St Martin de Belleville.

Today we headed over to St Martin for lunch. St Martin is a very picturesque village in the Val Thorens valley, but located way down, below Les Menuires. There are a few great runs to get there, a blue called Verdets, and one run which is many peoples favourite: Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a red run which is wide and rollling, often well groomed and very quick; we flew down getting air from all the natural rollers which make up the piste.

The mountains down to and around St Martin are almost totally brown, however there is still a lot of snow on the pistes. As you go down, it is obvious how much snow they must have been making and how rigourously they piste bash it.

Down in St Martin there are a number of lunch options along the front, but our favourite is called La Voute and is located near the church. The pizzas are great and the panachés (shandies) went down a treat. The inside is really nicely done with vaulted ceilings and a very cosy feeling; there is also a terrace outside for nicer days.