Pistes for committed skiers
La Maudit
Several runs in Méribel’s ski area offer impressive slopes. Amongst these is Mauduit. This run, which starts on the Saulire summit, drops to Méribel Centre over 1,000m below. As a bonus, it allows you to ski through diverse scenery, from the high summits to the lower slopes which skirt hamlets before reaching the centre of Méribel. It’s a piste unlike any other: varied, with changing gradients and is relatively little skied.
Elevation: 1000m
Access: Saulire Gondola
La Face
Another of the ski area’s most impressive pistes is la Face, a slope you have to commit to, especially the start. Originally a competition piste, it was used for the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games and, amongst other things, has two steep walls.
If you wish, you can continue down two other pistes: la Gélinotte which drops to Méribel Centre, or le Raffort: either choice offers over 2,000m of continuous descent! The top of the run is not the highest point in the valley, but even so it offers a superb 360° view and a feel of the high mountains.
As you descend, you find a very different atmosphere, with beautiful sections through pine forests…
Elevation: 475m
Access: Olympic Express Gondola
L'Eclipse
On the subject of legendary pistes, you can also try out l’Eclipse in Courchevel, which will open this season and will be used for the World Ski Championships in 2023
Elevation: 934m
Access: Loze Chairlift