{
  "name": "Méribel",
  "alternateNames": [
    "メリベル",
    "梅里贝尔"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/meribel/",
  "summary": "A resort in the central valley of Les 3 Vallées, with skiing up to Mont Vallon.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Savoie",
    "latitude": 45.4,
    "longitude": 6.57
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2952,
    "village": 1450
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.meribel.net",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 13.1,
      "february": 10.5,
      "march": 12.5,
      "april": 10.5,
      "may": 8.1,
      "june": 0.5,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0.3,
      "september": 2.5,
      "october": 4.8,
      "november": 11.3,
      "december": 12.6
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 19,
      "february": 11,
      "march": 15,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 8,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 4,
      "november": 13,
      "december": 19
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -10.7,
        "high": -3.1
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -9.1,
        "high": -0.6
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -8.2,
        "high": 0.2
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -5,
        "high": 3
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -1.5,
        "high": 7
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 4.3,
        "high": 13.8
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 6.7,
        "high": 16.1
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 6.4,
        "high": 16.2
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 2.6,
        "high": 11.9
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -0.7,
        "high": 8.1
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -7.4,
        "high": 1
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -9.2,
        "high": -1.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 72,
      "2017/18": 141,
      "2018/19": 102,
      "2019/20": 113,
      "2020/21": 105,
      "2021/22": 81,
      "2022/23": 91,
      "2023/24": 124,
      "2024/25": 79,
      "2025/26": 91
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Méribel official website",
      "url": "https://www.meribel.net/en/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Méribel ski area",
      "url": "https://www.meribel.net/en/ski-area/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Méribel ski pass site on Mont Vallon",
      "url": "https://www.skipass-meribel.com/en/mont-vallon"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9ribel"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia (Courchevel)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courchevel"
    },
    {
      "label": "Les 3 Vallées lift opening dates",
      "url": "https://www.les3vallees.com/en/live/lifts-and-trails-opening"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com, Les 3 Vallées",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/les-3-vallees-val-thorens-les-menuires-meribel-courchevel/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}