The
Méribel valley is one of the largest of the French Alps extending
from Brides–les-Bains at 600m to Péclet-Polset at 3,560m. The town
has 57 ski lifts in its immediate vicinity to serve 74 groomed ski
runs that total 150 kilometres. One popular run is the Olympic
women’s downhill run and as the epicentre of the world’s largest ski
domain, there are endless stretches of off-piste. Queuing is a
rarity thanks to a new electronic lift pass system unveiled in the
06/07 season, two 50 person cable cars, over 40 gondolas and 25 high
speed chair lifts.
The
Méribel valley, including the purpose-built Mottaret area, suits
skiers of all levels. Beginners can cruise down the wide gentle
slopes of the Altiport, a tree-lined area ideal for those
experiencing snow for the first time. For Intermediates, the range
of runs is almost limitless with 89 blue and 116 red runs. For the
truly Advanced skier every day here is filled with challenges and
adventures, be it acres of off-piste, endless mogul runs or simply
kilometres of groomed perfection.
Méribel
has two areas dedicated to free-style riders. In Meribel-Mottaret
there is the Plattières snowpark with its 17 acres - over a length
of 1,300 yards - of jumps, whoops, banks and two half-pipes. The
Méribel Moonpark offers one competition-standard half pipe, one
half-pipe for learners and a boarder cross with whoops, tables and
other obstacles.
Méribel,
Courchevel and La Tania offer 90 km of cross-country tracks, green
and blues for beginners and red for more experienced Nordic skiers.
For
those not skiing there are many mountain restaurants accessible by
car or on foot where you can meet up with the skiing members of your
party for lunch and we can also advise you on local walks as well as
other activities such as toboganning, parapenting, swimming, ice
skating, tennis, squash and quad biking. In addition, the beautiful
Lac de Tueda is the perfect spot from which to appreciate the
snow-clad peaks without donning skis or a board.
