Advanced Ski Areas in Meribel
Discover the top Meribel advanced skiing
The Three Valleys is one of the largest ski areas in the world. That being the case, there is a whole host of challenging and steep skiing for the advanced skier or snowboarder. In fact in the Méribel valley alone there are 23 reds and seven blacks, and a total of 113 reds and 33 blacks across the domain. Neighbouring Courchevel has some great couloir skiing and Val Thorens with its steep bumpy runs can really get those thighs burning.
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Advanced areas in Meribel
Private Ski Lessons & Instructors in Meribel
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Private ski lessons
This ski school is the largest in France and one of the oldest, having been established in 1945. Offering a wide range of private lessons they can ensure the needs of your entire family/group are met.
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Private ski lessons
Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British-run ski schools in France. Their team is known for going the extra mile, offering excellent customer service and delivering outstanding lessons and guiding.
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Private ski lessons
This ski school connects snow sports enthusiasts of all abilities with expert ski and snowboard instructors across Europe’s top resorts. With thousands of top-rated, verified instructors to choose from, their private lessons offer a flexible and personalised learning experience.
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Group ski lessons
Operating across the valley, this world-class team of ski instructors is available at convenient meeting points in Méribel.
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Private ski lessons
Run by an Anglo-French team since 2001, this ski school knows the Three Valleys inside out. Their highly qualified, multilingual instructors specialise in tailor-made lessons designed to suit every skier or snowboarder.
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Private ski lessons
Parallel Lines is Méribel’s biggest British Ski and Snowboard School. With 28 instructors in peak weeks, whether you’re taking your first turns or exploring the off-piste that The Three Valleys has to offer, Parallel Lines can provide fantastic lessons designed around you.
Beginner areas in Meribel
Ski School Lessons in Meribel
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Private ski lessons
Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British-run ski schools in France. Their team is known for going the extra mile, offering excellent customer service and delivering outstanding lessons and guiding.
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Group ski lessons
This ski school is the largest in France and one of the oldest, having been established in 1945. Offering a wide range of lessons and childcare from 18 months upwards they can ensure the needs of your entire family/group are met. They even offer English only children's lessons.
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Group ski lessons
This ski school offers group ski lessons for both children and adults, catering to all ability levels. Their group lessons provide a great and affordable way to improve your skiing in a safe, social and supportive environment.
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Group ski lessons
Operating across the valley, this world-class team of ski instructors is available at convenient meeting points in Méribel.
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Group ski lessons
Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British ski schools in France and is renowned for its fantastic instructors and excellent customer service.
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Group ski lessons
A ski school that brings technique and pleasure together throughout the Alps.
Beginner ski hire
Ski Hire in Meribel
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Ski Hire Mobile Delivery
This ski hire shop is based in Méribel and offers a mobile delivery service throughout the resort, making it easy and stress-free to get your equipment wherever you are staying.
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Horizon
Want to rent skis or snowboards in Meribel? Just visit the Skiset Horizon store!
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Le Chatelet
Ski & snowboard rental shop visible from the Chatelet car park and just above the Minimarket 8 to 8. Save time and money by booking online have your equipment ready to pick up as soon as you arrive enabling you to hit the slopes straight away!
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Ski Paradise
This shop is situated 50m from the post office, near the ski pass office, free buses, ski lifts, restaurants, Ruitor and Bleuets car parks. Dorothée et Arnaud and team are on hand to welcome and assist you.
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Marine Sports
This ski and snowboard rental shop is opposite the Tourist Office and only 50 metres from the slopes. It is just behind Hotel le Roc and Taverne Bar.
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Ski Higher Mobile Delivery
Their delivery service takes the hassle out of ski hire by avoiding queues at the shop and the inconvenience of carrying equipment to and from your chalet. Their mobile team provides high-quality rental equipment with excellent customer service, all at a highly competitive price.
Beginner ski lessons
Ski School Lessons in Meribel
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Private ski lessons
Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British-run ski schools in France. Their team is known for going the extra mile, offering excellent customer service and delivering outstanding lessons and guiding.
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Group ski lessons
This ski school is the largest in France and one of the oldest, having been established in 1945. Offering a wide range of lessons and childcare from 18 months upwards they can ensure the needs of your entire family/group are met. They even offer English only children's lessons.
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Group ski lessons
This ski school offers group ski lessons for both children and adults, catering to all ability levels. Their group lessons provide a great and affordable way to improve your skiing in a safe, social and supportive environment.
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Group ski lessons
Operating across the valley, this world-class team of ski instructors is available at convenient meeting points in Méribel.
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Group ski lessons
Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British ski schools in France and is renowned for its fantastic instructors and excellent customer service.
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Group ski lessons
A ski school that brings technique and pleasure together throughout the Alps.
Off-piste areas in Meribel
Mountain Guides Meribel
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ESF mountain guiding and off piste
This ski school offers off piste lessons in Meribel for those looking to take their skiing or snowboarding to the next level.
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Oxygene off piste and mountain guiding
These mountain guides provide excellent off-piste experiences with safety equipment provided.
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Mountain guides
Based in Méribel and Courchevel, this company offers off-piste guiding along with ski and snowboard lessons.
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Mountain guides
Operating across the valley, this world-class team of expert mountain guides is available at convenient meeting points in Méribel.
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Back country ski guides
A private ski or snowboard session for all ability levels – on and off-piste. It’s all about fun, improvement and discovering new off piste terrain.
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FT Outdoors mountain guides
These professional mountain guides offer a wide range of activities where you can discover remote areas of the mountain appropriate to your level of experience.
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Ski Hire in Meribel
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Ski Hire Mobile Delivery
This ski hire shop is based in Méribel and offers a mobile delivery service throughout the resort, making it easy and stress-free to get your equipment wherever you are staying.
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Horizon
Want to rent skis or snowboards in Meribel? Just visit the Skiset Horizon store!
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Le Chatelet
Ski & snowboard rental shop visible from the Chatelet car park and just above the Minimarket 8 to 8. Save time and money by booking online have your equipment ready to pick up as soon as you arrive enabling you to hit the slopes straight away!
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Ski Paradise
This shop is situated 50m from the post office, near the ski pass office, free buses, ski lifts, restaurants, Ruitor and Bleuets car parks. Dorothée et Arnaud and team are on hand to welcome and assist you.
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Marine Sports
This ski and snowboard rental shop is opposite the Tourist Office and only 50 metres from the slopes. It is just behind Hotel le Roc and Taverne Bar.
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Ski Higher Mobile Delivery
Their delivery service takes the hassle out of ski hire by avoiding queues at the shop and the inconvenience of carrying equipment to and from your chalet. Their mobile team provides high-quality rental equipment with excellent customer service, all at a highly competitive price.
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Having cracked the advanced ski areas, now check out the off-piste areas in Meribel.
Take a look at this year's ski pass prices for more information. Find your way around with piste maps for Meribel.
Advanced ski areas in Méribel
Méribel may not be the most extreme resort in the Three Valleys, but it offers a variety of black and advanced red runs that challenge even experienced skiers and snowboarders.
Olympic challenge: Face
- Created for the 1992 women's Olympic downhill.
- Left ungroomed after snowfall for a deep powder experience without going off-piste.
- Best skied mid-morning when the snow softens slightly, but still remains firm.
- Marked on the piste map with the ‘PEUF Experience’ logo, indicating powder runs.
- Access via Roc de Fer and Olympic chairlifts.
Mogul filled descents
- Tetras is a challenging black run from the Loze chairlift, often covered in large moguls.
- Bartavelle, Part of Méribel’s ‘Back to the Wild’ area, featuring natural, uncultivated snow and sizeable moguls.
- Bumps, a mogul heavy run next to Martre piste, finishing at the plateau in central Mottaret.
Powder and peuf experience runs
- Grande Rosiere is a high, north-facing 'Peuf Experience' piste, offering excellent conditions after fresh snowfall.
- Sanglier, a slightly less demanding but still advanced red run, accessed via Pas du Lac.
Long, scenic and fast red runs
- Mauduit, named after Méribel’s 1960s ski champion, this former World Cup piste drops over 1km from Saulire to La Chaudanne, this run starts wide and open before narrowing into a fast, tree-lined section.
- Combe du Vallon is a legendary Three Valleys run, stretching over 3km from Mont Vallon. Often features deep moguls and offers breathtaking views over Tuéda Lake and Mottaret.
- Combe Laitelet, a tree-lined piste providing a quieter alternative to the busy Lievre and Perdrix runs in Mottaret.
Hidden and extreme challenges
Mouflon, a tucked-away piste from Plattières 3 gondola, starting gently before quickly becoming steep and technical. Offers stunning views towards Saulire.
Couloir Tournier is a steep and narrow couloir beneath the Saulire Express 2 lift, featuring a 37-degree entry chute. Only for expert skiers. Fixed video cameras allow you to record your descent.
Méribel is a great choice for advanced skiers, with its mix of Olympic history, powder runs, challenging moguls, and long technical pistes.
Explore the Three Valleys
For expert skiers seeking thrilling descents, a Three Valleys lift pass opens up access to some of the most challenging terrain in Val Thorens and Courchevel.
Val Thorens
Cime Caron and Combe de Rosael
The top of Cime Caron offers steep, demanding runs, including the popular Combe de Caron. The Combe de Rosael is another highlight, often featuring enormous moguls that will push your technical skills.
Bouchet Lift and Orelle
The highest and most remote area in the Three Valleys, this sector provides excellent fresh powder, quiet slopes, and wide runs where you can pick up serious speed.
Point de la Masse
Home to four tricky black runs: Masse, Lac Noir, Dame Blanche, and Rocher Noir. Best skied early in the morning for untouched snow and sunshine before the Three Valleys crowds arrive.
Funitel Peclet and Glacier de Thorens
Though busier, the runs here offer steep and sustained descents. Christine is the longest and steepest, while the Col red run from Glacier de Thorens, accessed via the Moraine lift, provides a fantastic follow-up.
Courchevel
Courchevel is renowned for its challenging terrain, with steep black runs, mogul fields, and legendary couloirs that test even the most experienced skiers.
Courchevel 1850
- Saulire Area – Start your day on Combe Saulire before 09:30 for the best snow and fewer crowds. The Grand Couloir, the easiest of the famous couloirs, still offers a serious challenge, while the GoPro Couloir leads into Méribel. Other couloirs, though no longer official pistes, remain thrilling options for expert skiers.
- Creux Noirs and Saulire – High-altitude, steep reds and blacks with tough moguls. Great advanced skiing can be found from the Suisse lift, Vizelle telecabine and Saulire top station.
- Chapelets – A quiet run that feels like backcountry skiing. Starts steep, then mellows out, making for an exhilarating descent, especially when freshly groomed.
Courchevel-Moriond 1650
- Ideal for advanced skiers looking for a more relaxed run in stunning scenery. Even during peak weeks, this area stays uncrowded. Try Grandes Bosses and Gentiane for quiet, easy cruising.
Courchevel Le Praz
- Bouc Blanc – A challenging black run through the trees, perfect for low-visibility days or stunning views in clear weather.
- Jean Blanc – A fast, technical black run with off-piste opportunities and large moguls.
La Tania
- Dou des Lanches – A steep and fast black piste above La Tania, perfect for a final challenge.
