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Key facts
| Resort | 1260-1850 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1260-3230 m |
| Lifts | 174 |
| Pistes | 600 km |
| Green | 13 % |
| Blue | 39 % |
| Red | 38 % |
| Black | 10 % |
| Snowmaking | 43 % |
| Price index | 120 |
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CourchevelFrance
The upside
- Extensive, varied slopes
- Lots of slope-side accommodation
- Impressive snowmaking and piste grooming, and a decent lift system
- Partly wooded setting
- Choice of four very different villages
- Some great restaurants and top-notch hotels
The downside
- Unremarkable villages; downtown 1850, in particular, is disappointing
- Very high prices in 1850 and in mountain restaurants generally
- The French feel has been lost, with half the visitors now from abroad
- Not great for the indolent non-skier unless glitzy shops are your thing
Latest user reviews
Stayed in 1650 05-12 April in a self catered apartment…
Colin Chapman 16 Apr 2008
We skied Courchevel and the rest of the Three Valleys…
Peter Stratton 15 Apr 2008
We stayed in 1850 for the first week in March. In recent…
Libby Lamb 14 Apr 2008
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Summary
Courchevel’s ski area is the most compelling sector of the famous Trois Vallées, the biggest linked ski area in the world; if we’re heading for the 3V, more often than not we’ll head for Courchevel.
But it’s not one destination, it’s four. Swanky 1850 catches the headlines, with its airstrip, ritzy hotels and six Michelin-starred restaurants. The other villages – 1650, 1550 and 1300 – have none of 1850’s pretensions and high prices.
There are plenty of afforable catered chalet holidays on sale here, even (thanks to the miracles worked by UK tour ops) in 1850. Sadly, there are no affordable lunches. So do lunch above La Tania, or above Les Menuires, or in St-Martin.
News – this season 2011/12
A six-pack replaced the Plantrey fast quad at Courchevel 1850. There are new family fun zones above 1650 and 1550. Snowmaking was increased on the Murettes red run above Le Praz. Among several hotel developments in 1850, a new complex (the K2), comprising seven luxury chalets, opened in December.
News – last season
Two 5-star hotels were elevated to the new ‘Palace’ category.
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