CourchevelFrance
The Courchevel area consists of six villages: Saint Bon (1100m), Courchevel-Le Praz (1300m), Courchevel-La Tania (1400m), Courchevel-Village (1550m), Courchevel-Moriond (1650) and the main resort Courchevel (1850). The Courchevel lift pass covers a massive area by most resort standards with 100s of FreeRide opportunities a designated / patrolled FreeRide zone, a patrolled but un-groomed black known as the Grand Couloir and as well as tons of side country. Upgrading to the Les 3 Vallées pass gives you access to more FreeRide terrain than you could ski in many seasons.
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This book splits is written by Jean-Christophe Berrard, a high mountain guide with 25 years experience of the Courchevel ski area, which he splits into 15 sectors. It features 217 itineraries, for each of these there is basic access and route information. This comes in the form of maps and photos with overlaid visua...
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This might not live up to the gourmet standards of it’s name sake a little further up the hill (depending I suppose on what you’ve packed in your lunch bag). This is a super easy access quiet spot to dig a snow seat and take a break. The location is well sheltered and even on days when you can feel the w...
This place ticks all the boxes.
Picnic / Vista: On a sunny low wind day it’s a great place to have your picnic, even if the wind does pick up there will be places on the leeward side to shelter and the vista (including the Aiguille Du Fruit up close) is almost worth the boot pack on it&...
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The Hors Sac at the top of the Verdons Gondola has always been a good place to escape the weather in the Courchevel valley on those slightly less than perfect bluebird days. Even if it was pretty basic inside, it was a great spot to dry soggy gloves and thaw out numb toes without having to pay Courchevel prices for ...
Not advertised in any of the standard literature…..There is a daily Touring Lift Pass available (29€) if you want a leg up to start your tour. This can be purchased at the ticket office in 1650 (Moriond). This is a cheap day ticket that gives you access to the Ariondaz – Aguille Du Fruit – Chanro...
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The Société des 3 Vallées which operates lifts in Courchevel & Méribel Mottaret run their lifts on 100% green electricity and have been doing so for more than 10 years.
The energy includes locally produced hydroelectric, you can find out more by visiting the Galerie Hydraulica in Le Villard.
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This rare and protected ground-dwelling bird that inhabits forests and alpine meadowland, usually from 1600-2300m. They have a particular liking for calm solitude. During the winter, they dig into the snow to find shelter and warmth, only coming out for a few hours to feed. However, their habitat is threa...
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