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Wintersports in Meribel

Discover the top Meribel wintersports

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Whatever you choose to do on your winter holiday you are sure to find a huge range of activities across the Meribel & 3 Valleys area. From relaxing, to full on adrenaline there is something for everyone, every ability and every age in Meribel. Check out the selection of things to do below for some holiday inspiration!


For the non-skier

From a range of alternative mountain pursuits to more sedate cultural or therapeutic options, you can make it as action-packed or as relaxed as you like! And of course, you can still enjoy the peaks of the mountains by buying a pedestrian lift pass to have lunch with your skier friends, or simply to enjoy the views. In Meribel all of the cable cars, gondolas and most of the chair lifts may be used by non-skiers. If the weather is fine, good places to meet your friends for lunch on the mountain include the top of Saulire (Pierres Plates or le Panoramic restaurant) or the top of Plattieres 3 lift (Bouche a oreille restaurant) as both these summits have fantastic views. If you fancy some walking at high altitude, meet your friends at the Plan des Mains restaurant (at the bottom of the chairlift of the same name above Mottaret) where there are some new walking paths laid out. If the weather is bad, you may prefer to meet your friends for lunch at any of the piste-side restaurants in Meribel.


Winter Walking

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Meribel is a winter walker's paradise, with lifts giving access to the higher ground and a network of groomed trails in the winter, it's very easy to discover the resort on foot. Don’t forget to check the weather forecast before you set out as conditions can change rapidly in the mountains. You do not need any particular equipment, just a pair of sturdy boots and layers of warm clothing that you can take off or put on as necessary. A pair of walking poles will come in handy for extra balance on icy patches and for checking snow depth before you go striding forth. Top tip: buy ‘grippers’ for your walking boots to prevent slipping which you can buy from most local Sport Shops.

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  1. Badminton
  2. Beach Activities
  3. Biathlon
  4. Bobsleigh
  5. Canyoning
  6. Cinema
  7. Climbing
  8. Culture and guided tours
  9. Diving & Snorkelling
  10. Fitness and swimming
  11. Flying
  12. Geocaching
  13. Glacier walking
  14. Golf
  15. Heli-ski
  16. Horse riding
  17. Hot-air ballooning
  18. Hydro-speeding
  19. Ice-climbing
  20. Ice-skating / Hockey
  21. Indoor activities
  22. Indoor climbing
  23. Light Aircraft / Microlight Flights
  24. Mountain-biking & Fat-biking
  25. Mountaineering
  26. Paintballing
  27. Paragliding / Parapenting
  28. Scenic drives
  29. Ski-touring
  30. Snow-shoeing
  31. Snowmobile / Skidooing
  32. Spas and massages
  33. Speed-riding / Speed-flying
  34. Swimming
  35. Telemarking
  36. Via Ferrata
  37. Walking, hiking and running
  38. Watersports
  39. Yoga
  40. Other surface watersports

Canyoning

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Cinema

Catch the latest films and releases in Meribel on your winter or summer holiday. Some cinemas open their doors early on a bad weather day, otherwise you'll find most screenings in the evenings. Look out for VOST for English speaking films.

Climbing in Meribel

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Diving & Snorkelling

Fitness and swimming in Meribel

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Flying in Meribel

Sit back and admire the mountains from even higher up. Daily panoramic helicopter flights are available (weather permitting) with a number of local flight companies. Relax and enjoy the stunning views as you fly over the snow-capped mountain tops, glaciers and alpine forests of the Alps.

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Geocaching

There are over 2.5 million people doing geocaching around the world and some of them (perhaps surprisingly) are right here in Meribel! It’s a relatively new craze that started taking the world by storm in May 2000 after a computer geek decided that GPS could be “really exciting”. He hid some treasure at his home in Portland, America, for people to find, broadcast the GPS coordinates and said, “Come and get it”. His only rule: “Take some stuff, leave some stuff”. And that’s exactly what Geocaching is…you go in search of treasure by using the GPS system on your mobile device – once you’ve found it, you write your name in a logbook and replace the treasure you decide to take. It’s pretty simple really and means, as a family, you can be adventurers together. You won’t usually find anything quite as precious as gold, silver and diamonds but nevertheless it’s quite exciting!

Golf in Meribel

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Horse riding in Meribel

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Hydro-speeding

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Ice-climbing

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Indoor activities in Meribel

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Indoor climbing

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Light Aircraft / Microlight Flights

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Mountaineering

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Paragliding / Parapenting

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Scenic drives in Meribel

Spas and massages in Meribel

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Speed-riding / Speed-flying

Via Ferrata

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Walking, hiking and running in Meribel

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Watersports in Meribel

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Other surface watersports

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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.

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Upcoming Events

Méribel hosts a number of events throughout the summer and winter months, some of which span the entire Three Valleys. Two such events are Les 3 Vallees Enduro in April with every type of snowboard, ski and telemark racing imaginable, and the 3 Vallées Addict Tour mountain bike festival every July. The Tourist Office also organises children's events and activities during the school holidays.

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