Meribel in the French 3 Valleys, the world’s largest ski area, has announced a number of improvements to its giant ski area for the coming winter.
The slow, fixed Golf chairlift will be transformed into a fast, detachable chairlift which will halve journey times. This will allow Meribel Village residents much quicker access to the Altiport area.
Once they reach the summit they will benefit from a newly laid out area offering much more space. The departure point for the Altiport draglift will be relocated uphill to the position of the current first pylon and the poles will be replaced with retractable ones for improved safety. The current building will also be relocated to the higher point.
In addition, as usual, a great deal of work has been carried out on the ski slopes during the summer. On the Tougnète side, the bottom of the Faon piste has been reshaped, thus completing last summer’s work. The last bend at the bottom of the Lièvre will also be reworked so as to widen this piste at a point often found difficult by beginners.
The left hand side of the Moon Park will be made secure by the installation of netting. On the Burgin side, snow canons will be installed on the Hulotte piste to guarantee Morel residents can ski back home. Technical improvements will also continue to be made to Meribel’s Chaudanne snow-making facility.
Finally Meribel’s overhaul of piste signs is continuing with the installation of fixed chicanes at points where pistes converge and the installation of directional banners. These banners were used on a trial basis during the past winter and received a favourable reaction from skiers and boarders.

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