ski concierge ski report Meribel
We woke up again to fabulous clear blue skies which are always welcome but not the predicted drop in temperature from the previous day. Cruelly the prediction was spot on as the thermometer at the top Col de Lu Chambre was reading -14. Instead of admiring the mesmorising view we headed to towards Meribel via the Lac de le Chambre red run (recommended by @alpinethos). A great long run dipping round into the top of the Meribel valley taking you the Mont Vellon lift, which unfortunately was closed, so we couldn’t ski the recommended Mont Vellon red (sorry @mikejulietbravo). Instead we took the Plan des Mains lift skiing the long blue run Sittelle down into Meribel-Mottaret.
Not wanting to stop for the our usual hot chocolate just yet we jumped on the Pac du Lac bubble lift to Saulire (2700m). Sucking in the amazing view of the Reserve Naturelle Plan De Tueda Liz requested we headed to a green Blanchot which took her 2 hours to ski on her first ski holiday (it was her first ever day skiing).To relive this moment we skied the blue runs Biche and Geai, stopping for a hot chocolate (7.60 euros for two) at Rond Pont. Unfortunately because of the lack of snow the majority of runs into Meribel were closed including Blanchot so there was no reminiscing for Liz (maybe next time). Once at the bottom we took the long bubble lift Saulire back to the summit we skied the marcassin and aigle red runs back into Mottaret for lunch.
We were recommended ZigZag to eat in (@la_tania) but unfortunately we picked it up too late, instead we ate at the Pizzeria du Mottaret (tel +33 (0) 4 79 00 40 50). This restaurant is slightly away from the main piste side restaurants but worth the walk. It is a cosy restaurant with a traditional Alpine feel serving excellent food. In the high season I would recommend making a reservation. Lunch was once again a pizza and salad verte washed down with a beer and vin rouge, costing 31 euros.
After lunch we once again headed to the Saulire summit this time sking the black run Sanglier, a great run for anyone wanting to ski their first black. Instead of heading back to Mottaret we took the lift back up to Saulire this time skiing the Marcassin and Aigle red runs back into resort. Time wasn’t on our side so we took the long Plattieres bubble lift to the 3 Marches summit from where we headed back to the chalet via the Allamands (red) and Petits Creux (blue) and pub, La Ferme du Reberty.
Overall the skiing was good but the current snow conditions are causing a few problems in the lower resorts with limited runs open. The snow cannons are doing their best but they can only do so much. Fingers crossed for some heavy snow soon.
