merinet.com News http://www.merinet.com 2012-05-16T23:55:30+0100 merinet.com News http://www.merinet.com http://www.merinet.com/sites/www.merinet.com/img/site_top_logo.png http://www.merinet.com/events/news/what-will-be-new-in-meribel-for-winter-2012-2013 2012-04-24 00:00:00 <p>M&eacute;ribel&rsquo;s ski area will see several major improvements over the summer, including the building of two new gondola lifts and... http://www.merinet.com/events/news/snowboarder-killed-in-val-thorens-avalanche 2012-04-20 00:00:00 <p>On Tuesday afternoon a 32 year old snowboarder was killed off-piste in Val Thorens when his was buried by an avalanche.</p> <p>The man was with a... http://www.merinet.com/events/news/meribus-timetable-altered-for-last-two-weeks-of-season 2012-04-13 00:00:00 <p>M&eacute;ribel&rsquo;s free bus service will operate a reduced timetable from 14th to 20th April. From tomorrow, buses will run until 10pm only... http://www.merinet.com/events/news/skier-falls-from-chairlift-in-meribel 2012-04-05 00:00:00 <p>A British skier suffered a nasty fall from a chairlift in Meribel and landed on a digger.</p> <p><strong>22 year old skier falls from... http://www.merinet.com/events/news/end-of-season-lift-openings-announced 2012-04-05 00:00:00 <p>M&eacute;ribel and Mottaret lift companies today announced their end-of-season lift opening schedule.</p> <p>With 170cm (6 feet) of snow still... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/Meribel-to-open-for-summer-skiing 2012-04-01 00:00:00 <p>Confirmation has just come that with this winters heavy snowfall, Meribel has secured a sufficient snowpack that will allow summer... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/meribel-on-the-big-screen! 2012-03-25 00:00:00 <p>A French-language movie shot in M&eacute;ribel during winter 2010 will be shown in the resort&rsquo;s cinemas this week.</p> <p>The thriller,... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/british-ski-championships-begin-in-meribel 2012-03-25 00:00:00 <p>For the ninth year running, M&eacute;ribel is hosting the British National Alpine Ski Championships. The National and Junior Championships take... http://www.merinet.com/reports/weather/winter-returns-to-the-three-valleys-:-19th-march-2012 2012-03-19 00:00:00 <p>It started snowing yesterday afternoon. Ten centimetres have fallen so far and big fat flakes are still falling in the resort.&nbsp;The green... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/global-warming-will-take-skiing-to-new-heights 2012-03-14 00:00:00 <p>This winter has been record breaking with reports coming in at various stages; driest start to the winter, snowiest winter since &lsquo;99,... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/breaking-news:-meribel-1600-goes-up-in-flames 2012-03-10 00:00:00 <p>In the early hours of this morning at approximately 1am a large apartment building in the 1600 area of Meribel went up in flames. The apartment,... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/the-great-fire-of-meribel-diffused-at-last-:-10th-march-2012 2012-03-10 00:00:00 <p>At about 9 o&rsquo;clock this morning the huge fire that engulfed a number of chalets in the Morel area of Meribel seemed to finally be under... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/mountain-avalanche-protection-drone 2012-02-28 00:00:00 <p>A French company is developing a unique drone dedicated to avalanche and mountain safety.</p> <p><strong>Delta Drone could help secure avalanche... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/magnificent-ending-for-les-menuires-7 2012-02-27 00:00:00 <p>Following the week long <a href="http://www.valthonet.com/reports/news/chalet-hosts-hold-up-chalet-in-dismissal-dispute.html"... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/god-father-of-ski-celebrates-his-100th-birthday 2012-02-25 00:00:00 <p>&Eacute;mile Allais&nbsp;creator of the French ski school, Olympic medal winner, creator of cutting edge skis, advisor to ski resorts, pisteur and... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/chalet-hosts-hold-up-chalet-in-dismissal-dispute 2012-02-23 00:00:00 <p>A group of seven chalet hosts are said to have barricaded themselves in a luxury chalet in Les Menuires after reportedly being dismissed with... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/ski-like-a-vip 2012-02-20 00:00:00 <p>Have you ever dreamed of enjoying exclusive use of the ski slopes? Imagine your own private ski area, with perfectly-groomed slopes and sole use... http://www.merinet.com/reports/weather/dump-alert/more-snow-in-the-3-valleys!-:-16th-february-2012 2012-02-16 00:00:00 <p>It snowed lightly all day yesterday with around 5-10cm falling. The temperature has risen massively with minus 5C forecast for the summits today.... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/most-active-french-speed-camera-is-in-the-alps 2012-02-14 00:00:00 <p>The most active speed camera in France may be affecting hundreds of skiers travelling from Geneva.</p> <p><strong>Number one speed camera in... http://www.merinet.com/reports/news/ski-security-patrol-initiative-in-meribel-mottaret 2012-02-13 00:00:00 <p>A new ski security patrol has been put in place on the slopes of&nbsp;M&eacute;ribel-Mottaret to help inform skiers and prevent accidents on the...