### How far is Les Menuires from Chambéry Aix les Bains airport?

Chambéry Aix les Bains is about 91 minutes by road from Les Menuires (62.1 km).

### How high is Les Menuires?

The highest lift-served point is 2,826 m, with the village at 1,811 m, a vertical of 1,262 m.

## Related

### This resort

- [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-forecast.md)
- [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-history.md)
- [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/weather.md)
- [Piste map](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/piste-map.md)
- [Lifts & pistes](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/lifts-and-pistes.md)
- [Opening dates](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/opening-dates.md)
- [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/getting-there.md)
- [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/accommodation.md)
- [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/restaurants.md)
- [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/apres-ski.md)
- [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/families.md)
- [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/beginners.md)
- [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/faq.md)

### Country

- [Ski resorts in France](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/france.md)
- [France snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/france.md)

### Ski area

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### Airports & transfers

- [Chambéry Aix les Bains Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport.md) — 91 min
- [Resorts near Chambéry Aix les Bains](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Chambéry Aix les Bains to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 62 km
- [Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport.md) — 135 min
- [Resorts near Grenoble Alpes Isère](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Grenoble Alpes Isère to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 95 km
- [Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport.md) — 138 min
- [Resorts near Lyon Saint-Exupéry](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Lyon Saint-Exupéry to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 122 km

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- [Courchevel](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courchevel.md) — 13 km

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### From nearby cities

- [Grenoble to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/grenoble/ski-resorts.md) — 101 min
- [Geneva to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/geneva/ski-resorts.md) — 145 min
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## Sources

| Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org) | ODbL 1.0 | © OpenStreetMap contributors | 2026-09-17T00:35:42.337Z |

- Image: person standing on white snow cliff — Yann Allegre — Unsplash License — https://unsplash.com/license

Cite as: Just Piste, "Les Menuires for Beginners", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/beginners, accessed 2026-09-21
