Snowparks in Meribel & the 3 Valleys

Snowparks in Courchevel

Courchevel boasts the only railpark in the Three Valleys, complete with various rails and box modules for both skiers and boarders to try their hands at. All standards are welcome to come and get stuck in, with two Railpark Rangers on hand to offer advise and top tips.

The Snowcross trail on the Loze piste will try and catch you out with whoops, banked curves and other sneaky pitfalls as you race your mates to the bottom.

The Parc Plantery is also worth checking out for its baby and half-pipes, tables, hips and more. Even if you're not ready to try out any death-defying manouvres yourself it is still great just to go and watch!

Snowparks in Meribel

In the Meribel valley there are two snow parks with jumps, tables, half pipes, a snow-cross etc. One is under the Plattieres II lift above Mottaret, and the other (known as the Moon Park) is in the Arpasson sector above Meribel (take the Plan de l'Homme lift). Check the latter out at moonpark.net.

There is even a cheaper lift pass which gives access just to the two parks. Regular competitions are held during the season - details are published at the tourist offices. And yes, skiers can use the snowparks too.

Snowparks in Val Thorens

There is a fantastic 70,000m² snowpark on the Plateaux Pistes. You can access it from the Moutière chairlift, and a drag lift allows you to slide back up to the top once you've jumped and somersaulted (hopefully on purpose) your way through the course!

All the runs are colour coded depending on their difficulty : green (easy), blue (medium), red (difficult) and black (very difficult). The snowpark has five zones; a boardercross (800m long), three freestyle zones classified according to their technical difficulty (beginners, intermediates and experts) and a Jump'Air (a jump with arrival on a "stunt man's" mattress). The snowpark contains Whoops (a succession of waves), a corner (raised bend), a jump table and big air, a wall ride (extended snow wall), a hand rail and a half pipe.