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The Merinet.Com Meribel Snow Report

... (& Rock Report in the summer!)
Our snow reports (and the summer updates) are your guide to the resort's pistes and activities, mixed in with news, views and gossip from around the slopes. We aim to offer more than just stats about snow depths, and we always give you an honest and frank account of what the snow is really like. We want to give you the best information to help you make decisions as to when and where to ski. We try and keep the reports coming regularly, especially when the snow is falling; but even when conditions aren't great we'll give you plenty of ideas and insiders' tips on where to go and how amuse yourself on the slopes. If you have any feedback on the reports please let us know.

Don't forget to check out our Video Snow Reports so you can see the conditions for yourselves!
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Snow Report from Thu 1st May 2008 16:43 pm Archived Reports:
Last snowfall:
Wednesday 30th April 2008
Depth lower slopes:
0 cm at 1450 m
3 CONSIDERABLE AVALANCHE
HAZARD

3/5 : CONSIDERABLE
SNOWPACK
The snowpack is weakly bonded in most steep slopes [1] .
Depth last snowfall:
2 cm at 1450 m
Depth upper slopes:
208 cm at 2700 m
Max. temperature:
15 °C at 1450 m
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The Merinet.Com Meribel Snow Report
by Caroline Sayer | 3 Valleys Resort Reporter

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1 May Meribel and a snowy Saulire
1 May Meribel and a snowy Saulire
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Another season has ended and Méribel has slipped into its interseason slumber. In May the resort is almost deserted; the seasonnaires have all gone home and the locals leave for a well-earned holiday. The snow gradually melts, the first flush of green slowly moves up the valley and the first crocus and alpine snowbells start to push through the earth. After six long months of winter we are always absurdly glad to see these first flowers which show the land is coming back to life again.

After this brilliantly snowy season there is still a vast amount of snow on the slopes and it is frustrating not to be able to reach it now all the lifts have closed. There is, however, one way to continue enjoying the snow in May and that is to go ski touring (ski de randonnée). During April and May many of the mountain refuges open for ski tourers and this is a wonderful time of year to explore from hut to hut. I’ve just returned from an exciting three days touring above Val d’Isere. There is something very elemental and pure in this sort skiing. You escape all the manufactured aspects of a big ski area – lifts, noise, crowds, groomed runs - and enter a quieter and more untouched area of nature. High up in the Vanoise National Park we were privileged to see rare Alpine Ptarmigan still in their white winter plumage, a group of chamois peering down at us from craggy heights and young marmots playing in the snow. We left the only tracks on virgin snow in deserted valleys, coped with all snow conditions from slush to powder, and whizzed joyfully down perfect spring snow miles from the nearest people. Walking uphill for several hours certainly makes you appreciate the descents, and we returned sunburned, unwashed, tired but curiously elated by our brief ‘back to nature’ ski trip. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to ski on the wild side.

If you would like to know what is happening in your favourite resort during the rest of the year then please do keep reading. We keep this Meribel snow report updated every week or so during the summer as well as every other day during the winter season. We also offer you free Video Snow Reports, so you can see and hear exactly what conditions are like. If you want even more up-to-date news on the ski conditions, why not sign up for our Dump Alert? We'll email you each time it snows enough to significantly change the skiing conditions. It's great to know that the snow is falling in the run-up to your holiday, and it might even allow you to book a last-minute weekend when the snow is particularly good. The service is free, and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.

Useful Information
Piste map for Les 3 Vallees (in pdf format)
Current status for opening of Meribel and Mottaret Pistes & Lifts
Meribel Webcam Index


Useful Links
Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research
French Avalanche Research Institute
Meteo France - Mountain weather and avalanche conditions bulletins (in French)
Henry's Avalanche Talk - popular avalanche training sessions based in French Alps as well as translation of current avalanche conditions
PisteHors.com - Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding News in English for the French Alps. Excellent coverage of avalanche safety and advice
Off-piste Avalanche Status - More detail
3 CONSIDERABLE DEGREE OF HAZARD
3/5 : CONSIDERABLE
SNOWPACK
The snowpack is weakly bonded in most steep slopes [1] .
AVALANCHE PROBABILITY
Triggering possible, sometimes even with low additional loads [2] . The resort avalanche bulletin will indicate many slopes which are particularly affected. In certain conditions, medium and occasionally large-sized natural avalanches may occur.

[1] Generally described in more detail in the resort avalanche bullettin (e.g. altitude, aspect, type of terrain etc.)
[2] Additional load:

  • High: e.g. group of skiers, piste machine, avalanche blasting
  • Low: e.g. skier, walker
  • Steep slopes: Slopes with an incline of more than about 30°
  • Steep extreme slopes: Particularly unfavourable in terms of the incline, terrain profile, proximity to ridge, smoothness of underlying ground surface.

This is an indication of status at time of writing. Please check latest situation at the lift stations before setting out.

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