To the majority of British visitors, Méribel feels like a winter extension to the Home Counties. First earmarked as a skiing destination in 1938 by a British colonel called Peter Lindsay – who was ...

The super-chalet was to the chalet what the superyacht was to the yacht: bigger, better, faster, more toys, more luxury, more service . . . more, more, more. But as with superyachts, super-chalets ...

Méribel, a resort widely perceived as Surrey on skis, enhanced its upmarket appeal when Le Kaïla, its first five-star hotel, opened last December. The name hints at Kailash, a sacred mountain in Tibet ...

It was a glorious sunny morning on Sunday when Michael Schumacher left his chalet in the exclusive Alpine resort of Méribel to go skiing with his 14-year-old son. The previous day had seen fresh ...

Taking an Alpine chalet is the way to beat the ski crowds in this or any European season. Buy the thing if you can swing the freight, rent it if you don't want the bother, but either way, on or around ...

Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa jetted off on a private ski holiday with their families last winter, according to reports. Now it has emerged the two sisters recently took a holiday together with ...

Situated right in the middle of France’s expansive Les Trois Vallées region in Savoie, Méribel is the perfect place to explore one of the biggest combined piste areas in the world. The resort enjoys ...

There comes a time when we have to accept that the “snow” we’ve been calling “a bit wet” for hours is actually just rain and when that time comes we look to higher ground in search of the white fluffy ...

On what turns out to be one of the best days of the season, I'm skiing powdery pistes with ski instructor David Lindsay. David isn't just any instructor; he's the son of Meribel's founding father ...

The design, described as "sleek and elegant", is said to have "more assertive emphasis" of the two French resorts. Two young skiers, Anais from Courchevel and Tom from Méribel, unveiled the new emblem ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. I was lucky enough to visit Méribel twice last season. Once in January when the snow was ...