Meribel Piste Guide


Piste	Colour	Sector - Saulire & Altiport
Rhodos	Green	Easy green for beginners to practice turns although it can be surprisingly steep for a green in places
Blanchot	Green	The best place in Meribel for beginners. A long, wide and easy piste to beat the first time nerves! A great area to take children to also
Foret	Green	A nice green going away from the Altiport although pretty plat and narrow in places so be prepared to schuss or pole!
Aigle	Blue	A great run back from the Pas du Lac 2 although it can get busy
Chardonneret	Blue	A very flat and easy piste for beginners linking Mottaret to Meribel. Also crowded especially at the end of the day
Biche	Blue	Great run for intermediates with fantastic views over the valley. Beautiful scenery and a nice cruisey run, Excellent!
Geai	Blue	Sweet & easy for beginners, joins up to Belette
La Loze	Blue	Good long run for intermediates when the snow is good
Marmotte	Blue	Good run for beginners/intermediates taking you right back into Meribel to the Cotes lift, you can join this and come of Cerf if you are tired!
Belette	Blue	Short linking run to Rhodos run
Lapin	Blue	The only run to lead directly back to Morel down past the altiport, and doesn't get too busy
Doron	Blue	The only run back to La Chaudanne on the Saulire side for very confident beginners, can be narrow and busy in places
Nivorolle	Red	The beginning for this run is quite flat but don't be deceived as it soon steepens intp a pretty exciting quality red run
Marcassin	Red	Very nice cruisey red for intermediates
Mauduit	Red	Long well-groomed red from the top of La Saulire to La Chaudanne, great for intermediates
Chamois	Red	Slightly mogully at the top but nevertheless an easy red, recommended for inprovers just taking the step up from blue
Renard	Red	Difficult red, quite steep, a challenge for any intermediate and its one of those reds that advanced skiers/boarders will love
Cerf	Red	A wide-pisted red, great for practising those carving turns
Grande Rosiere	Black	A run to test your ability, steep & fast and sometimes icy, good advanced standard
Sanglier	Black	A very steep and challenging run, good for getting the adrenaline pumping, one of the best in Meribel!
Piste	Colour	Sector - Mont du Vallon
Combe Vallon	Red	Long runs which are relavively quiet except during high season, however the top can sometimes get icy and is steep
Campagnol	Red	Long, steep and challenging red with some real quality moguls. Amazing views from the top and the posibility of off-piste
Piste	Colour	Sector - Mont de la Chambre & 3 Marches
Furet	Green	Flat beginners run
Bouvreuil	Blue	Quite flat and a really straighforward run
Rossignol	Blue	Wide and easy well-groomed blue piste
Ours	Blue	Blue run linking bottom of Mr Vallon to Mottaret, gets busy with the traffic coming down into town
Sizorin	Blue	Joins Martre, almost all flat!
Martre	Blue	Flat traverse across the mountain
Hermine	Blue	Lovely little run from the top of Arolles back into Mottaret but can be icy at times
Perdrix	Blue	A little steep tp start bit once mastered is easy the rest of the way. Good confidence builder for beginners close to the facilities of Mottaret
Lac de la Chambre	Red	A long easy red after a fairly steep start from the top of Cote Brune chair in this red run playground area
Venturon	Red	Difficult red but a great opportunity for off-piste in powder, surprisingly steep and bumpy in places, a good intermediate run
Alouette	Red	Nice challenging intermediate run, great in powder
Mouflon	Red	Relatively easy intermediate run with some good off piste beside, off the other side of Plattieres chair to Alouette, but can be reached from Mont de la Challe too.
Bouvreuil	Red	Good run coming off the Plan des Mains chairlift, burn your legs by doing it straight after Venturon or Alouette!
Coqs	Red	A short red but not too difficult, its used as a linking run to get you back and forth to Tougnete
Piste	Colour	Sector - Mont de la Challe
Truite	Green	The only direct piste linking Mottaret and Meribel, a nice cruise through the trees
Lagopede	Red	A really good confidence buildren for those beginners making the step up to intermediate level and not too steep
Dahu	Red	Link between Meribel and Mottaret, does get the crowds
Bartavelle	Black	Great mogul field (at the top of a drag) to get the legs working! This is a favourite run of Meribel
Piste	Colour	Sector - Tougnete & Roc de Fer
Faon	Blue	An easy intermediate run to gain confidence, nice and long and really good fun in the powder
Choucas	Blue	A run for confident beginners/intermediates to improve their carving turns or short swings in peace and quiet
Escargot	Blue	Best in the morning when the snow is good, links up woth the long Gelinotte for a mountain-ride feel!
Grives	Blue	Nice & easy blue to traverse over towards the Tougnete bubble
Lievre	Blue	A nice blue bringing you back to La Chaudanne down through the trees
Gelionette	Blue	A good blue leading back to La Chaudanne, this can get icy later in the day
Villages	Blue	The only run down to Le Raffort and Les Allues, but is only open when snow conditions are good
Blaireau	Red	Wide and long intermediate run often with good snow
Face	Black	Crowdless black which isn't too daunting for the reasonably competent intermediate/basic advanced skier/boarder
Bosses	Black	A mogully run recommended only for the experienced
Combe Tougnete	Black	A fantastic black, steep at the top but then eases off to become a great run for those intermediates who wish to try a black
Stade de Slalom	Black	Often closed for competitions where you can see races under the floodlights