ski chalets courchevel

chalet ski holidays in courchevel

Arguably France's most exclusive resort, well located in the world's largest truly inter-connected ski area (Trois Vallees) and with some of Europe's best infrastructure, Courchevel would rate in the top 10 selection of resorts around the world for most dedicated skiers. Courchevel has it's own special Charter which ensures hotels, restaurants, shops and other businesses provide the best possible service and open as advertised throughout the season. The resort is made up of four different base stations, all self-contained villages and all known by their altitudes, except for 1300 which still calls itself Le Praz. The best known is Courchevel 1850.

Established in 1946 the French ski resort Courchevel lies at 2707 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Courchevel ski area is snow sure. Over 617 snow cannons ensure artificial Courchevel snow making covers 21km of ski trails, which equates to around 43 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Courchevel (France) is Geneva at a distance of 141km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Courchevel ski season runs from December to April.

courchevel resort and apres ski

There's an awful lot to do besides skiing and 'boarding in Courchevel. And there's an awful lot to do on skis besides slide downhill. Equally adventurous is an ascent of the altipont frozen waterfall - or a spot of paragliding (5 schools) or hang-gliding. Also up in the air you may purchase the services of a hot air ballooning company, and two flying companies, helicopter services - either learning to fly or taking a scenic flight. Back down to earth and on to the snow for ice karting, tobogganing (a floodlit run is open down from Courchevel 1850 to 1550), snowmobiling, quad biking, snowshoeing and torchlit descents. The forum at 1850 houses the Olympic-sized ice skating rink, a 13 metre (45 feet) high climbing wall, games room and ten-pin bowling alley. The 120 metre Olympic Ski jump at Le Praz often stages spectacular competitions and is open for tours, also 90, 60 and recently 25 metre ski jumps. Numerous massage, health and fitness facilities are on offer to the public through private hotels in 1850, as well as a team of beauticians.

skiing courchevel

Courchevel skiing is amongst the world's best, especially as it is part of the Three valleys ski area, which cover more than 600 km of slopes, 500 pistes all served by 200+ lifts and takes in the ski areas of Val Thorens, Les Menuires, St Martin de Bellville, La Tania, Meribel as well as the Courchevel ski resorts.

Courchevel's own ski are has 150km of local trails catering for all abilities and plenty of off-piste opportunities, and a really high tree line to enhance the experience. There are five ski areas to Courchevel itself:

Signal, with cruisy blues and reds and off-pistes terrain below the main chairlift ;

Chanrossa, with gentle blues that join up with runs lower down to take you into Courchevel 1650, there is also a long black mogul run in this area;

Boillay, great for beginners with easy greens and long wide blues;

Saulire,has the more challenging runs, including the well known couloirs, the Ugly sisters and Loze, has a number of popular black runs, the Jockeys or Jean Blanc.

Skiing Courchevel you'll enjoy 93 pistes and trails and that means approximately 150km of ski runs. Courchevel lifts number 61 with the capacity to uplift 70160 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Courchevel is over 7.7km long. Ski Courchevel summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Courchevel.

Courchevel Ski Area

Courchevel ski area has 16% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 36% intermediate, 37% advanced ski slopes and 9% for expert skiers - the most difficult Courchevel piste is the ?km Couloirs de la Sauline run, with a steepness/slope angle of 62%. You can't ski Courchevel after dark.

Courchevel for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

snowboarding courchevel

Courchevel has plenty to offer boarders of all abilities, with a snow park, the Plantrey park , exclusively for snowboarders, which features half pipe, baby pipe, table and hips. Open to all sliders, with the main goal of being air bound, are The Verdons canyons. Snowboard Courchevel's "the Lip" found by the Boillay chair lift, if you are looking to get some big air. Off piste snowboarding in Courchevel presents an abundance of possibilities to be investigated.

If you snowboard Courchevel you'll want to know that, of the 61 ski lifts in total, 28 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Courchevel snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Courchevel snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.

Courchevel for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall