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Hi all, found some chalets online in Meribel Les allures with a company called Ski Blanc. Can't seem to find many reviews online. Anyone have an experience of the company or the resort? I'm aware it's below meribel but it's much cheaper so works for us.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No experience of company.
Downside of resort for some is that unless you have your own transport you have to get the (free) bus or (lift-pass) gondola to Meribel centre, followed by a further short walk to get to the main lifts, in order to ski. And possibly the same to get back after skiing - as the Villages piste back to Les Allues is often closed, even in high season. Gondola doesn't run after 17:30 (17:00 in January). Buses roughly every 15-20 minutes at morning/evening peak times, down to about one an hour after 20:00.
Quieter in the evenings - if you want to party in Meribel it is a bus/taxi there and back.
But as you say - the plus side of all that is that it is much cheaper!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks so much for the info about the village. That's really helpful. The company has a minibus in the evenings so getting to / from meribel will be ok.
Is it busy to get to meribel on the bus or bubble in the mornings? We will be going off peak in early March.
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icedgemma wrote: |
Is it busy to get to meribel on the bus or bubble in the mornings? We will be going off peak in early March. |
I have not used the bubble. But I did spend a week in Meribel this year in an hotel that overlooks it, and at 8:30 am to 9 ish I can assure you it''s a) running, and b) pretty empty, having watched it daily at breakfast.
Stick a trip report on when you get back- I've considered moving out a bit, so the info will be great.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ive' used the bubble over the Christmas week a few years back, no problem getting up in the morning around 9.00 am, however always a queue coming back down at the end of the day but moves quickly.
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their map - https://www.skiblanc.co.uk/meribel-les-allues.htm is a little 'squashed' i would suggest and distances are a little longer than you might imagine. it's probably 2-3 minutes in boots from chalets 1-4 to the bus and a bit more from 6 to the gondola.
like a number of other snowheads I have stayed with Ski Hame in their chalet which is ten paces from la tsaretta (11 on that map). chalets 1-4 from Ski Blanc look like they are close to the bubble, but if feels like you are in the middle of nowhere, as there's about 4 chalets and the bubble lift. Oh and when you get to the top of the bubble its still a minute or two yomping across the tennis courts until you get to a real lift.
The 'main drag' for les allues is over the road and beyond the roundabout. Although it's a 'no-horse town' sort of place, one small shop which is never open when you want it. 3-4 (allegedly 6) restaurants and one good pub (la tsaretta) although with beer at 7 eur 2 years ago, it's not as 'cheap down the mountain' as you might think
Mountainaddict's tip about getting the bus to/from Village is a good one. About 4 years ago taxi' minibuses down from la chaudanne were 30 euro one-way
already booked my return in Dec this year
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I have stayed with Ski Blanc a few times and really enjoyed it .... but that was over 10 years ago so I have no recent experience.
I found taking the bubble every day no problem.
One suggestion ..... The first time I went I would carry my skis and wear my ski boots all the way to and from the chalet.
I would highly recommend that you don't do this as it quickly becomes a real chore.
By far the best thing to do is to leave skis and boots in the lockers at the bottom of the main Meribel lifts. There is a cost involved but well worth the joy of walking home in your trainers!
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I have stayed in Les Allues in March and been able to ski back. The piste is uninteresting and when officially closed can be a little difficult to follow IME.
If you are not staying near the bubble then use the bus, to/from Village unless you need the ski schools at Chaudanne.
Having stayed in Brides a few times the bubble can be busy first thing, with a queue in Brides at 8:30 but gets much quieter after 9:00. It is possible to ski back to the bubble top station by following a path towards the chalets just above the lift.
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