Meribel webcams: every camera live

Méribel webcams live

Checking the snow before booking, glancing at the pistes before clicking in, or simply keeping the mountain longing alive: the Méribel webcams stream continuous views of the valley, from the La Chaudanne snow front at 1,450 metres up to the Tougnète summit at 2,434 metres.

We have gathered the resort's seven official cameras here, from highest to lowest, each with a note on exactly what it shows and when it is worth checking. Click any image to open the live webcam in a new tab.

One tip before you start: always cross-check two cameras, one high and one down in the resort. It is the best way to understand the real weather of the day, because the top of the mountain is often in sunshine while the valley sits under a sea of cloud - or the other way round.

Here is a closer look at Méribel's seven official webcams, presented from the highest to the lowest. For each one you will find what it shows exactly, what it lets you check and the time of day when it is most worth consulting.

Click any image to open the live stream in a new tab. The views refresh continuously: what you see reflects conditions right now, not an archive photo.

Webcam Meribel Centre, Saulire and Tougnete

Four cameras cover the Meribel Centre sector and the summits above it. Between them they are enough to judge snow cover on the slope, visibility at altitude and the state of the return run to La Chaudanne.

If you are staying in the centre, at the Rond Point des Pistes or in Meribel Village, these are the views to check first thing in the morning before choosing where to ski.

Webcam La Chaudanne, Meribel Centre (1 450 m)

La Chaudanne is the lift hub of Méribel Centre, at 1,450 metres: it is where the Saulire Express and the Tougnète gondola start, and where skiers, ski schools and sunny terraces come together at the end of the day.

As the lowest point of the ski area, this camera is the best indicator of snow cover down in the resort. If the snow is holding at La Chaudanne, it is holding everywhere above. At the start and end of the season, this is the webcam to check before packing your bags. Open the La Chaudanne webcam live →

Webcam Tougnete summit, Meribel (2 434 m)

Perched at 2,434 metres, the Tougnète summit camera looks out over the whole Méribel valley. It covers the tipping point into the Belleville valley, with Saint-Martin and Les Menuires on the far side of the ridge. It is the best vantage point for judging visibility at altitude and the state of the snowpack on the upper mountain.

Check it first if you are planning a big day across the 3 Valleys: when Tougnète is clear, the link to the Belleville valley and the ridge-line return are superb. If the summit is in cloud, it is a sign to favour the Altiport's forest runs instead, which are far better sheltered and much easier to read in poor light. Open the Sommet de Tougnète webcam live →

Webcam Saulire face, Meribel (2 117 m)

With its ultra-panoramic framing, this camera covers the Saulire side above Méribel Centre. It shows the wide boulevards running down to La Chaudanne as well as the base of the gondolas climbing to the resort's emblematic summit.

It is the most useful webcam if you are staying in the centre, in Morel, La Renarde or the hamlets: it shows the exact snow cover on the pistes you will use to ski home at the end of the day. One morning glance is enough to know whether the run home will be on fresh snow or groomed piste. Open the Versant Saulire webcam live →

Webcam Col de la Loze, Meribel and Courchevel (2 304 m)

The Col de la Loze, at 2,304 metres, marks the boundary between Méribel and Courchevel. The camera watches precisely the link area between the two resorts - the one you cross to move from one valley to the other on skis.

It is an exposed, windy crossing point: checking this webcam before heading to Courchevel saves you from discovering a closed lift or poor visibility on arrival. In summer the col becomes one of the most famous cycling climbs in the Alps, and the camera then serves to judge the weather before the ascent. Open the Col de la Loze webcam live →

Webcam Meribel Mottaret and the Mont Vallon sector

Three cameras are installed in the upper part of the valley, around Meribel Mottaret. Positioned between 1,750 and 2,426 metres, they give the best reading of real snow cover across the ski area.

This is the highest sector of the resort, the first to open and the last to close. Early and late in the season these three views are the most representative of actual skiing conditions.

Webcam Bouquetin, Meribel Mottaret (2 426 m)

The Bouquetin camera covers the heights of Méribel-Mottaret at 2,426 metres, above the combes that drop back down to the snow front. Its very wide panorama takes in both the sector's pistes and the peaks closing off the head of the valley, including Mont Vallon.

This is the reference webcam for skiers staying in Mottaret, Le Laitelet or Le Chatelet. At a glance it tells you whether the top of the sector is in sunshine or cloud, helping you choose between a morning on the Plattières side or a hop over to La Saulire and Courchevel. Open the Bouquetin webcam live →

Webcam Mottaret snow front (1 750 m)

This camera covers the beating heart of Méribel-Mottaret: the snow front where the Pas du Lac and Plattières departures meet, along with the ski schools and the runs back into the resort.

It is the practical webcam par excellence. It shows the real queues at the foot of the lifts, the snow conditions at 1,750 metres and the buzz of the village. Families staying in Mottaret use it every morning to pick their departure time and dodge the 9am rush at the gondolas. Open the Front de neige de Mottaret webcam live →

Webcam Lac de Tueda, Meribel Mottaret (1 750 m)

Set on the shore of Lake Tueda, this camera shows one of the loveliest landscapes in the valley: the nature reserve, its century-old larches and the Vanoise summits behind. It is the least ski-focused and most contemplative of the seven.

It is followed closely outside the ski season: in spring to watch the thaw, in summer to check the weather before a hike towards the Vanoise refuges, and in autumn for the golden larches. In winter it reports on conditions along the snowshoe trails and the cross-country track that run beside the lake. Open the Lac de Tueda webcam live →

In summer, Lac de Tueda becomes the busiest starting point of the nature reserve and the Doron valley. Our Meribel in summer page covers the routes reachable from this sector.

The images read even better alongside the bulletin. Our Meribel weather page gives forecasts by altitude, snow cover month by month and the opening dates of the ski area.

How to make the most of the webcams

A webcam is not read the same way at every moment. Three weeks before departure it helps you gauge a trend; on the morning itself it helps you pick a side of the mountain. In both cases, cross-checking several cameras always beats looking at just one.

Here are the three ways we use them ourselves day to day, and which we recommend to our guests before and during their stay in the valley.

Before booking your stay

As the holidays approach, the webcams are worth more than any snow report. A report gives average snow depths; a camera shows the reality on the ground, including thin patches, drifts and the state of the runs back into the resort. Look first at La Chaudanne for the lower mountain and Tougnète for the top.

This is especially useful early in the season, in December, and late on in April, when conditions swing from one week to the next. In between, from January to March, Méribel's snow record is reliable enough that the question rarely arises.

And if you are still hesitating over which neighbourhood to stay in, the cameras help there too: the Mottaret snow front shows the ski-in ski-out atmosphere, while La Chaudanne captures the pulse of resort life in Méribel Centre.

Every morning during your stay

The regulars' habit: check two or three cameras over breakfast to decide the day's plan. Bright sun on the Saulire side? Head for Courchevel. Cloud clinging to Tougnète but clear skies lower down? The Altiport's forest runs will offer far better visibility.

The cameras also reveal how busy it is. The Mottaret snow front view shows the queue at the foot of the gondolas in real time: shifting your departure by twenty minutes is often enough to miss the morning peak, especially during the February school holidays.

Out of season, to plan your summer

The webcams are not just for skiers. The Lake Tueda camera in particular becomes fascinating as soon as the snow melts: it lets you check whether the trails are clear before planning a hike towards the Vanoise refuges.

The Col de la Loze, meanwhile, is watched closely by cyclists all summer. This legendary climb starts from Méribel, and the camera gives an immediate sense of conditions at the top, often far cooler and windier than down in the valley.

Which webcam to watch for your neighbourhood

Not every camera is equally useful depending on where you are staying. A holiday in Méribel-Mottaret and one in Méribel Centre share neither the same snow front, nor the same runs home, nor quite the same weather.

Here are the combinations we recommend neighbourhood by neighbourhood, so you check only the two or three views genuinely useful to your day rather than working through all seven.

If you are staying in Méribel Centre or the upper areas

The La Chaudanne and Saulire cameras cover your sector. The first shows the lift hub where you will click in each morning, the second the pistes you will take to ski home at the end of the day.

This also applies to stays in Morel - Altitude 1600, La Renarde, the Belvédère and the hamlets of Mussillon and Chandon, all connected to the La Chaudanne snow front by the shuttles or the Olympe gondola.

If you are staying in Méribel-Mottaret

Three cameras concern you directly: the snow front for queues and village atmosphere, Bouquetin for conditions at altitude, and Lake Tueda for the weather on the nature reserve side.

It is the ideal combination for properties in Le Laitelet and Le Chatelet, where you leave on skis straight from the residence: three glances tell you whether the day belongs to the Plattières side, the Saulire side, or a trip over to Val Thorens.

Frequently asked questions about the Méribel webcams

These are the questions that come up most often about the resort's webcams, particularly from travellers planning their stay from a distance and discovering the valley for the first time.

If you are after more precise information on conditions for a given week, write to us directly: our team is here all season and can describe the real situation far better than a still image.

Are the images really live?

Yes. The cameras stream in real time or refresh continuously through the day. What you see corresponds to conditions at that moment, give or take a few minutes.

At night, however, the views are naturally dark and of little use: check them between sunrise and sunset to judge snow cover and visibility properly.

Are the webcams free?

All the resort's cameras are freely accessible, with no registration or subscription, on computer and phone alike. Just click the matching image to open the full stream.

You will also find every camera on the Tourist Office's dedicated page: official Méribel webcams on meribel.net, which additionally gathers panoramas from the neighbouring 3 Valleys resorts.

Which camera should I use to judge the snow?

For snow in the resort, look at La Chaudanne (1,450 m): it is the lowest point of the ski area, and therefore the most demanding. If the snow is holding there, it is holding everywhere above.

For altitude, the Tougnète summit (2,434 m) and Bouquetin (2,426 m) show the state of the upper mountain and the snow quality on the most exposed sectors.

Can they be used as a weather forecast?

The webcams show the present moment, not the future: they complement forecasts rather than replace them. They are, however, far more reliable than any bulletin for assessing real visibility and cloud cover at a given time.

The right method is to combine the two: the forecast to plan the day, the camera to confirm at the last minute. It is exactly what the valley's instructors and seasonnaires do.

And if the views make you want to come

Our apartments and chalets in Méribel cover every neighbourhood in the valley, from ski-in ski-out Mottaret to the authentic hamlets of Chandon and Mussillon, by way of Méribel Centre and Méribel Village. Many enjoy a direct view over the landscapes you have just watched live.

Booking direct with us gets you the best guaranteed rate with no platform commission, a personal welcome on arrival and a local concierge team available throughout your stay. Send us your dates: we reply within the hour.

Continue exploring the valley

The Meribel valley reads as a set of connected neighbourhoods, and the right choice often comes down to two or three details of position. To compare, have a look at Le Chatelet, La Renarde - Les Chalets, Mussillon, Meribel, Meribel Centre and Le Laitelet.

Our practical guides complete these neighbourhood pages. They cover buying property in Meribel, all accommodation in the valley, chalet rental in Mottaret, the lift pass, ski hire and the ski area, which is enough to plan the whole stay before you even book.