Official Rating -3*- Self Catering [arrivals and departures only on Saturdays]
With a strong family atmosphere Le Lumieres de Neige is the resort with the ideal quantity of snow and sunshine, ideal for the lovers of all kinds of winter sports.
How to Get There
Closest aiports: CMF/GNB/GVA/LYS. Valmeinier can be reached by 100km from Chambery / Aix airport (CMF) 100 km, Lyon Saint Exupery airport (LYS) 195km, Geneve Cointrin airport (GVA) and Grenoble/ Saint Geoirs Airport (GNB).

Please note that check in and check out day for this property is only Saturday. Your stay should be either for 7 or 14 nights.
Accommodation & Facilities
The complex, which is situated at just 100 m from the nearest ski slope. The apartments, ranging are suitable for two to three person and are all fully equipped with kitchenette (electric hotplate, fridge, microwave or oven/grill, dishwasher), bathroom or shower with toilet, ski lockers and free outdoor car parks. With an extra change our guests can also bring their pet with them. Also in an extra charge we can offer, a television, launderette, final cleaning on request, baby equipment, ski rental and indoor car parks (with limited number of places). Guests should note that there is a tax per adult per night paid locally and that bed and bathroom linen are provided at an extra charge.
Location
With snow as far as the eye can see, the Valmeinier ski area offers 150km of runs in the midst of the Maurienne valley. For keen skiers and beginners alike, this ski area nestling between the Vanoise and Ecrins national parks has something for everyone. The rendezvous with the snow has never been so simple.
Ski Facts
With over 150 km of slopes between 1 430 and 2 600 meters high and excellent conditions, the newly baptised Galibier-Thabor ski area (We?ll keep calling it Valloire/Valmeinier for a while longer) has got something for everyone. The ski area is linked to the neighbouring resort Valmeinier giving 180km of well-groomed runs. The resort is recommended for beginners and intermediates - skiers as well as snowboarders. Beginners may particularly enjoy the fact that there are nursery slopes at the top of the mountain. Intermediates have a good choice of runs including some nice reds and not too-challenging blacks that may be within the means of most intermediate skiers. For advanced skiers, there are few blacks only, some of which can be considered testing, and a fair bit of off-piste when the conditions are right. The skiing conditions are remarkably good throughout the season due to the fact that the most of the terrain is north facing with 70% of the ski area is located above 2 000 m high.
There is a 170 m vertical drop, 33 ski lifts and 85 slopes of every level, a capacity of more than 42 000 skiers / hour, optimum snow cover from December to April thanks to more than 400 snow-canons, also three slalom slopes and two competition slopes and finally freestyle areas and 10 picnic areas.

This information relates to the entire ski region.
Resort altitude:1500 ? 2600m
Kilometres of pistes: 150
Number of runs: Green 22 / Blue 24 / Red 30 / Black 9
Number of lifts: 33
Snow Cannons: 400
Cross Country Trails: 15km
Mountain Huts: Plenty of mountain restaurants and 10 picnic areas!
Snowboarding: Easy parks, and Avalanche training camp and night time boarding and skiing.
Ski Bus Service: The ski bus service (free service if one has a lift pass) operates in Valloire, Valmeinier is all walkable. There is no service linking the two resorts.
Rentals. Lift Passes & Ski School
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Resort Information
Complete freedom in the sun and the snow, that is the essence of Valmeinier!
The magic of the peaks around Valmeinier, Les Ecrins on one side, La