| winter
season |
| 06/12/03 to 25/04/04 |
| summer
season |
| 30/06/03 to 28/08/03 |
| resort height |
| 1850m |
| highest lift
|
| 3200m |
| snow range |
| 6,102 - 10,989 ft |
| snow
probability |
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| transfer
times |
| Chambery 2.5hrs |
|
Geneva 3.5hrs |
| Lyons
3.5hrs |
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Courchevel has the reputation as the world's best
ski resort.
This renowned
resort in the French Alps takes full advantage of its exceptional
natural environment, providing intense satisfaction to winter-sport
enthusiasts with downhill skiing, snowboarding, back-country ski
touring, climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and
more... Courchevel's ski area, as an integral part of the greater 3
Valleys ski domain, is a wonderfully unique playground.
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Tucked into the
heart of the world's biggest ski area—the 3 Valleys, which also
comprises the resorts of Val Thorens, Les Menuires, Méribel, La Tania
and Bride-les-Bains—Courchevel is a bona fide natural park, with
conifer forests climbing to an elevation of 2000m, vast expanses of
powder as far as the eye can see, and sumptuously long descents such
as that of La Saulire from 2738m, or the Aiguille du Fruit from 3051m,
both challenging slopes that flare out into untamed bowls... |
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The breadth of
the ski area and the diversity of its natural landscapes supply skiers
with endless discoveries and continuous delight.
Wide slopes and
slim couloirs, some of which carve through wooded mountainsides,
endlessly long runs, snowy valleys, seemingly infinite vertical...
Without a doubt,
Courchevel is blessed by its exceptional natural setting. |
| good points |
bad points |
- big vertical drop
- long cruising runs
- tree level skiing
- resort level snow (1850)
- gourmet snow
- luxury accommodation (1850)
- skiing convenience
- large ski area
- varied off-piste skiing
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- fragmented resort
- high prices
- crowded pistes at peak times
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aprés ski |
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wide selection of bars and
restaurants in all villages, especially in 1850. Try Gringo's, TJ's,
Kalico bar, Bar Le Jump |
|
activities |
Ice skating * cinema * ice climbing *
bowling * tobogganing * skidooing * hang-gliding *
snow-rafting |
|
eating out |
|
3 course set menu approx
€27 * local
fondues with wine & dessert €34 *
crepes €6 * for
french cuisine, try Le Bateau Ivre or Le Chabichou.
Le Kalico for pizzas, Le Tremplin for crepes
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other amenities |
| boutiques |
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children |
| ski
school for
those 6-12 years.
kindergarten for those from 3 years |
| tourist
office |
La Croisette
73120 Courchevel 1850 |
| tel
+33 (0)4 79 08 00 29 |
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fax +33 (0)4 79 08 15 63 |
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