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Ongoing Ski Lift Upgrades For This Coming Winter - Part 2

Posted
September 30, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to the second blog post regarding ski lift upgrades for this coming winter in Méribel and the 3 Valleys. Last week I posted photos and spoke about the brand new Cotê Brune ski lift above Méribel-Mottaret, and also the brand new Chenus ski lift coming out of Courchevel 1850.

Ongoing Ski Lift Upgrades For This Coming Winter - Part 1

Posted
September 23, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to another post from your favourite blogging Méribel Ski Instructor. This time it will be much more ski related than the last few posts over the summer. As many of you will be aware, I was very fortunate to spend some time in Méribel this summer.

Favourite Photos From This Summer In Méribel

Posted
September 10, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to the latest post from your favourite blogging Méribel ski instructor. I left Méribel last week and am adjusting to life without mountains for the moment. Having said that, I thought I'd post several photos that I took last month that are my favourites from the trip.

Hikes In And Around Méribel

Posted
August 30, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to another post from your favourite blogging Méribel ski instructor. The previous few posts have been focused on my summer visit to Méribel, and staying with a skiing theme.

Courchevel - Col de la Loze

Posted
August 17, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome back to another summer post from your favourite Méribel blogging ski instructor. I'm trying this year to have a bit more of a skiing theme with my summer posts, in order to help regular skiers of the 3 Valleys visualise where many of these photos have been taken.

Méribel In August

Posted
August 9, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to another post from your favourite blogging Méribel ski instructor. This time last weekend, the Méribel Valley celebrated the annual Fête à Fanfoué, an event that highlights the heritage of the valley.

Hello From Chaource & Méribel

Posted
August 2, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to a summer post from your favourite blogging Méribel ski instructor. And this time, I'm back in the mountains for a summer break.

Uplifting Upheaval

Posted
July 11, 2025

Hi everyone, and welcome to an out of character July blog post. It's not often I write posts during the 'quiet' summer months within the ski industry, but thought I'd buck the trend this year.

Alpine Royalty

Posted
June 5, 2025

Hi everyone and welcome to another post from your favourite blogging Méribel ski instructor. I've been back in the UK now for well over a month, and the ski season certainly feels like quite a while ago now.

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