Meribel — On the piste

Beginners are well catered for on the small nursery slope at Rond Point and access to the longer green and blue runs is easy from there. Intermediate skiers will find that they can explore the entire Trois Vallees easily, with the Platieres above Mottaret being a great local option. Experts will never get bored of this area either and the run down the side of the Rob de Tougne drag is a challenging mogul field. The off-piste is excellent here and mostly accessible from the lifts, but expect it to get tracked out very quickly!
 
If there is a fault to Meribel it would be the slightly political piste grading system with a few greens that should be blue, blues that should be red etc. This is a very minor gripe in an otherwise near perfect ski area though. Nothing can prepare you for the vastness of the Trois Vallees, and don’t be surprised if you get hooked!