http://www.merinet.com from merinet.com the independent information source for Meribel en-gb Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:08:01 +0100 merinet.com 15 a11855877b9423e9a7af6a823e7dfea5 After the success of the traditional Megavalanche in Alpe d'Huez the other week, Val Thorens in the... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3647 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:08:01 +0100 10daefc934690dec8ce872029df322df Excuse us for the cheesy pun above, but the golfing season has got off to a sizzling start in Meribe... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3615 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:12:01 +0100 981313a5bb2551ba2917328aa70a3fb8 For the remainder of the summer season vehicles will no longer be allowed to park on the Montée de l... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3629 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:10:02 +0100 c0325d34b4404ed8f65aa809aca07866 With the summer season now in full swing, the communes of the Allues Valley have united to create an... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3618 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:02:02 +0100 f2234f34f0dd53ecde00eab7dfe6e39e For several years running, the summer months have seen a rescue helicopter being based in Courchevel... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3612 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:28:09 +0100 b523072af83ac9ec14c38ca23acc6f81 Tomorrow (Friday) sees the grand opening of the new fitness gym in the Parc Olympique leisure centre... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3598 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:03:02 +0100 a32e87abb7ee2e6ba00babe6e82f5d49 After having welcomed the French national football team before they set off on their (somewhat short... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3578 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:14:07 +0100 83725424edcf804146159936ce1e1390 As of the 1st July 2008, it will become law in France that motorised vehicles must carry a warning t... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3567 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:41:58 +0100 a41a1c40b9950e18cb6139b17c1c94aa Get out your hiking boots, dust off your mountain bike and slap on the sun cream – summer is officia... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3542 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:25:25 +0100 7e58be4abbb51187f55d83083cf3c51f Provisional lift openings for the last week of the season have been announced by Méribel and Mottare... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3297 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:28:07 +0100 72ff0d6a79c4b68f52a0d914d8334538 This winter the ski industry has been cursing the British media for painting such a bleak, one dimen... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=1953 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:01:14 +0100 631951715d3b9e3fe244355b8db1e3a2 This Sunday 15th June is the 11th edition of 'local history' day in the Tarentaise, with Moutiers be... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3518 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:17:42 +0100 191cb266f0e3356e3743219d14eef4ec A new exhibition by renowned French modern artist Jean-Pierre Remon has opened at the Grand Hotel in... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3514 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:23 +0100 ec3827d107324fa0116c12d4bc3c57e6 Verbier local and British freeskier Warren Smith has been set a new challenge – this time on wheels... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3499 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:08:27 +0100 24d4b882db95db90284a28cd62d91e3e The second Toutenkhanon festival takes place in Villaret tomorrow (Saturday), organised by the assoc... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3488 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:03:48 +0100 14f49bffbb96cfb2d02d2b6e4dbed490 Last season saw the opening of the new Tougnète 2 high speed chairlift which replaced the old gondol... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3486 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:50:39 +0100 5555f05e8e48eb406b2f366e629a619f Meribel recently played host to the British Ski Championships and a rather Royal guest too. Edward,... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3344 Mon, 19 May 2008 11:24:16 +0100 0416c552eab6166eb7f708204a7a1de7 Méribel’s lifts close today after some of the best end-of-season snow conditions for many years. Ove... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3395 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:41:50 +0100 66f92008e6bb646172a6e326ffa39b8f A new study in to ski injuries by Professor Peter Cummings of the University of Washington has concl... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3388 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:39:06 +0100 5e91de787b1cb2487dda26b8b204252a Band The Feeling’s outdoor April gig at le Rond Point in Méribel is to feature on the band’s forthco... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3355 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:16:34 +0100 9cb6655d964f3fa59e9519186954ad88 It’s all systems go for the grand finale of the X Wing challenge series for the 2008 winter season w... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3303 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:14:26 +0100 8ea10001d052a907f271eba3f95bb8a7 The first Coeur Blanc ski challenge – where participants attempted to take all 57 lifts in the Mérib... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3335 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:09:19 +0100 95e33bb47c8438927207ccc6530b74cf Following trials in the US at CopperBeech Mountain resort, French ski resorts are looking into inves... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3281 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:24:38 +0100 3d3ec5b5b72a8751e7fd82aba93974bb For the next two weeks Méribel hosts the Altitude Festival, offering a multitude of events including... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3294 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:11:32 +0100 332efad753a9ff310064806c2ec5acbf Whatever you have planned for next Thursday (27th) – cancel it - The Feeling are playing a free gig... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3237 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:52:24 +0000 e5ff07ad432bea1ad4ef2bf60624b82e Was it Batman that used to say “Holy Moly”? Well even if it wasn’t that’s the only way to describe... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3252 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:58:10 +0000 c7897938b494ff5ee049a4123f25993e Several more big-name acts have recently been confirmed as appearing at Méribel’s Altitude Festival... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3241 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:11:40 +0000 38b79127f5c5307b62ce4d75e79874ab And so it has been and gone... the 19th annual Boss des Bosses season worker's bumps competition...... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3229 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:31:26 +0000 cc5410118cda8607aa447e1f1ac4fff0 On April 6th, Val Thorens will be holding its first ever Toboggan Cup! Using the longest tobogganin... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3225 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:38:33 +0000 f7f1a376a5aa871e7ed8788b758bda2b After much research, an Albertville-based company has discovered a way of recycling used ski gear.... http://www.merinet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=3212 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:44:40 +0000