About the area
Méribel in Savoie covers about 141.98 km of marked piste, and 55% of pistes are green/blue (78 km), which makes it a straightforward choice for beginners and for intermediates who want long, easy cruising: there are 60.45 km of blue and 45.13 km of red. Families are well served by 6 magic carpets for first steps and by 14 gondola/cable-car lifts, so small children can avoid chairlift loading. Strong skiers should note the limits: 17 km black/expert/freeride (12%), including 4 km marked freeride.
The lift network counts 46 installations — 15 chair lifts, 14 gondolas, 8 platters, 3 rope tows and the carpets — spread between 1132 m and 2919 m. The high sectors are the ones to head for when snow is thin low down, and the valley bottom is best treated as a way home. Cross-country skiers have 26.49 km of trails.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 142 km · official 600
- Lifts
- 46
- Altitude
- 1132–2919 m
- Vertical
- 1787 m
- Runs
- 220
- Longest run
- 4.2 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 1052 m
- Night skiing
- 0.6 km
- Cross-country
- 26 km
- Magic carpets
- 6
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 14
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 16
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 46
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green17.2 km
- Blue60.5 km
- Red45.1 km
- Black13.0 km
- Freeride3.9 km
- Unclassified2.3 km
Lifts by type
- 15Chairlift
- 14Gondola
- 8Button lift
- 6Magic carpet
- 3Rope tow
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste km · 2026/27
- 600
- 6-day pass (adult) · 2026/27
- 421.00 EUR
- Day pass (adult) · 2026/27
- 84.20 EUR
- Season closes · 2026/27
- 2027-04-18
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-12-05
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 55% of pistes are green/blue (78 km)
- · 12% are black/expert/freeride
- · 6 magic carpets for first steps
- · 46 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 6 magic carpets
- · 14 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
with caveats
- · 17 km black/expert/freeride (12%)
- · longest vertical on one run 1052 m
- · 4 km marked freeride
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediateshigh altitudebig areacross country
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Meribel-les-Allues
main base
walk to the lift · 440 m
Also covers the districts: Morel
Belvedere
walk to the lift · 122 m
Méribel-Mottaret
walk to the lift · 74 mOSM score 89
closest to the slopes
Méribel Village
walk to the lift · 123 mOSM score 81
Brides-les-Bains
walk to the lift · 240 mOSM score 76
wide choice of places to stay
Les Allues
walk to the lift · 286 mOSM score 75
La Tania
walk to the lift · 3053 mOSM score 76
Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
walk to the lift · 3810 mOSM score 68
Les Belleville
walk to the lift · 3872 mOSM score 66
Courchevel Le Praz
walk to the lift · 4566 mOSM score 75
Saint-Bon-Tarentaise
walk to the lift · 5517 mOSM score 73
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.