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MERIBEL / COURCHEVEL 1850
Gateway City: Geneva
Transfer Time: 3.25 hours
Via: Motorcoach
Beginner/Novice: 54%
Intermediate: 34%
Expert: 12%

 


In France's 'Trois Vallées' are Méribel and Courchevel - the Ralph Lauren and Christian Lacroix of skiing. Méribel, dating from the 8th century, credits Scotsman Peter Lindsay for the village's development. Returning after WWII, he helped design chalets in local wood, stone and slate so today it's the prettiest purpose-built resort. With a relaxed profile, Méribel is a family skiers' resort. It has fewer midnight oil burners than its nearby chic sister Courchevel 1850. Courchevel's magnet of designer shops, gourmet restaurants, discos, and exclusive clubs lures Parisians, and others, to this vibrant mountain village of lights.

After the war the 'Trois Vallées' planning began; first the runs, then lifts and finally the resorts themselves creating the largest ski area in the world 67,000 acres of skiable terrain! Méribel in the middle valley is the ideal location to ski all three. Courchevel 1850, atop its three sibling villages, gives skiers 5,000 foot verticals. The valley's ten resort network, has 360 cruising miles, unlimited off-piste couloirs for those with challenge-deficit, 1,100 ski instructors to fine tune technique, over 1,300 snow cannons, and 182 lifts moving 230,000 skiers/hour! Lift lines? Not here!

 

 
HOTELS
HOTEL ALLODIS

The Allodis, up in Méribel’s Belvédère, is ski-in, ski-out and opened in 1989. The hotel’s châlet style architecture adapts the local wood and stone design to a near neo-classic style. This strong classic influence is apparent in the lounges, restaurants, fitness bcenter with a large pool, and the 41 rooms. The native fir paneling used throughout has a warm red-toned quality complimenting the bright contrasting-colored furnishings. The understated elegance is further enhanced by a welcoming friendly staff and gourmet cuisine!

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HOTEL LE CHABICHOU

Walking into the Chabichou, all sorts of herbs are growing in various-sized pots – when was the last time you saw that in a hotel? Perhaps an omen for future dining experiences! Yes, Master chef Michel Rochedy's sense of the savory is integral to his renowned two star Michelin cuisine: his original fusion of local, traditional and exotic ingredients. In ’07 the family renovated more of the bedrooms and apartments. Each room is individually decorated with rustic pine paneling. The Chabichou's unique white chalet exterior with its bio-sauna, Turkish bath, spa, in-house ski shop, ski-in-ski-out location, and fabulous food is the place to truly enjoy the treasures of the 'Trois Vallées'!

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