5 ideas for snowshoeing adventures in Méribel

Published on July 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Snowshoeing in Méribel is a real adventure you'll remember for a long time. With friends, family, a couple or even on your own, you'll be able to get away from it all in an exceptional setting, whether in the Vanoise Park or the Tueda nature reserve, both of which are close to the Méribel 3 Vallées resort. You can go snowshoeing for a day or half-day, at beginner or advanced levels. All you need to do is hire and equip your own snowshoes, download the snowshoe and footpath map and off you go for a walk in the great outdoors. But if you want to combine two activities, there are plenty of microadventures on offer in Méribel. What about trying out Qi Gong, tasting a chocolate fondue, tracking down the animals that live in the mountains and discovering how they live in an igloo, or joining an igloo at night to eat a Savoyard fondue?

Snowshoeing excursion

Summary

Is snowshoeing suitable for everyone?
Multi-day snowshoe trek
⭐Where to sleep in Méribel to do these activities?

Is snowshoeing suitable for everyone?

By staying on snowshoe trails or footpaths, snowshoeing is a sport accessible to all those who can walk, young and old alike. Snowshoes adapt to the natural movements of walking. On the other hand, if you want to venture off-piste, or with a greater difference in altitude, going out on snowshoes can be very cardio intensive and can become much more difficult if you are not trained. What's more, we strongly advise you not to venture off-piste on your own. If you hire a guide, it's best to tell him or her about your fitness level.

Snow-capped mountains in Méribel

Snowshoeing and Qi Gong in Méribel

If you want to relax both body and mind, a snowshoeing and Qi Gong outing is the perfect way to discover Méribel this winter.

Don't know what Qi Gong is? But you've probably already seen groups of people doing movements in parks. They are practising this sport, which comes from traditional Chinese medicine and helps to restore spiritual, physical and mental balance so that you can stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Qi Gong works on the body's energies.

Who can I go snowshoeing with?

Thierry from Raquett'Evasion

https://www.raquettevasion.com/raquette-qi-gong-marche-nordique?utm_source=easyvoyage

contact@raquettevasion.com

☎️ +33 (0)7 67 12 24 60

Family snowshoeing with chocolate fondue

This family outing is available on Wednesday afternoons during the school holidays. It is suitable for children aged 6 and over. The hike lasts around 2 hours 15 minutes and has an ascent of 150 metres. During your snowshoe hike, you'll be able to enjoy a chocolate fondue in an unusual setting, as you'll be out in the great outdoors. A perfect activity for children, who will also have the chance to observe animal tracks and learn more about the surrounding nature.

Who should you take on a chocolate fondue snowshoe outing with?

With Raquette'Evasion

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💰 Prices: €36 for under-16s and €42 per adult.

Trappers Kids

A snowshoe outing for children aged 5 to 13 to discover animal tracks, learn about mountain survival, find your bearings in the snow and discover how to build an igloo. Children will love this adventure, all the while wearing snowshoes to get around.

Who can I take a Trappeurs Kids outing with?

With the Méribel ESF

https://www.esf-meribel.com/nordique/?utm_source=easyvoyage

Departure: Restaurant Le Blanchot & Mottaret - Méribel - Centre

☎️Informations and bookings by phone on 04 79 08 60 31

Igloo evening

Would you like to spend an original and memorable evening during your stay in Méribel? Eating fondue in an igloo accessible only by snowshoe is truly an evening you'll remember for the rest of your life. After putting on your snowshoes and a headlamp, you'll take a short snowshoe hike of around an hour to reach an igloo and enjoy a Savoyard fondue with a good Reblochon cheese and Savoy wine. After your meal, you'll descend into the powder snow at around 10pm.

Who can I spend an evening with in an igloo?

This unusual evening is organised by Raquett'Evasion

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💰 Price: €65 all inclusive (snowshoes, sticks and headlamps + meal in the igloo with wine)

The outing may be cancelled depending on snow conditions.

Multi-day snowshoe trek

For the more sporty and lovers of wide open spaces, treks are available over several days for total immersion in the Vanoise Park with one or more nights in a guarded or unguarded refuge.

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Two women on a snowshoe trek @zhukovvvlad / Shutterstock

Who to do a snowshoe trek with?

Raquett'Evasion offers 4 types of trek with dates defined on their website or tailor-made to suit your availability.

The Tour de l'Aiguille du Fruit in the Vanoise Park, with an overnight stay in an unguarded refuge. Between 5 and 6 hours of snowshoeing per day and an evening in the Lacs Merlet refuge. Price: €280 per person
The Tour de la Pointe de la Sana is a 4-day trek from Tignes to Val d'Isère, with 3 nights' accommodation in guarded refuges. Price: €570
Thabor - Objective 3000 metres with a 3-day trek in the high mountains of the Mont Thabor massif. You'll cross a pass at an altitude of over 3000 metres and spend two nights in a guarded hut. Price: €430
Beaufortain with a 2-day hike in the Naves valley. Overnight in a guarded refuge. Price: €230