Skiing Méribel from Helsinki
Méribel sits 1450–2952 m in France. Flying via CMF, then a 90 km transfer. About 6.5 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. The valley faces west, so the lower runs go to slush in a warm spell.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
€1,977
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
CMF
About 6.5 hours door to door
Value rank from Helsinki
81 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
3.24
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Helsinki?
A week here works out 42% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Helsinki, and it comes 81th on value.
At 6.5 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Méribel is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about €1,645 — roughly €332 less than from Helsinki.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €1,050 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €380 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €185 |
| Return flights and transfer from Helsinki | €362 |
| Total per person | €1,977 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Helsinki
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Hemavan Tärnaby — Sweden, index 6.47€942 less
- Lofsdalen — Sweden, index 6.34€1,078 less
- Cervinia — Italy, index 6.27€590 less
Who sells Méribel in Finland
No operator on our list sells Méribel as a package into Finland. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Méribel is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.