Meribel – A Brief History: From Heritage to Modern Ski Luxury
It’s funny… a lot of people arrive in Méribel thinking it’s always been like this. Perfectly placed chalets, tree-lined runs, everything just… working. But honestly, it didn’t start that way at all. Méribel exists because one person didn’t like what was happening elsewhere. It started with a bit of frustration (and a smart decision) Back in the 1930s, skiing was already growing in Europe, but most British skiers were heading to Austria. Then things got tense politically. Not exactly the kind of place you want to keep holidaying in. So a guy named Peter Lindsay — Scottish, pretty determined by the sounds of it — started looking for somewhere else. Somewhere in France, but not just anywhere. He wanted a place that felt right for skiing, not forced. He ended up in the Les Allues valley. Quiet, fairly untouched, proper mountain landscape. Not glamorous, not built up. Just potential. And that’s kind of the key thing about Méribel . It wasn’t “developed” in the usual sense. It ...