Discover - 7 February 2022
Méribel is in full swing during the February half term holidays : family entertainments fill each day, it’s time to make new friends in ski school or at après-ski, while the men behind the scenes work tirelessly to offer you an exceptional ski area…
As well as unmissable pistes, viewpoints and routes, les 3 Vallées is packed with off-the-beaten-track runs where you can ski in tranquillity even when the holidays are in full swing. This pleasure is within the reach of everybody, as all levels of skier can find their own “private” piste. The following list is far from comprehensive.
On the far edge of the 3 Vallées ski area, the Courchevel Moriond sector blessed by its geography with maximum sunshine all season long! Wide open boulevards give way to beautiful forest itineraries, all on naturally rolling pistes. Here, make you way to the Belvédère piste, accessed via the lift of the same name, to discover all these joys in a form suitable for beginners !
How to get there from Méribel on the green and blue runs ?
> Saulire Express's cabins 1 and 2
> Go to Pas-du-Lac then switch to the Courchevel side via the blue Creux run
> Go down Creux to the Roc Mugnier chairlift in Courchevel
> You have arrived in Courchevel Moriond! Go down the blue run Arinondaz then Grange to Belvédère
The magic of les 3 Vallées is that early intermediate skiers can access summits they never dared dream of and complete long descents they never thought possible. For a taste of this magic, head to the summit of Roc de Fer (2,290m) for a breath-taking view (webcam here for a foretaste of what awaits you !). Next, take the blue run of the same name which offers you a sumptuous descent, then a second blue run, Raffort. Ending in the hamlet of the same name, this little-used, winding forest piste is an absolute gem. How to get there from Méribel on the blues runs ?
> Legends chairlift
> Cherferie chairlift
> Take the Choucas run
> Take the Gelinotte run and then the Raffort run
> New : return to Méribel centre via the new Olympus cabins from Le Raffort
Click on the image to download the 3 Vallées map
Consult itineraries and lift times
on the 3 Vallées interactive lift map
Another well hidden place
The Trait d'Union shelter
At this time of the year, to make the most of the tranquillity of the mountains, take a break at the Refuge du Trait d’Union atSaint-Martin-de-Belleville. Host Viviane welcomes her guests in her hidden paradise in the heart of the forest for lunch, dinner or an overnight stay … or even for a relaxing session in the hot tub with a view over the valley! A chance to get away from it all … The refuge is accessible on skis along a short off-piste section.