On our day of on March 6th we went to Meribel for the day on the coach that VIP Ski sorted out for us, although it was about 2 hours drive it was good to get out of Val and see one of the other big resorts in the Alpes.
This is the view from up the mountain, the weather was alright in terms of visibility but there were really strong winds and the snow was a bit slushy due to the warm weather.
Meribel has just been voted 'Best Snowpark in the Alpes' for 2013, with the DC Area 43 park, however luckily for mum due to the high winds most of it was shut so we just skied through to look at it and did a few smaller things, pictures below.
Lunch and a few snacks throughout the day
This year Meribel has had a Folie Douce built, so now as well as the original in Val d'Isere there's also one in Val Thorens and Meribel/ Although it was much bigger than Val it wasn't as full and the atmosphere wasn't as good, I think it will take a while for it to get as popular as VT and Val, although maybe it was the weather.
After the Folie we had a few more beers in the Rond Point, the most well known après bar in Meribel.
On the ski down from the Ronnie there was a competition and fireworks on the slope opposite.
Popped into a restaurant just before leaving to grab a pizza then fell asleep for the entire 2 hour drive home!
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