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Just wondering if any fellow SH had stayed with Silverski in Meribel - in particular Chalet Kings Hame. Some half decent late deals out there. Any reviews or personal experience to share ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I may be a bit biased, as admittedly i worked for silverski in meribel a long time ago now, but generally you cannot fault the service and value you get from them, decent food, normally mature (married) chalet hosts, and sunday tranfers ( less traffic and quiet Saturday skiing!!), the amount of repeat bookings says it all!!!
also best ski area in the world, hope you have a great time if you decide to go with them.
cheers
terry
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@terrygasson, Thanks, already booked (for £400 each incl flights, transfers etc seemed good value) and only heard good things about Silverski. Not stayed in Meribel before so I don't know the layout of the town, not much detail on the chalet on their website but is a 6 min walk or free bus to the lifts. Just hoping the snow stays until 5th April !
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@damobloke1, Meribel might be a bit low for April, but there's plenty of great skiing higher up.
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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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@pam w, that was my thinking too!
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How is Meribel too low at 1400 metres and top peaks 2950 and 2700 ? most alpine villages are below that and have great spring skiing...
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skimottaret wrote: |
How is Meribel too low at 1400 metres and top peaks 2950 and 2700 ? most alpine villages are below that and have great spring skiing... |
We went to the 3V late March a few years ago and anything below 1800m was frozen porridge in the morning and slush in the afternoon, so hot was it. (We skied in fleeces rather than jackets and were still really hot.) The skiing at high altitude was absolutely superb, as was sunbathing at lunchtime!
There was a lot of snow on the ground, but the combination of no new snow and high temperatures did lead to a conclusion of "Anything below 1800m is too low".
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like most things that are weather dependant, it is luck of the draw, I have been there in early april, and it has been like a bad scene from Glastonbury, but worst case you could get on rhodos/tougnette at mid station to avoid the mud if you want, but generally you could always ski down to le pub steps. on the other hand I have been there in mid april and have had the best conditions, on and off piste for the whole season, after a couple of weeks of on/off snow.
at the end of the day, due to the amount of investent in lifts/snow cannons, it is why it is without doubt the best ski area in the world!!
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most alpine villages are below that and have great spring skiing...
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the French villages below that kind of altitude generally close in early April. There are three lower villages in the Espace Diamant and they all close completely in early April - the 6th I think, this year. And sometimes a fair few pistes will be either closed or not worth bothering with before that. The lower Megeve lifts will close before end of March.
Meribel is linked to much higher skiing so will stay open even when it's a mud fest, I suppose. But outside the big ski factories few resorts will be open after mid April. Sometimes the snow might be fine - but the customers have gone biking.
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Actually it is really bad skiing Easter time in Meribel, the restaurants are rammed, no sun chairs to be found, icy horrid snow (if it isn't a mud fest) and huge queues, avoid at all costs (especially 6-13 April)
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