The Official 2012 Snow Calendar

Visitor reviews for Montchavin/Les Coches Ski Resort

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Ski Resort Rating: Rate Montchavin/Les Coches

• February 04, 2011
  Ian C from United Kingdom
  

  We have been going to Les Coches (Montchavin/Les Coches) for years and bought a place out there 5 years ago. It's a great family resort: just 2 real bars for apres-ski and all shops, bars and restaurants are situated around the main square. Little ones can run around out there whilst mum and dad relax with a beer. On the down side my son is currently out there and reports hard packed snow with rocks beginning to show through. It's in desperate need of a huge dump of the white fluffy stuff. I have to say this is the first time in 10 years that it's been like this, so keep watching the forecast and if it snows get out there. If you have little ones this is the place for you. That's not to say it's dead; my teenage sons still manage to get into trouble.

• January 13, 2011
  David DH from United Kingdom
  

  We have skied in Les Coches (Montchavin/Les Coches) for the last 5 years and it's just a fantastic village. The children love the ski instructors here who are brilliant with them and speak fantastic english. Its a proper French ski village; very pretty, lovely locals. The whole ski area is massive both on-piste and off-piste and extremely reasonably priced. The accomodation standard has improved every year with a couple of new luxuary ski chalets currently under construction, company skiaffinity looking good for next year.

• December 31, 2009
  David F from United Kingdom
  

  I love this place (Montchavin/Les Coches). It is a delightful family resort (but not easy skiing for beginners getting to and from the village itself) that is centrally located for one of the great large French super resorts ~ Paridiski ~ and if you have a car, the 3 Valleys and Val D'Isere are each less than an hours drive away.
  Primarily self catering but with friendly bars and restaurants ~ not very in with the in crowd and there are no trendy clubs or discos ~ what you can get at Montchavin/Les Coches is comfortable accommodation with quick access to expansive slopes. Everything I need for a great ski holiday ~ Enjoy.

• August 07, 2008
  Chris Dunglison from France
  

  We've been living and working in Montchavin-Les Coches for 12 years. This is the jewel in the Paradiski crown. The large tour operators have moved out for the big ski stations, leaving room for several independent companies to evolve. La Source Ski & Adventure Ltd is one of those. The resort has many beautiful chalets and nicely renovated apartments, perfect for accessing the 420km of skiing.

• December 24, 2006
  Christine Kallend from United Kingdom
  

  We have been as a family to Montchavin for the past 7 years, and little has changed in the village over that time. There are still cows in barns being milked right in the centre of the village and the shopkeepers remain the same year after year (and remember you).

  The restaraunts in the village offer good local dishes, just find out when the Ski Esprit chalet hosts have their night off if you want to go to the excellent pizzareia - lots of kids in there early evening.

  My son started skiing here when he was just 4 and now knows the area well, and has yet to run out of runs to try. As the ski instructors have also remained the same they all know him seem to and keep an eye on all the children they have taught when they are on the mountains.

  If you don't ski the tourist board runs trips into the local valleys (all in French of course) and there is an artist who gives watercolour lessons in the village. There are also trails for walking, with and without snow shoes.

• April 19, 2005
  Sarah Green from United Kingdom
  

  Montchavin is a very unspoiled french village with attractive buildings, narrow streets and a rustic farming feel. It is perfectly placed to access the Vanoise Express over to Les Arcs so both La Plagne and Les Arcs are accessible. Although only 1250m high it is easy to gain height quickly using either the chairlift of the Gondolas through Les Coche. Ski Esprit seem to be the main operator and have the place well set up, everything is very close. Night life very limited, really this is set up with catered chalets for families. This must be the prettiest of the La Plagne villages (and Les Arcs) and the best placed for using the whole of Paradiski area.