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Hi, booked for Meribel this weekend 25jan for one week on the ski train.
Could someone give me a detailed route for the apres-ski scene (exact details would be nice saying time/place to take advantage of the happy hours/ offers).
Yours skiingly, Kieran.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just a few I sampled last week - Cactus coming off the piste at Chaudanne (live music), Scotts for after dinner drinking & dancing (live music), bowling alley for a variety of apres ski activities including my favourite - table football, Grand Marnier creperie for amazing cocktails and delicious crepes at very reasonable prices, Fifty 50 for sushi and great shots at wallet busting prices - that's all I remember, but I must have a bad memory as I had to be reminded by a friend about eating the sushi!
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go to le rond pointe (the ronnie) for apres at 4pm straight off the piste. they have live music and a happy hour between 4-5pm. they close at 7pm. the best bar in town for the evening, imho, is le pub. also great for live music. barometer is good for a quiet drink.
avoid dicks tea bar at all costs. the music is awful and it's simply not worth the walk.
have a great time.
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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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Basing this purely on my seaosn during 1998/99 so may have been subject ot massive change!
16.00 - 18.30 - agree with goaty, must start at the rond-point - live bad every week night, especially Wednesday when have guest band - drinking and dancing in your ski kit before skiing home
18.30 - 21.00 - shower/food time
21.00 - 22.00 - Jacks bar for 1/2 price Mutzig beer (double strength) and a few games of pool
22.00 - 01.00 - the Pub, often for more live bands
01.00 - 04.00 - Dicks - but i agree with the above. Best to be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Best to go hard and early on the apres, and save some energy for the slopes
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Excellent report from goaty and simo1234. Good tip on the Jacks bar.
Is there any other happy hours that any one knows about?
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Anyone tried 'Le Loft' as a late alternative to Dicks?
Why is Dicks best to be avoided?Is it purely based on the inability to ski the next day 
Im out there next weekend and again looking for ideas for the slightly more senile 30 something group of Fellas?
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God it looks nice there today compared to the complete white out yesterday: http://www.merinet.com/webcam.php
On natives.co.uk mentions La taverne - What is this place like? Wednesday is €2 pint (may have changed?)
Also mentions Scotts bar:
Sunday '2 4 1' Cocktail promotion 2100-2200
Wednesday '2 4 1' Cocktail promotion 2100-2200 THE HUSTLE [rockin' four piece band] from 2200
Thursday Friday '2 4 1' Cocktail promotion 2100-2200 DJ BLAST from 2200
also on http://www.meribel-unplugged.co.uk/bpmer.htm
it says Rond point is happy hour 1600-1700
+ The Cactus : (Chaudanne) - 2 Happy Hours at 1600-1700 & 22.30-2330
(that is a late happy hour?? could comeone confirm if it is true?
+La taverne has a happy hour but not saying what time - does anyone know?
+le pub (aka le doron pub) - various happy hours - again times unpublished
CAN ANYONE VERIFY THESE?
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hedley, le loft is better than dicks, if you enjoy a bit of euro trance. you'll find a more french crowd in le loft, which is probably a good thing. dicks is primarily awful cos the music is naff, it's expensive and it's a meat market. if that's your bag, then happy days.
kezzy1966, i found le taverne cramped and the crowd a bit snotty.
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kezzy1966 last year the Cactus was certainly doing the late happy hour as well.
I'd recommend the earlier one though, check out the house wine prices, last year I think it was about 10e a bottle, similar price to 2 pints!
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UPDATE...UPDATE
Says here:
on http://www.merinet.com/listings/Meribel/Bars,_Cafes_&_Clubs/106/ALL/ALL/ALL
That Le pub is happy hour 1600-1800. Therefore is it worth leaving Rondo Point when happy hour ends there at 1700 and getting cheap beers at Le pub??
What is Le pub like immediately after skiing?
Also same site indicates La Taverne is happy hour 1700-2000 and 2200-2300
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music is naff, it's expensive and it's a meat market.
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right you have got my interest now...I'll need full directions
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