Meribel
A first-rate resort, in the middle of the Trois Vallées. If you can’t find somewhere to ski here, you might as well pack it in. Little queuing, rapid slope access, pleasant accommodation. A holiday to remember – and no need for a phrasebook.
Not to be missed
Take a chair up to the Roc de Fer to test yourself on the women’s downhill from the 1992 Olympics – especially when it’s just been groomed.
One for the train
The resort was founded by a Brit, Colonel Peter Lindsay, in 1938, and has retained strong British personality ever since – "more like Kensington than France".
Off the piste
Happy hour at the piste-side Rond Point starts at 4pm – with live music and toffee vodka also on the menu.
Top money tip
If you like off-piste, don’t be tempted onto the national wildlife refuge surrounding Mount Vallon – skiing is prohibited here and the fines are heavy.
Best avoided
If you don’t want to be surrounded by Brits – and want good snow, all day long.
Find out more?
www.meribel.com
www.merinet.com
www.meribel-unplugged.co.uk
www.purpleski.com
Any snow?
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