This is a fast food joint located at the bottom of the slopes in Mottaret village, nearby to Meribel. A seasonnaire's best kept secret, the outlet provides delicious burgers that are the size of your head (perfect for nourishment after a morning on the slopes), all for around €5 which make them pretty much the cheapest thing you can buy in the Alps. Plus, they really are scrumptious.

30 seconds off the slopes, but past the slopeside restaurants at the bottom of the runs in Mottaret. The stall is opposite the newsagents and will be easily located if you lookout for young snowboarders with burgers that look too big for human consumption.
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www.meribel.net/

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We found Nadine to be excellent and all three girls thought she was great. They instantly took a shine to her and were thoroughly entertained with both indoor and outdoor activities throughout the week. They were very well looked after which meant we could enjoy our days skiing stress-free. We would highly recommend her as a nanny.

Courchevel and Meribel www.snowbugs.co.uk/

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The words Meribel and budget do not go hand in hand. Meribel is renowned for its luxury chalets and extensive ski area rather than budget ski holidays. However there is a wonderful way to stay in the Meribel valley for next to nothing. Club Alpin Francais is a refuge in Les Allues, in the Meribel Valley. It is not out of the way, not in some unknown area or small hamlet and offers excellent budget accommodation for skiers and snowboarders. There are two dormitories which cost just 16 euros per person per night which means you could get a week self catered for less than £100pp (at the current exchange rate.)

www.ffcam.fr/
Club Alpin Francais, Les Allues, Meribel, 73550
0033 (0) 385 93 10 21
Nearest train staion - Moutiers
Nearest airport - Chambery
Nearest bus station - Les Allues
Nearest ski resort - Les Allues(3 valley ski region with over 650kmlinked skiing)
Nearest supermarket - Les Allues (5 min walk)
Nearest Bar - Les Allues (10 min walk)
Nearest Restaurant - Les Allues (5 min walk)
Nearest Lift - Les Allues ( 10 min walk)

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When skiing while teaching kids, avoid lift queues at the beginning and end of day by taking the lifts from Meribel Village up to Altiport. There's also a nice deli to grab a baguette and avoid huge on-piste sandwich costs.

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This place is a pizzeria downstairs and a la carte restaurant upstairs. Full of locals and suits every pocket. The food, wine and service were excellent and great value for money.

We went there on the chalet cooks night off and I would recommend you book immediately you find out which night you have to look after yourself.

Cross the road outside Barometer and head down the hill. From leaving the aforementioned bar to the restaurant is about 10 seconds on your hands and knees. Enjoy.

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Sledge down La Truite, a green piste which leads from Mottaret to Méribel - a lot steeper on a sledge than it looks on skis!

Great fun, you are given a sledge (with brakes of sorts), a helmet and a glow stick so you can spot the other sledgers in the dark as you hurtle down the slope, and are accompanied by ski guides to give you a push if you get stuck.

Tuesdays at 5.45pm, meet at Méribel-Mottaret tourist office (costs €3 per person, including sledge and helmet, put your name down at the tourist office)

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Bar/restaurant with panoramic views across the mountains.

You can eat traditional Savoyard specialities on the terrace or sit in a deckchair in the snow on a sunny day for a drink.

Good place to meet non-skiiers for lunch as you can reach it by the Pas du Lac cable car from Mottaret, and for learners there are lots of blue runs leading all the way back down to Méribel.

At the top of the Pas du Lac 1 cable car from Méribel-Mottaret
www.restaurant-lechardonnet-meribel.com

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The largest skiable area in the world, the last time I checked. Excellent for all levels of skiers and boarders. Three or four terrain parks for the more adveturous, and plenty of hikable off piste and backcountry. Each of the main resorts, Meribel, Couchevel, and Val thorens have "ski to" accommodation of varying price ranges and for those on a tighter budget there are the smaller resorts at the lower end of the valley.

This is truly the best ski area in the world. Without a shadow of a doubt. I chose Motterat in Meribel to highlight because it is slap bang in the middle of it all. The snow doesn't linger here as much as in Val Thorens but for ease of access to all three valleys you are on to a winner.

It really is time to forget about Chamonix, and its buses, and put the chaos of of Val d'Isere behind you. Les Trois Vallees is blazing ahead and leaving everyone waiting in the lift queue to follow its tracks.

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