The Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallées)

Méribel

Méribel is made up of five villages at varying altitudes, each with its own identity and atmosphere, all well-catered with shops, restaurants, bars and shuttles. Much of the chalt accommodation is situated away from the ski slopes, meaning direct access can be tricky, however families can chose from a wide array of catered or self-catered options. For families with older children, Méribel has the some of the best nightlife in the Three Valleys, plus incredible off-piste and mogul runs.

Meribel can be accessed from the all the other Three Valleys resorts on a full area ski pass, and is one lift away from the Ski Famille chalets in Les Menuires. Our chalets in the attractive Les Menuires satellite resorts of Reberty 2000 and Les Bruyeres offer a high altitude Three Valleys location with a more French feel than the Meribel Valley.

Courchevel

Courchevel is also made up of five villages, connected by a regular, free bus service. A major bonus of the villages is the direct access to the ski slopes from many of the accommodations. This means that parents with multiple children don’t face shuttling them and their ski gear back and forth. Always famed for its luxury living and après-ski, the lower Courchevel villages are now extremely popular with families … if still quite expensive.

The Village des Enfants is home to the “largest ski area in the world for children”, with more than five kilometers of gently sloping, child-only pistes, its own lift, rope tows and magic carpets. For those who have progressed in their ski abilities, children under five ski for free all over the mountain.

Courchevel can be easily accessed from the all the other Three Valleys resorts on a full area ski pass, and is three lifts away from the Ski Famille chalets in Les Menuires. Our chalets in Les Bruyeres and Reberty 2000 offer a higher altitude Three Valleys ski base than all but the most exclusive Courchevel chalets at a fraction of the price.

Val Thorens

Claiming the title of ‘highest ski resort in Europe’ Val Thorens offers pretty much guaranteed snow-cover between the months of December and May. The resort’s terrain suits everybody from beginners to experts and is a great base to explore as much of the Three Valleys 600km of pistes as you can. When dusk falls the resort is home to one of the best Apres-ski scenes in Europe but there are still plenty of family friendly activities on offer for those with young children.

Val Thorens is just one lift  away from Ski Famille’s Les Menuires chalets, meaning you can enjoy access to fantastic high altitude skiing by day before retiring to high-quality family friendly accommodation in the evening. For those with young children “VT” can be a bit too high and exposed as a base for the week, making Les Bruyeres and Reberty 2000 the perfect compromise.

Les Menuires

Arguably one of the best ski stations for families in the Three Valleys is the resort of Les Menuires. Not only is it one of the more affordable resorts in the ski area, but it has held ‘Family Plus Mountain’ status for many years. Perfect for beginners, Les Menuires offers wide and gentle pistes, as well as some great learner slopes. For the more adventurous, Les Menuires is just two lifts away from Val Thorens, the highest resort in Europe.

Those seeking picturesque skiing and traditional villages can head down the valley to pretty St Martin de Belleville. Whilst the architecture of Les Menuires itself is an acquired taste (!) the benefits of ski in ski out properties coupled with great shops, restaurants and bars make it a superb choice.

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