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MÉRIBEL

📍Méribel, Savoie, France

🍺 Après Capital🏞️ Scenic Cruiser👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Cruiser🤙 Local's Favorite7 Days on Epic☀️ Year-round destination

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Vertical drop
4,757 ft*
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Skiable terrain
1,042 acres
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Avg snowfall
157 in*
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Lifts
42

THE VIBE

Méribel sits in the middle of Les 3 Vallées. For a cross-valley day, check the links and last lifts home before skiing toward Courchevel or Les Menuires. Closer to home, Altiport has gentle forest pistes, while the Combe du Vallon is a sustained red descent from Mont Vallon for stronger skiers. Roc de Fer and the Olympic Park recall the women’s alpine races and ice hockey held here in 1992.

Best For

  • ✓Groups wanting to explore all of 3 Vallées from the center
  • ✓British skiers — Méribel has a famously strong UK following
  • ✓Families wanting charm plus serious terrain access

Skip If

  • ✗You want the highest, most snow-sure terrain — Val Thorens is better for that
  • ✗You are on a strict budget — Méribel is mid-to-high pricing
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TERRAIN INTELLIGENCE

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Daily hours & conditions ↗

Live Weather & Snow
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Regional snowpack via Ventusky

Approximate trail mix.

Difficulty Split

Beginner
25%
Intermediate
40%
Advanced
25%
Expert
10%
🎿Ideal for progressing skiers

Mountain specs

Summit elevation
9,685 ft
Base elevation
4,593 ft*

* Historical planning figures

Trail map · official source
🗺️Find the latest map on the official resort site ↗Méribel official website
Terrain DNA · editorial
0100
Groomers50 / 100

Prepared runs and carving terrain. A higher score means groomed cruising is a more defining part of the mountain.

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Resort-reported snow

BASE TRACKER

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SEASON PLANNING

Typically early December to late April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
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INVITE FRIENDS

Rally your crew for a trip

MUST-SKI RUNS

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Blanchot

Enjoy gentle turns in the Altiport sector. Use the piste map to choose the onward route to your own base.

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Another season up here

BEYOND WINTER

Summer hiking and mountain biking, including lift-accessed routes.

Before you go: Follow signed routes and current trail closures, including restrictions after storm damage in the Allues forests.

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Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · Meribel, Méribel-Mottaret, Meribel Mottaret, Méribel Les Allues

Our guide helps you choose a mountain and plan the kind of trip you want. Recommendations reflect our editorial judgment; source checks cover the specific details listed below.

Typically early December to late April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Summer hiking and mountain biking, including lift-accessed routes.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Summer visit planning
Follow signed routes and current trail closures, including restrictions after storm damage in the Allues forests.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Official website
https://www.meribel.net/en/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
1042
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Lifts
42
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
77
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summit elevation (ft)
9685
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Vertical drop (ft), Reported average snowfall (in), Base elevation (ft).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Les 3 Vallées long pistes ↗Combe du Vallon is a red piste. It requires sustained skiing from the high alpine sector. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Méribel Olympic history ↗The valley hosted women’s alpine skiing and ice hockey in 1992. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Travel to Méribel ↗Moûtiers is the rail gateway, with onward buses and transfers to village bases. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

~ Le Kaïla | Luxury Hotel Meribel | 5-Star Boutique Hotel & Spa ↗heart of Méribel · Ski in / Ski out experience · Rooms & Suites · Michelin-starred chef · indoor pool · Jacuzzi grotto · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hôtel L'Hélios & Spa - Méribel ↗Méribel’s current listing records 18 rooms, a covered pool, hammam, spa, restaurant, ski shop and rental service, and locates the hotel on the Doron blue piste with its information updated 2026-09-03. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Pierre & Vacances Residence - Les Fermes de Méribel - Méribel ↗The Méribel listing describes apartments across six wood-and-stone chalets with a heated indoor pool, sauna, hammam and spa; it marks the property at the bottom of the slopes, near a shuttle stop, and pet friendly. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hôtel Les Arolles | Méribel-Mottaret ↗Operator identifies a hotel at the foot of the slopes with rooms, a terrace, restaurants and a swimming pool. Its legal and contact pages place it on Route du Laitelet in Méribel-Mottaret. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hôtel Les Arolles | Spa ↗The hotel spa lists a pool, Jacuzzi and sauna. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hôtel Les Arolles | Le Chamois ↗The hotel describes a dedicated dining room for half-board guests, making half-board a room-plan choice. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Pierre & Vacances | Résidence Les Ravines ↗The property is in Méribel Centre near shops. Apartment facilities include a kitchen area. A Méribus stop is nearby, and there is on-site ski hire. Some apartments have balconies. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Oxyski Méribel ↗The school offers adult and child group ski and snowboard lessons, private sessions and off-piste outings. Groups meet by the Rhodos gondola on La Chaudanne. The office is in Galerie des Cimes. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Oxyski school history ↗The school documents its merger with Magic in Motion in the Three Valleys, including Méribel. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

New Generation Méribel ↗The local school offers private one-to-one lessons, beginner sessions, adult and child instruction, and coaching for skiers and snowboarders. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

New Generation Méribel meeting point ↗Groups meet behind the lift pass office in the Tougnette gondola building at La Chaudanne. The village-level meeting point is accessible on foot. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

ESF Méribel ↗ESF Méribel lists ski and snowboard teaching and options for children, adults and more advanced skiers. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

ESF Méribel beginner ski lessons ↗Beginner lesson booking distinguishes La Chaudanne from Mottaret and provides the school contact number. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Skiset Hévana ↗Skiset offers ski rental at Résidence Hévana, 100 Route Albert Gacon. It lists repairs, boot drying and in-store storage among services arranged directly with the branch. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Méribel tourism | Le Clos Bernard ↗Forest restaurant on route de l’Altiport, serving Savoyard cooking and meat grilled over an open fire. Book ahead. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Méribel tourism — Le Rond Point ↗Le Rond Point combines a view restaurant, quick-service snack bar and sunny terrace with live concerts, DJs and a festive on-snow après setting. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Méribel tourism | Le Blanchot ↗The restaurant at 3921 route de l’Altiport has a market menu, a terrace, a fireplace and a nearby shuttle stop. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Le Plan des Mains | Restaurant & Snack ↗Restaurant and snack service at the foot of the Mont Vallon gondola in Méribel-Mottaret, accessible on skis or on foot. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Les 3 Vallées resort schedule ↗

    Planned winter operation; weather dependent.

  • Trails | Méribel ↗

    Summer hiking and mountain biking, including lift-accessed routes.

  • Méribel ski-area guide ↗

    The official Méribel ski-area guide page supports the asserted static mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

  • Méribel alpine skiing ↗

    The official Méribel alpine skiing page supports the asserted static mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

  • Méribel slopes ↗

    The first-party Méribel slopes page states the asserted mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

  • Méribel outdoor activities guide ↗

    The first-party Méribel outdoor activities guide page states the asserted mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

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