New 2026 Méribel / Mottaret Piste Map – 3 New Lifts!

The first release of the new 2026 piste map for Méribel and Mottaret is now available to download. All the 3 Valleys Maps will be uploaded on our Three Valleys Piste Maps page as soon as they are available – so far Courchevel / La Tania, Méribel / Mottaret and The 3 Valleys PDFs are online.

The replacement Côte Brune lift will open up in December at the top of the Méribel Valley. This old 4 seater chair was one of the longest (and often coldest) lifts in the 3 Valleys and has been replaced by a gondola. The Rhodos I and II gondolas have been completely refurbed with new cabins and modernised lift stations.

Update: Thanks to TM – There’s always something we miss when looking at the newly released piste maps… The Campagnol piste (skiers left when descending from Mont Vallon) has been “upgraded” to a Black. Previously both runs down Mont Vallon were red.

New on the Ski Area for Winter 2026

See the numbers on the piste map

1 – Côte Brune Gondola

The new gondola is manufactured by Leitner and will be faster, more comfortable and warmer! Surprisingly not a huge increase in capacity but the twin boarding platforms should ensure fuller occupancy and faster access.

The new lift features:

• 50 ten-seater cabins (replacing 128 chairs)
• 14 pylons instead of 25
• Twin boarding platforms
• Cabins: Sigma Diamond-10
• Speed: 7 m/s
• Capacity: 2,600 skiers per hour (previously 2,200). Some documents state 2,800 and 2,070.
• Vertical: 540m (from 2310m to 2850m)
• Length: 2040m
• Travel time: 4mins 36 secs
• Cost €25m

There’s a new giant heart symbol at the top for those “on top of the world” photos with Mont Blanc in the background along with a new picnic area.

2 – Rhodos Gondola II

The completely refurbed Rhodos gondola has new cabins and lift stations in a €10m investment. The original gondola dates back to 1989! This lift was similar to the La Tania gondola with a theoretical capacity of 12 people so it will be interesting to see if we follow a similar upgrade path which is scheduled to start in Summer 2026.

3 – Rhodos Gondola I

The €10m project sees 43 new Poma Diamond cabins (3 more than the old one) with a capacity of 8 seated or 10 standing installed. All 3 stations will be modernised (the top station next Summer) plus all new electrics, motor infrastructure, lift mechanics etc deployed.

Further improvements near the mid station will include a gentler green run, some piste widening and more chalet / hotel building work. Upgrades to magic carpet lifts too. The Adrêt chairlift is still there (at the moment!) but there are plans to remove it and a have a lift from the Rond Point up to the Rhodos mid-station – probably like a mini cable car similar to Petit Moriond in 1650.

4 – La Chaudanne Lounge

The Lounge de la Chaudanne is being refurbished (it’s now over 10 years old!). Seating up to 85 people this modern, bright and warm picnic / rest area has drinks and food vending machines, microwaves, kettles and phone charging points.

5 – Roc de Fer Tunnel

New street art by artist Franck Blériot adorns the tunnel under the Roc de Fer piste. It’s inspired by the past and future of the competitions held on this piste.

6 – Gondola Station in Brides Les Bains

In Brides-les-Bains, the Olympe 1 gondola base station is getting a full refurbishment with Méribel Alpina spending €2.9 million on the upgrade work. A new lift and escalators improve access to a spacious new ticket office with new automated ticket machines, ticket desk, water fountain, hot drinks machine and automated lockers.

7 – Doron Magic Carpet

This long magic carpet in the centre of Mottaret is now covered to shelter beginners from poor weather this Winter.

8 – Roc de Fer Summit

Yet another picnic / rest area with photo point, hammocks and shelter. Plus one of those bloody big Méribel hearts too probably…

9 – Mont Vallon Summit

New photo spot here too, complete with Instagram frame etc – to be fair the views are amazing from up here!