Courchevel, France
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Courchevel summary
Courchevel is the largest of the resorts in the renowned 3 Vallées in the Savoie province of France. The Three Valleys comprise the world's largest ski domain, an area with 372 miles of trails and slopes that are interconnected with 198 lifts. America's six largest ski resorts would fit into the Three Valleys. Courchevel alone has 65 lifts and 102 runs, with a top vertical descent of more than 4,700 feet. Courchevel is built on four different levels, from 4,290 feet to 5,940. The highest cluster of buildings at Courchevel 1850 (metres) are, arguably, the most fashionable with luxury hotels and chalets and an energetic night life. Much of the accommodation allows skiers to step out of the door, after breakfast, and into their skis to embark on a journey to see how much vertical they can log or how far across the Three Valleys they can go. Sophisticated skiers will know in advance which mountain restaurant they will stop at for lunch (see also the listings for Meribel and Val Thorens.)
Resorts close to Courchevel include:
Bozel (3 km),
Champagny (5 km),
La Tania (5 km),
Meribel (6 km),
Mottaret (6 km),
Courchevel Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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Trails (Pistes): 100 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2738 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 33.3% Int: 33.3% Adv: 33.3% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 1400 m |
X-Country: 67 km |
| Lifts: 97 (32 chair lifts, 40 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 25% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 25 |
Slopeside accom.: Y |
| Restaurants: 11 |
Acres of ski: 1428 |
| Bars: 13 |
Nearest Airport: Lyon |
| Nearest Train: Moutiers |
Info phone: +33479080029,
Courchevel Resort Info Website |
Visitor Reviews of Courchevel
Martin from UNITED KINGDOM writes:
I have been coming regularly to Couchevel/3 Valleys for over 20 years and my family have been brought up on skis there. I have also skied in most "brand name" resorts throught the Alps. So why Courchevel (in winter)? In no particular order 1) It's north facing and high enough so the snow is aways reliable though the season; 2) the piste care is extraordinary; 3) the off-piste is great (but you need a guide to unlock the secrets); 4) The top 5 US resorts combined would fit into the size of the 3V 5) the restaurants are unparalled in the 3V, but particularly in Courchevel (they dish out a free restaurant guide to visitors each season!), and you CAN find places to eat cheaply; 5) the Russians sure know how to party, but they are only there for the first two weeks in January and most get worse press than they deserve 5) 30% of visitors DON'T ski (i.e there are plenty of other things to do with granny/young children) 6) A new motorway from Geneva to Annecy opens for this season and cuts the journey to c.2hrs from the Airport 7) Night life highly entertaining (particularly in Russian fortnight!) but probably not as extensive as Val d'Isere/Verbier 8) If you try and speak a little French they are really quite nice people!
2008-11-28 |
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