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Meribel Ski Resort
Méribel is at the heart of one of the world's most impressive lift-linked network of pistes and skiable terrain. Nowhere else can quite match the 370 miles (600 km) and 200 lifts of the Three Valleys for the convenience, breadth and depth of skiing and Méribel sits snugly in the central valley. The pistes and runs are clearly sign-posted and, although it's not entirely clear from the piste map, it's possible to navigate the three valleys entirely on green runs.
The chalet style of Méribel has been meticulously preserved and is a fine example of a purpose built ski resort. Méribel was conceived by Colonel Peter Lindsay in 1938 and the British legacy is still strong with 38% of winter visitors coming from the UK.
The piste layout is similarly well conceived and groomed - there are 60 lifts and 600 snow guns in the Méribel valley alone - and there's an on-going program of improvement.
Meribel at a glance
On the mountain
Ski area
Most of the Méribel skiing area is above the tree-line and extremely well inter-connected. Whether some of the red runs should be graded blue and vice versa is debatable but this doesn't detract from the skiing in the slightest.
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Lift system
Meribel's lift system is one of the best in the world with very few queues.
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Ski schools & guiding
There are three major ski schools in Méribel, one of them British-run.
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Advanced
Méribel does not have the most testing terrain in the Three
Valleys but still enough to warrant the serious skier's interest.
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Intermediate
The Three Valleys is the place to clock up pisted mileage and Méribel the ideal base from which to do so.
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Beginner
Méribel is the best base for beginners, even though its excellent nursery slope is slightly removed from the resort base. more...
Boarding & freestyle
Méribel has two major snow parks, one with a completely enclosed beginners area.
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Mountain restaurants
The best mountain restaurants, some with superb sun terraces, are found around Altiport and Rond-Point.
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Ski Map
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Off the mountain
Village
Méribel owes its famous picture-book chalet style to a building code written and enforced by an English Colonel.
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Accommodation
Méribel is famous for its many high-standard chalets, but there are also plenty of apartments and good hotels.
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Apres-ski
Many of Meribel's vibrant bars and clubs are English-run and rather expensive although this is more down to exchange rates than profiteering.
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Restaurants
Meribel offers a wide range of restaurant options from traditional Savoyard to the ubiquitous pizza.
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Other information
Méribel boast a huge ice rink (with ice driving) which is also the venue for concerts, an excellent swimming pool and a climbing wall.
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Getting there
Méribel can be easily accessed from the airports of Geneva, Lyon and Chambéry and the train station at Moutiers.
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Meribel facts
Ski Area
| Base | 4,757 ft 1,450 m |
| Summit | 9,685 ft 2,952 m |
| Elevation | 4,928 ft 1,502 m |
Trails/runs
| Number of trails | 74 |
| Advanced | 12 % |
| Intermediate | 31 % |
| Beginner | 57 % |
Lifts
| Gondolas | 16 |
| Chairs | 18 |
| Surface lifts | 14 |
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