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Meribel / Ski area
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Tougnette
There are two main resort villages, Méribel and Méribel-Mottaret, which also serve as the two major skiing hubs. Méribel-Mottaret is more ski in-ski out whereas Méribel stretches up and along the valley with Chaudanne at its root. From here, one of two major gondolas take you up to Tougnette (2434m) on the west side, giving access to some fast and furious reds spreading north towards the fast quads of Roc de Fer and the Ladies' Olympic downhill. Off the back are deserted flanks of off-piste and a couple of classic reds leading down to St Martin de Belleville, while heading right from the lift leads you to the steep slopes of the Roc de Tougne drag. You can also drop down into Méribel-Mottaret from here but a better option for that on a sunny morning is taking the newly-upgraded Plan de l'Homme six-seater chair.
Saulire
On the other side of the valley the main gondola takes you to the top of Saulire (2738m) and the Courchevel valley. Most of the skiing on the Méribel side is wide motorways. Georges Mauduit, the old downhill, has been regraded from black to red but still has a wonderfully steep shoulder to blow the cobwebs away. Steeper yet blander runs lead down to Méribel-Mottaret and the others on the Méribel side grade out towards the tree-lined nursery slopes of Altiport.
Plattieres
Méribel-Mottaret also runs a gondola to the top of Saulire and the other major lift out of the hub is Plattieres, the three-stage gondola that opens up the southern part of the valley and tops out on the summit of 3 Marches (2704m). The first two stages take you straight up the middle of the valley and over the terrain park but underneath the final dog leg right is the steep and jagged Bouquetin, often closed but a real pulse-quickener in good conditions. The top is an ideal drop-off point into Les Menuires and is home to some zippy reds. Both the second and third stage also drop you down to the Cote Brune chair (which links to Val Thorens and has a great off-piste bumps run beneath it) and down towards the base of Mont du Vallon. Stay on for the third stage then drop-off the edge of the path on the Alouette piste for a more challenging way down.
The views from the top of Mont du Vallon (2950m), the emblematic mountain and southern sentinel of Méribel, stretch right down the valley and also encompass the Tueda National Park and the frozen beauty of Lac de Tueda.
Meribel
| Base | 4,757 ft (1,450 m) |
| Summit | 9,685 ft (2,952 m) |
| Elevation | 4,928 ft (1,502 m) |
| Snowmaking | |
| Ski area | |
| Beginner | 57 % |
| Intermediate | 31 % |
| Advanced | 12 % |
| Number of trails | 74 |
| Longest trail | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Snowfall | 0 inch (0 cm) |
| Season start | mid Dec |
| Season end | early May |
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