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Meribel

At the heart of the Trois Vallees, Meribel is smack in the middle of a 600km piste system, offering great access to its neighbouring valleys as well as its own friendly slopes and a range of quality chalets in which to luxuriate at the end of the day.
 

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Advanced ****
Intermediate *****
Beginner ****
Méribel can truly claim to be 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.

Courchevel may be more chic and Val Thorens may have better snow but with Méribel it's all about location, location, location. Without its adjoining neighbours, the ski area is less impressive, but its position means that you can access the tops of the other resorts almost as quick as they can get there themselves.

The chalet style is a perfect example of how a resort should be purpose-built and the piste layout is similarly well conceived, groomed and constantly improved with 60 lifts and 600 snow guns in the Méribel valley alone. For better or worse, the British legacy is still strong, with 19% of all visitors coming from the UK.

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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.
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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

Altiport, a golf course in the summer, is an excellent beginners area: rarely icy, wide and tree-lined.
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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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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.
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Restaurants

Meribel offers a wide range of restaurant options, from traditional Savoyard to ubiquitous pizza.
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Other information

The Olympic leisure facilities in Méribel include an ice rink (with ice driving), 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

Base4,757 ft
1,450 m
Summit9,685 ft
2,952 m
Elevation4,928 ft
1,502 m

 

Trails/runs

Number of trails74
Advanced12 %
Intermediate31 %
Beginner57 %

 

Lifts

Gondolas16
Chairs18
Surface lifts14

 

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