Michael Chare mUNDERSCOREnews@charedotorgdotuk wrote:
: The last part of the piste (that I probably used in the 70s) has always
: been covered with snow when I have been there, but it is shown as a road
: on google maps.

I think the piste down to Val Thorens turns into a bridge over the road. In
fact I am sure of that! I do not recall it ever being the road itself.

: To get back you took the two chair lifts up from Val Thorens and then
: skied off piste back to Meribel Mottaret past Mont Vallon.

That'a all pistes! You ski down to "Plan des Mains" which is where
the Mont Vallon lift is. Then you either take the chairlift of the same
name up to gain a bit of height to come down to Mottaret on blue runs OR keep
going past the Mont Vallon lift to also get to Mottaret - but via a (flat
in places) green run.