Families - Meribel - France

With a little planning before you arrive, skiing can be a fantastic family holiday. Childcare facilities and ski school do get very busy so if possible book well in advance. Meribel is a member of 'Les p'tits Montagnards' club set up by Ski France to recognise child-friendly resorts so there are numerous activities and special arrangements for kids.

Featured Families

Ski Cuisine - Chalet holidays

Supertravel - Chalet holidays in resorts in Europe and North America.

Mad Dog Favourites

Cro Magnon - Small French restaurant

Roc Tania - Mountain restaurant with views over Courchevel & Meribel

La Table de Marie - Great value restaurant

Alpage - Mountain restaurant with good views

Altibar, Le Pilatus - Mountain restaurant next to the airport

Bouc blanc - Mountain restaurant with nice bar

Brasserie Le Tremplin - Relaxed & friendly restaurant

Chalet de 2 ours - Bright mountain restaurant with great views

Chalet du Cairn - Mountain restaurant with wide terrace

ESF Meribel - Ski school, guiding & heli-skiing

Farfadets - Nanny service

Galerie des cimes - Cinema

Inghams - Tour operators

Magic Snowsports Academy - Ski school

Mark Warner - Tour operator

Meriski - Chalets

Parc Olympique - Bowling

Pierres plates - Self-service mountain restaurant

Purple ski - Chalet holidays.

Scott Dunn - Tour operator

Ski esprit - Tour operator

Snow Biker - Snow bikes

Snowline - Chalet

Where to stay

Ski-in, ski-out:
Supertravel have a number of chalets in 1850, many ski-in, ski-out. Resort staff will drive your young ones to and from ski school and nannies are available five days a week.

All-rounder:
Brasserie le Tremplin is a relaxed family-friendly place convenient for the slopes with a lovely large terrace and reliable food.

Choice:
Inghams tour operators are also worth a look - they have a number of chalets and apartments plus the odd hotel. Children under 18 have free insurance so long as the adults take out Inghams insurance.

Top ski school tips

Children generally can start skiing from around four years old (older for snowboarding)
Young children, or those new to skiing, may only manage half a day - it can be very tiring when they're not used to it
Plenty of high factor suncream is essential - factor 30+ and water resistant
Younger eyes are more sensitive so it is important to make kids wear good quality sunglasses or goggles all the time. If you only plan to buy one or the other, buy goggles.
If possible, book with an instructor who speaks good English so your child can understand the instructions and if there's a problem, they can understand it

Meribel & the 3 Valleys guidebook

Meribel

Report date:	30 Apr 2008
Last snowed:	na
Fresh snow:	cm
Lifts open:	na out of 46
Snow depth
Lower slopes:	0cm
Upper slopes:	0cm
Piste information
On-piste:	na
Off-piste:	na
Resort runs:	na

Snow conditions

Resort is closed for the season