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Méribel
⛰️ 1400–2952 m (1552 m vertical) · 🎟️ €80 day pass · 📅 Dec 6 to Apr 12
8.2
Snowlist score
Photo: Wikipedia
Ratings
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Key facts
| Altitude | 1400–2952 m |
| Vertical drop | 1,552 m |
| Pistes advertised | 600 km (Les 3 Vallées) |
| Pistes mapped on OSM | 528.3 km (whole area) |
| Lifts (mapped near village) | 70 · 67% gondola/4+ chair |
| Day pass | €80 |
| Passes | Epic |
| Avg snowfall (mid) | 5.4 m / season |
| Nearest airport | GVA · 135 min |
Brochure vs map. Les 3 Vallées advertises 600 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 528.3 km of piste centrelines.
Brochure and map roughly agree.
Snow & weather updated 1 h ago
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Next 7 days
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Snow depth top (model)
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Now at 2802 m
☁️ 4°
Now at 1400 m
12°
Gusts at top
11 km/h
Freezing level
3,190 m
8-day forecast (summit)
Today
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-3° / 4°
💨 14
Fri
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-3° / 2°
💨 16
Sat
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-4° / 2°
💨 31
Sun
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-8° / -1°
💨 50
Mon
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-8° / -1°
💨 36
Tue
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4 cm
-8° / -2°
💨 48
Wed
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-7° / -4°
💨 48
Thu
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-8° / 1°
💨 65
Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 2802 m (summit) and 1400 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.
The last three winters at 2176 m
Avg snowfall / season
5.4 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
9
Snowy days
73
Avg temp at base
1.7°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
101
Dec
118
Jan
106
Feb
31
Mar
103
Apr
76
By season: 2022/23: 4.9 m · 7 powder days2023/24: 6.5 m · 9 powder days2024/25: 4.6 m · 10 powder days
When to go
| Month | Avg snowfall | Tuesday 11:00 | Saturday 11:00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 118 cm | ~1 min | ~0.8 min | SWEET SPOT |
| Jan | 106 cm | ~1.9 min | ~1.6 min | |
| Feb | 31 cm | ~4.5 min | ~3.8 min | |
| Mar | 103 cm | ~2.3 min | ~2 min |
Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).
Lift queues
Closed until Dec 6. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION
Average wait ~3 min, worst 6 min.
Saturday changeover: chalets swap guests, slopes are quieterFrench school holidays (all zones rotate through February)UK half-term
⤴️ Côtes
Button lift · 1-seater · 555 p/h · 241 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Morel
Chairlift · 3-seater · 700 p/h · 596 m
6 minpredicted
🚡 Saulire
Cable car · 131-seater · 1,750 p/h · 1,607 m
6 minpredicted
🚠 Saulire Express 1
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,800 p/h · 1,653 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Stade
Button lift · 1-seater · 300 p/h · 560 m
5 minpredicted
🚞 Unnamed funicular
Funicular · 107 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Olympic
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,307 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Chalets
Gondola · 6-seater · 522 p/h · 546 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Marmottes
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,372 m
5 minpredicted
🚞 La Croisette
Funicular · 43 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Adret
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,921 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Tougnète 1
Gondola · 8-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,567 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Rhodos 2
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,400 p/h · 826 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Inuits
Button lift · 515 p/h · 515 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Caves
Button lift · 1-seater · 760 p/h · 492 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Loze
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,282 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Arolles
Button lift · 1-seater · 730 p/h · 237 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Aigle
Button lift · 1-seater · 800 p/h · 424 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Pralong
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,686 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Étoiles
Button lift · 1-seater · 500 p/h · 542 m
4 minpredicted
🚞 Funiculaire des Tremplins de Courchevel
Funicular · 269 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Rhodos 1
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,400 p/h · 616 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Piou Piou
Button lift · 600 p/h · 126 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Olympe 3
Gondola · 6-seater · 1,556 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Arpasson
Button lift · 1-seater · 865 p/h · 683 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Golf
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,506 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Olympe 2
Gondola · 6-seater · 2,271 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Roc de Tougne
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,107 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Dou des Lanches
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,870 p/h · 971 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Stade Tania
Button lift · 671 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ TKD Gros Murger
Button lift · 1-seater · 740 p/h · 1,204 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Suisses
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,060 p/h · 1,448 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Loze A
Drag lift · 1-seater · 1,272 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Ferme
Button lift · 1-seater · 500 p/h · 440 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Chanrossa
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,195 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Forêt
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,603 m · bubble
4 minpredicted
🚠 Praz
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,086 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Cherferie
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,800 p/h · 1,135 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Dent de Burgin
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,344 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Tougnète 2
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,465 m · bubble
3 minpredicted
🚠 Pas du Lac 1
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,700 p/h · 1,583 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Pas du Lac 2
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,700 p/h · 981 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Vizelle
Gondola · 8-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,532 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Rocher de l'Ombre
Button lift · 1-seater · 575 p/h · 1,243 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Teppes
Button lift · 2-seater · 715 p/h · 986 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Chenus
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,681 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Unnamed chairlift
Chairlift · 58 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Mures Rouges
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,800 p/h · 834 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Epicea
Button lift · 1-seater · 780 p/h · 635 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Olympe 1
Gondola · 6-seater · 2,541 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Legends
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,546 m · bubble · heated
3 minpredicted
🚠 Plattieres
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,800 p/h · 3,072 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Saint Martin Express
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,200 p/h · 2,381 m · bubble
3 minpredicted
🪑 Granges
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,600 p/h · 2,258 m · bubble
3 minpredicted
🪑 Biollay
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,300 p/h · 1,656 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Loze B
Drag lift · 1,271 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Bellecôte
Button lift · 400 p/h · 1,290 m
3 minpredicted
🚠 Jardin Alpin
Gondola · 6-seater · 1,574 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Altiport
Chairlift · 8-seater · 3,400 p/h · 1,381 m
2 minpredicted
🚠 Saulire Express 2
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,800 p/h · 1,846 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Combes
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,233 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Bouc Blanc
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,700 p/h · 1,760 m
2 minpredicted
🚠 La Tania
Gondola · 12-seater · 2,400 p/h · 1,838 m
2 minpredicted
⤴️ Sources
Button lift · 4-seater · 1,922 p/h · 1,232 m
2 minpredicted
🚠 Saint Martin 1
Gondola · 8-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,918 m
2 minpredicted
🚠 Verdons
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,400 p/h · 2,293 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Plantrey
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,641 m
2 minpredicted
🪑 Aiguille du Fruit
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,300 p/h · 1,270 m
2 minpredicted
⤴️ Village
Button lift · 4-seater · 1,800 p/h · 258 m
2 minpredicted
⤴️ Altiport
Button lift · 8-seater · 3,400 p/h · 745 m
2 minpredicted
Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)
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Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.
Map
Where to sleep 94 places mapped · 28 ski-in/ski-out
Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.
Pistes
| Beginner | 71 km · 13% |
| Easy (blue / green) | 238.7 km · 45% |
| Intermediate (red / blue) | 154.4 km · 29% |
| Advanced (black) | 48.1 km · 9% |
| Expert | 0.5 km · 0% |
| Freeride / ski route | 15.7 km · 3% |
Longest named runs
| Mont de la Guerre | 5.8 km |
| Lac de la Chambre | 5.1 km |
| Caron-Lac du Lou | 5.0 km |
| Blanchot | 4.6 km |
| Le Lac de Lou par la Masse | 4.4 km |
| Creux | 4.3 km |
| Villages | 4.2 km |
| Chemin des Vallons | 4.1 km |
Après & food
Bars & pubs
16
Clubs
2
Restaurants
99
Mountain huts
4
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Getting there
Nearest major airport: GVA, about 135 min away by road. Directions · Flights
Méribel is a ski resort in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps. Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie department of France, near the town of Moûtiers, called Méribel Centre, Méribel-Mottaret and Méribel Village. The villages are within Vanoise National Park and a part of the Les Trois Vallées interlinked ski system. Wikipedia