Meribel, France

When Geoff first mentioned to Rob that he would like to spend a week on a ski holiday while he was over this way, it got a little crazy. Rob just gets so excited about this sort of thing. Plus Lou had her new board 'Betsy'. Destination for this ski trip was Meribel in the French Alps. Could things get any more fabulous? And why 'YES' they could!

Prior to the trip the website was advising of the major snow dump they had the previous week so we were highly anticipating a great week of riding/skiing and were not disappointed. The conditions; think lots of snow and sunny blue ski's every day were ideal. Almost perfect!

We started out from London Gatwick on Saturday morning early flying into Geneva, Switzerland. We went for a quick walk through French customs before realising we were in the wrong country so it was back through the airport to the Swiss side of things. The bus ride was an uneventful 3 1/2 hour trip before finally arriving in Meribel.

Meribel is a delightful little village in one of the 3 Valleys. Our accomodation was at the top of the town at Le Merilys and was a 50 metre walk to the slope. The views from the living area overlooking the slope and the mountain range were made extra beautiful with sunrise each morning.

Given it was the week prior to the offical opening the ski passes were really cheap, slopes almost empty and our ski / board lessons all ended up being private affairs. The ski area is massive, HUGE. Not just one Valley but 3 to choose from!

Apart from the 6 days riding/skiing we also managed some Ten Pin bowling and caught a hockey game (ice hockey for you people back home) Meribel vs New York University.

Overall it was a great week - C'est Bon!

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