As part of our commitment to reducing carbon emissions we will be encouraging as many revellers as possible to come to the festival by coach, please see the deal below that includes accommodation!
By Coach
Depart 19th March by overnight luxury sleeper coach arriving into Meribel centre Saturday morning. Depart following Saturday at 17.30 hours – thats 8 days in resort!
Together with self catering accommodation in Meribel itself and a ticket for entry to three shows at the Altitude Festival!
All accommodation is in Meribel itself, ideal for all the facilities and easily accessible to the centre of town.
Based on 4 sharing only £330pp
Based on 2 sharing only £375pp
Based on 3 sharing only £339pp
Based on 6 sharing from only £330pp
Contact us now for further details of accommodation and travel. Fabulous reclining seats with foot and leg rests, pillow bolsters and car rugs. Free carriage of ski equipment, direct from London/Dover to the centre of Meribel. Depart London 16.05 hours, or Dover at 18.30 hours.
Prices exclude local taxes, linen and towels.
Quote ref AF 2010
By Plane
If you prefer to fly to resort please see the following deal from FLY BABOO our flight partners and travel in style!
Baboo is a Swiss airline of choice based in Geneva, uniting Swiss quality, hospitality and originality with affordable prices.
LCYGVA
London City – Geneva - London City
89 GBP RT TTC
OXGGVA
Oxford – Geneva - Oxford
139 GBP RT TTC
Return tickets all taxes included as well as skis and ski shoes.
Valid for flights between 17 and 31 March
And for bookings/sales up to 16 March
Head over to flybaboo.com and quote SFFO9 to redeem offer
If you are flying to Meribel there are three principal airports you can fly into. They all take pretty much the same time to transfer from the airport to Meribel (Apply to Mountain Playground transfers our official transfer partners!).
Geneva Airport
Grenoble Airport
Lyon
Travelling from the airport can be quite tricky. It can take up to 5 hours by train and 3 hours by the bus service. The best way is to either hire a car and drive yourself or book one of our direct transfers.
Bootfitting yeti?????
Written by Rich
Saturday, 06 March 2010 21:27
The Abominable showman must have read the 40% off deal at freeride.fr that I put on the blog earlier, because I caught him fitting his boots and choosing his skis!
SNOWPACK
The snowpack is moderately well bonded on some steep slopes[1] otherwise generally well bonded.
Max. temperature:
0 °C at 1450 m
No. of pistes open:
70 out of 73
no question about it the best sping conditions for the Altitude Festival - whoop whoop!
Award winning entertainment!
Written by Rich
Saturday, 06 March 2010 10:15
The Award count for this years festival is the best yet;
1 C4 King of Comedy 2 Perrier winners and 4 nominees, 1 Emmy Awards, 2 BBC best newcomer awards, 2 Chortle awards, 1 Brit nominee, 1 Q Magazine best DJ award, 2 Best UK DJ awards, the list actually goes on for some time, but you get what I'm saying right?
When we say "award winning entertainment" we mean award winning entertainment!
Great deals for Altitude lovers!
Written by Rich
Saturday, 06 March 2010 09:33
So you've got your tickets now check out some of these last minute deals from our festival partners. Without whom meribel would just be a bare mountain!
Coming to Altitude and not booked ski hire? Try freeride they are offering festival goers a whopping great 40% off your ski hire. Unbelievable!
Not sure where to dine during the Altitude festival? See our restaurant guide and a number of great deals await you!
Perhaps you haven't booked your flights yet? Fly Baboo our festival partners are offering return UK flights with ski carriage at 139 Euros, see here
Or perhaps you'd like to travel by luxury sleeper coach; I've slept on it myself! With an innovative reclining seat system, sleeping soundly is made as easy as sleeping in the Lords chambers. Waking up up in Meribel on Saturday morning is the highlight!
Do you need ski lessons? Try festival partners BASS ski school for some great ski lessons deals from the pros of the slopes!
If you've not booked your accommodation we still have some spaces for shorts stays at The Doron and Alp Sports and and full weeks can still be found with Alpine Ethos, see here
The right comedy Ethos?
Written by Rich
Monday, 01 March 2010 11:53
Alpine Ethos our one of last remaining chalets who have space for our upcoming festival.
They are a small independent company who offer excellent personal and friendly service, great food and quality accommodation in the Meribel Valley.
Chalet Ballenberg is a traditional Savoyarde chalet sleeping up to 14 guests and offers some little bits of luxury such as outdoor hot tub with views of the mountains and roaring log fire in the comfy lounge.
Alpine Ethos are offering a special offer for the festival for £450 per person which includes -
Altitude Festival 3 Show Pass
Cooked / continental breakfast;
Afternoon tea with freshly baked cakes, cookies and hot drinks served on 6 days;
A delicious 4-course evening meal with wine / beer, coffee and chocolates served on 6 nights out of 7;
Freshly prepared 2-course children's meals served at an earlier time (if required);
Complimentary toiletries;
Private in resort minibus service including runs up the hill to any gigs you are booked into; and
Ski / board hosting.
To get here have a look at our exclusice Fly Baboo or Ski Meribel (coach service) deals on our "getting here" pages.
Comedy This week
Written by Rich
Monday, 01 March 2010 11:49
Staring two of my favourite comedians
Pierre Hollins (GB) and Dave Fulton (US) - Live in Meribel!
It will be a great night as these two UK headliners and Meribel favourites will perform this week in Meribel.
Monday night - The Jekyll Chamonix
Wednesday night - Jacks Bar Meribel
Thursday night La Tsaretta - Les Allues
This is Pierre Hollins going back to his roots of street performaning at The Altitude festival Meribel, 2008
Michelin Star comedy!
Written by Rich
Saturday, 20 February 2010 17:48
Altitude Festival is very proud to present this weeks comedy tour with STAN STANLEY and ROB ROUSE at the exciting new venue of THE CHROME BAR - La Tania -on TUES 23rd February. Linked with The Farçon (renowned for its fantastic cuisine and michelin star chef) They are offering an excellent, mouth-watering 3 course set menu dinner before the comedy, with ticket price included and seat guaranteed - at only €40! (Please see bottom of email for menu translated into english).
Ticket price only €10. Alternatively, The Chrome Bar are offering a lunch deal from now until the event, which includes a selection of Burgers and Hot Sandwiches, served with chips + drink + coffee at €19, including ticket to comedy with guaranteed seat. Please don't miss out on this, as it is set to be a great night at a fab new venue!
For bookings and enquiries please call:
The Farçon: 04 79 08 80 34
The Chrome Bar: 09 64 19 73 43
Farçon Set Menu
Codfish caught from line fishing with chorizo,
Jerusalem artichokes and mussel sauce
*****
Slowly cooked shoulder of lamb and served
with spiced turnip
*****
Fresh trio of chocolat e dessert
If you're unable to attend this event but are available on wednesday night - You can catch the comedians + set menu deal at Pizza Express in meribel -call: 04 79 08 98 58
Altitude Festival is from 20th - 26th March 2010 - You can follow us on Twitter (altitudemeribel), Facebook (Altitude Festival) and check the website for all the most recent news and updates - www.altitudefestival.com
The Custard is running out
Written by Rich
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 18:14
Hi Guys, the deal outlined earlier in the week is selling out. The excellent chalet company Custard Mountain have now only two spaces in their chalets left for Altitude festival Meribel 2010. To see the great deal and find out more about their excellent offering please visit their site www.custardmountain.co.uk
funny slidey yellow stuff...
Al Murray confirmed!
Written by Rich
Saturday, 13 February 2010 14:53
Having played host to some of the world’s funniest men, Altitude are delighted to announce that the amazing Al Murray will be joining the line up for 2010. A Perrier Award winner who was voted #16 on Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-ups, the nation’s favourite publican and star of ITV1’s Al Murray’s Happy Hour, and Another Audience With…, The Pub Landlord will be stepping out from behind the taps to address a heady brew of topics with his imitable boozer-based logic and audience banter.
Shows with Al Murray are available on our buy tickets page!
