Europe Explored » pistes https://europeexplored.com Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 An Apres Ski Guide to Meribel, France – What To Do After a Day on the Slopes https://europeexplored.com/2012/12/17/an-apres-ski-guide-to-meribel-france-what-to-do-after-a-day-on-the-slopes/ https://europeexplored.com/2012/12/17/an-apres-ski-guide-to-meribel-france-what-to-do-after-a-day-on-the-slopes/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:52:30 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=12527 So on your holiday you decided to make it a ski trip. Although your days are planned out and filled with activities galore on the slopes, you are stumped with what to do after you have put those ski poles to rest. Meribel has no lack of après ski once those lifts shut off for […]

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So on your holiday you decided to make it a ski trip. Although your days are planned out and filled with activities galore on the slopes, you are stumped with what to do after you have put those ski poles to rest. Meribel has no lack of après ski once those lifts shut off for the day.

Meribel has over 20 hot spots to help you celebrate a great day on the slopes. Be it your dance shoes that you wish to satisfy, your ears with some nice tunes, or if you just want to catch a drink or two with some buds – Meribel’s après ski activities are sure to fulfil you (if not your liver). So before heading back to your luxury chalet, enjoy an après ski hot spot of your choice in Meribel. Here is a guide to some of the best:

Apres ski activities in Meribel, France
Apres ski activities in Meribel, France by Leo-setä

Le Pub

Le Pub is a large local bar, located conveniently in the centre of Meribel. Luckily for Le Pub, its spacious size makes for an area where live music is available. After a long day on the slopes you can easily walk right on over to Le Pub – it’s only a little away from the bottom of the pistes. Le Pub starts off its nights with live bands and shakes up the mountains through the night. It also offers pool tables where you can catch a game or two with your friends.

Jacks Bar

Jacks Bar is a newly established venue and most certainly one of the liveliest in Meribel. Jacks Bar offers various types of entertainment for après ski – pool, live music, parties, theme nights, and even stand-up comedy with new and upcoming comedians. If you want to get some air, but not the kind you were getting on the slopes, Jacks Bar has an open terrace that overlooks the mountain range.

Le Rond Point Bar

Le Rond Point Bar is known to mountain sports enthusiasts as one of the liveliest partying venues for après ski. Aside from its upbeat atmosphere Le Rond Point Bar provides the most exquisite a la carte dishes for skiers in all of Meribel. The bar also offers one of Meribel’s most popular drinks – toffee vodka, along with snacks to keep you munching your night away.

Skiing in Meribel, France
Skiing in Meribel, France by Leo-setä

Evolution Bar

Evolution Bar is Meribel’s most popular and renowned bar. It is well known for its au courant bar and internet cafe making for an excellent après ski and chill out when you are looking to get warmed up. It is located right next to Jacks Bar so if you are looking to do a little bar hopping, this is where you will want to focus your night.

Barometer

Barometer is located in Meribel centre, and is mainly a bar for the chalets of Meribel. It is the bar you are looking for if you want a night out but want it to be relaxing and calming. This bar is a modern venue and serves some of the best wines that you will find in this winter wonderland.

Ski holidays in Meribel are guaranteed to be lots of fun – both on and off the slopes!

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Via Lattea – Milky Way with 400 km of ski slopes in Italy https://europeexplored.com/2012/01/04/via-lattea-milky-way-with-400-km-of-ski-slopes-in-italy/ https://europeexplored.com/2012/01/04/via-lattea-milky-way-with-400-km-of-ski-slopes-in-italy/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:49:52 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=5858 Via Lattea, which means “Milky Way” is a large ski centre, stretching at the Italian-French border, about 70 kilometres west of the city of Turin (Torino). Most of its territory lies on the Italian side, where are popular resorts like Sestriere, Sauze d’Oulx, Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana, Claviere and Pragelato. On French territory you can find […]

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Via Lattea, which means “Milky Way” is a large ski centre, stretching at the Italian-French border, about 70 kilometres west of the city of Turin (Torino). Most of its territory lies on the Italian side, where are popular resorts like Sestriere, Sauze d’Oulx, Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana, Claviere and Pragelato. On French territory you can find Montgenèvre resort. The area of ​​Via Lattea became much known in 2006 when it hosted many competitions during Turin Winter Olympics, for example, Alpine, Nordic and acrobatic skiing or sledging.

Sestriere, Ski resort in Italy
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Area of Via Lattea boasts in total 400 km of ski slopes, which are situated in the mountains at an altitude of 1350 – 2823 meters above sea level. There are 200, mainly red, interconnected pistes, from which you definitely should not miss the Olympic slopes located in Sestriere or Sansicariu. Another resort of Pragelato is a place of the Olympic cross-country trails. You can try a total of 79 lifts here that are able to transport more than 105,000 skiers within an hour.

Via Lattea offers several snow parks, ski schools and have over 30 restaurants directly on the slopes. An offer of après-ski activities in the area of ​​Via Lattea is fully sufficient thanks to shops, bars and restaurants where you can taste the specialties of delicious local cuisine. Those, who are even after returning from the skiing day still full of energy, can skate on ice rinks in the areas of Sestriere, Sauze d’Oulx and Claviere.

One day ski pass costs €20, if you are coming for more days, it is better to buy a ski pass that can be used on all of the 400km of slopes. For such 6-day ski pass you should pay €231.

For further details visit official site of Via Lattea.


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