http://www.merinet.com from merinet.com the independent information source for Meribel en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:18:03 +0000 merinet.com 15 http://www.merinet.com/rss/images/merinet.jpg http://www.merinet.com 5624894bff2a0d56df013faadcfbdf37Caroline Sayer Spring may not officially start for another week, but spring-like weather has arrived in Méribel. To... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4126 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:18:03 +0000 a55e72268e42c5c4d5340ab7ed4221dfCaroline Sayer At last the Siberian weather is lessening its grip on the Alps. Today the sun unexpectedly shone and... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4117 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:08:53 +0000 b3b7d44d98ab109870c5473261f28dd7Caroline Sayer “This winter has gone on a bit” said my chilled companion on an exposed chairlift. He’s given to und... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4102 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:47:05 +0000 bb367d70e502ab3e2911ce8adbd8e8d7Caroline Sayer Today’s bitterly cold East wind reminds me of the old country rhyme that starts: “When the wind is... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4092 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:33:35 +0000 b84409ade1b665f048e358c0be33aaeeCaroline Sayer I have a small unsolved mystery to relate. I want to know why there is a large drop in the snow dep... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4077 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:41:39 +0000 fe729732852ec27346ea332ece61c861Caroline Sayer The past couple of days have seen the perfect weather for a ski resort: fresh snow has conveniently... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4068 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:18:34 +0000 16f8a0b45b50277ad7848b90740bbd87Caroline Sayer There is a lovely French expression “il pleut des cordes” which literally translated means “it’s rai... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4051 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:58:20 +0000 58eabc2ef35573aa8c98b4cd01f29db4Caroline Sayer Did you know that rain barely melts the snowpack, and that a warm wind dissolves snow much faster th... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4043 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:06:38 +0000 1bf63eea68f5108a3c27bdb0c571cc5fCaroline Sayer Today dawned with fat snowflakes whirling from the sky and a good 5cm of fresh snow in the resort. S... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4027 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:23:36 +0000 10dc6386e5dab5af16568e4616c50af0Caroline Sayer The snow, by all accounts, is in very good condition after several little snowfalls in the past few... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4015 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:00:26 +0000 ec07513af49cbd0157261e4c11c97994Caroline Sayer It was so warm this afternoon in Méribel it felt as if April had arrived early. Birds were singing,... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=4005 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:12:49 +0000 7518d1febae070514c24944e1e3e6e88Caroline Sayer There’s very little change to skiing conditions to report in Méribel. The snow on piste is still in... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3993 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:45:20 +0000 94fe777f38e985e5877a96393025262fCaroline Sayer The temperature display on the Rhodos gondola at La Chaudanne was showing -16C on Sunday morning, an... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3986 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:34:47 +0000 5936da319dee00cd1a61429921da8f9aCaroline Sayer Yippee – more snow! And it’s the lightest snow imaginable; I could quite literally blow the snow off... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3965 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:06:56 +0000 10e4f3984a614e409d0c4c9b8522dbbdCaroline Sayer The things you dread in life often turn out far less unpleasant than you expected, and the French ho... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3950 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:18:29 +0000 899c3e2fd6f8ab4d0ec6560e5611d220Caroline Sayer Skiing conditions don’t get much better than this. Powder paradise on Saturday was followed by cordu... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3940 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:26:00 +0000 c4d2eef1d2f1b325aaaf4631ab68d77fCaroline Sayer ******************SATURDAY UPDATE*********************** Since posting the below report, we've ha... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3928 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:32 +0000 ce1709f921b3172a447766689513869cCaroline Sayer Icy, freezing, bitter, wintry, arctic, parky, nippy, frosty, glacial, polar, brass monkeys. What a l... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3915 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:10:50 +0000 482722b0f8d904fa8b6ec048d7d4dfb4Caroline Sayer January ended in a gorgeous day with gorgeous snow. After heavy snowfalls on Friday and Saturday we... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3906 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:34:07 +0000 c0f3c4abec1afb1f4df511888b4398f2Caroline Sayer **** SATURDAY UPDATE***** Since writing the report below, the clouds have finally relented and dump... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3895 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:09:27 +0000 d0cdc8edc5508f45500c239744def7c9Caroline Sayer The world is swaying and moving despite my being firmly seated at my computer. This curious effect i... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3884 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:52:07 +0000 2e180e667026992fc6f8bb934741c2c8Caroline Sayer It’s been a week since our last major snowfall (only a little fell last Wednesday) but the snowpack... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3869 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:46:07 +0000 34bd03e589694e5b6e821d577332c08fCaroline Sayer To my mind, this has been the best week of the season so far. It started with a 20cm snowshower on S... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3864 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:09:10 +0000 f8af551cbf7b6c1acdf6f770bf74edcfCaroline Sayer The snow is absolutely blooming lovely after a fantastic snowfall on Sunday. 15-20cm fell in 24 hour... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3846 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:14:40 +0000 4f40339b7a5516dab1217e7b4d351d15Caroline Sayer A noisy start to the day. “Boom!” go the Tougnète avalanche blasters and a series of “cracks” echo b... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3834 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:56:13 +0000 fea798c107afbfc9375b7ad96afac8f3Caroline Sayer More snow fell yesterday (around 5cm in the resort) and today there was some lovely powder to bounce... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3822 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:57:37 +0000 e66a99e9ba338480b6348a44770e7c4eCaroline Sayer The last three days have seen typical fine January weather: cold and cloudless with bright sunshine.... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3810 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:40:14 +0000 91ed44b5ef5017b76928d476bbbda5b7Caroline Sayer The local weather forecasters got it wrong at the end of last week. We were promised a dump of up to... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3803 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:55:19 +0000 a58a0006c588eb7a1c2e68d95e982689Caroline Sayer Dobryiamp;#774; den’ Why, you may wonder, am I starting this snow report with a greeting in Russian?... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3787 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:06:05 +0000 1314cb6b3bc375bd5dc411797240abe1Caroline Sayer At last, some decent powder! The snow has finally started to arrive in quantity, and we’ve been out... http://www.merinet.com/snow_report.php?id_snow_report=3776 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:50:53 +0000