Tourism Méribel

Meribel is a ski resort located in the valley of Allues in Savoy (France), 1 450 meters above sea level. It is part of the ski area of the Three Valleys. The highlight of the resort is the needle of peclet (3561m).

Meribel is one of the largest ski resort luxury. It is up to the station as Courchevel, Aspen ... It is a station that attracts the biggest stars of French cinema and American. It was founded by a Scotsman, Peter Lindsay, who sought a new site for winter recreation to abandon the ski resorts of the Austrian and German Nazism is growing in these regions. [3] In 1936, Peter Lindsay Visiting Allues for the first time. He imagines how the site could become a ski resort. He decided first to create a property company in order to develop the future ski resort. In 1938, the first lift is put in place above the village of Allues. A year later he began the construction of the first hotels and cottages in the locality, Meribel. The war will stop the development of the station. The latter finished, restart the site. Lindsay uses specialized architects (Christian Durupt and Paul Jacques Grillo) so that all constructions are undertaken in the Savoyard style. For this, a specification requires the timber and stone country to the main frame and slate mountain sloped roofs.

Between 1946 and 2010, will be built 17 hotels 3 stars, 18 hotels 4 stars, 9 hotels and luxury 5-star over 40 chalets and 66 lifts, including in 1950 the Basket lifts Burgin Saulire who liaises with Courchevel

Domaine resort

Alpine Skiing

• 53 lifts
• 76 tracks
• 150 kilometers of descent