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Gorgeous route on the edge of the Vanoise National Park
This hike is four hours there and back through iconic alpine scenes including lakes, towering mountains and raging glacial melt streams. There is also a good chance you will see local wildlife and alpine flowers.
Part two of learning to ski tour with New Generation ski school
For lesson two of three, Instructor Mike, or ‘Uncle Mikey’ - as he is now affectionately (and privately) known by all of us - took us up the Plan de l’Homme and Olympic chairlifts.
A suggestion for non-skiing family or friends
This past week I have had my parents visiting resort. My mother tried skiing last year and spent most of her time rolling around on the floor while other people tried to pull her back onto her feet only to have the whole process start over just moments later.
Lifts, pistes & parks in the three valleys
Three new chairlifts, four new pistes, new beginner areas, fun zones and sledding areas: les 3 Vallées has plenty of new developments for you to enjoy this winter.
Getting Off The Beaten Track With a Guide
Why, you may ask, do you need a guide to go snowshoeing around the Méribel valley? If you have read our earlier activity reports, you’ll know you can simply hire snowshoes and set on the marked winter footpaths or explore off the beaten track. Snowshoeing is an easy sport to learn, and doesn’t require much instruction.
Hamish sets off on a wee road trip in his Morgan 4/4
Hamish Brown has been in Meribel since 1992 running Alpine Management Services and is a Director at AMS Rentals. When Merinet was first launched he wrote the snow reports for us before Caroline took over. It's been a while but now he's back with a series of summer road trips in his sporty Morgan car. This is his first installment in that series...
Summer has arrived in Meribel & there's so much to do..
What a beautiful day for the opening of Meribel! The summer season is a million miles away from the winter season in so many respects. The ‘opening weekend’ was taken at a summer kind of pace, I think I saw around four people during my time up the mountain - bliss!
Méribel at its buzzy best
You might think that Méribel in summer is a relaxed, dozy, out-of-season sort of place. It’s true that the inter-season (May-June, September-November) are quiet months, when you are more likely to meet a marmot or red deer on the mountain than another human being. July and August, however, are Méribel’s summer season, when the resort comes alive with a spectacular range of activities, events, theme weeks and parties.
Hop Aboard the Snake Gliss with the ESF in Meribel
Last Wednesday, myself and eight brave friends aged from early twenties up to late fifties put our lives in the hands of a young ESF instructor named Thomas as he led us down the mountain in a way that none of us had ever experienced before… Introducing the Snake Gliss.
The first of a three part ski touring lesson
A couple of days ago I received a phone call asking if I would like to take part in a 3 part ‘Ski Touring’ course run by New Generation Ski School. Having taken part in, and thoroughly enjoyed various New Gen courses in the past I was quick to snap the opportunity up.
Enjoying a spot of mountain dining in Mottaret
Last week my non-skiing parents came out to resort to visit. This was a nice excuse to try out many of the activities other than skiing on offer in the 3 Valleys. We went luging, on the ESF Snake Gliss, attended the ESF Snow and Fire show in Courchevel and enjoyed an après session at the Rond Point among other things.
Winter walking in Mottaret
If you are a non skier or if ever you decide to take a day off from the slopes, don’t forget that Meribel-Mottaret has its very own nature reserve at the Lac du Tueda. There are also a few other secrets nestled up among the trees.
Thrills and spills around the 3 Valleys on a mountain bike
It seemed like the perfect time to head to the 3 Valleys to test out the mountain biking there - with the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on in Meribel over the weekend there were bound to be lots of bikes, great trails and a fantastic atmosphere...
Art, sculptures, museums and more..
Ski resorts are not generally renowned as centres of culture and provide more corporal enjoyments than intellectual ones.
The last week of the season but still plenty to do in Meribel
It’s the last week of the summer season and Méribel is slowly emptying of visitors and becoming quieter. Although the official season ends on 4th September, there is still plenty to do in the valley this month and it is, in fact, one of my favourite times of year.
Sessions suitable for beginners or experienced yoga practitioners
Aux Alpes are a new snowga, massage and chalet yoga company who encourage wellbeing through yoga and also provide an alternative activity to do in selected ski resorts.
Correcting some bad skiing habits
It can be tricky and slightly overwhelming when looking at the number of options for ski lessons available to chose the right one. Will the instructor speak English? Will he shout at me? Will I feel humiliated? How will I feel being a student again after 25 years of not?
Breakfast on the Summit and First Tracks Skiing
Have you ever wished you could possess your very own ski area? Do you long for perfectly groomed slopes for your own private use? Unless you possess the billions necessary to buy a ski resort, the only way of enjoying this particular skiers’ fantasy is to take part in Méribel-Mottaret’s First Tracks.