Issue No. 21

It's easy to see why Meribel is such a hit
with families and intermediate skiers. The
bulk of its 68 runs are either blue or red –
6 green, 30 blue, 25 red and 7 black. And,
it’s extremely easy to traverse the slopes
by tackling just green and blue runs if
you’re ski-ing with young children, or
beginners, in tow. There are even “Family
Cool” signs indicating safe and easy pistes
for families with a mix of abilities.
Meribel also has dedicated sledging
experiences, fun snowparks, secured
freeride areas, reserved racing areas and
dedicated ski touring slopes.
When it comes to sledging there’s a rather
exhilarating run called Mission Black
Forest (you pay per run here, including
sledge hire, so it can be a pricey option). Or
there’s a weekly evening sledge ride, (rent a
sledge and get a ticket at Coombes lift)
which is great value for money, and more to
the point, fabulous fun. To make life even
easier, the sledge run, which was also a
green ski run in the day, even ran past the
hotel where we were staying - which was
virtually ski in ski out (a one minute walk
from the ski room to the piste’s edge).
If you’re a foodie, you’ll be in your element
here. There are some great options for
lunch on the piste, including the fantastic
Le Plan des Mains at Les Allues. We
enjoyed fabulous homemade delights here
including homemade breads and cakes,
and mains included succulent steaks to
power us on for an afternoon of ski-ing.