Courchevel travel guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Driving directions

Traffic information: Tel. +33 (0)4 7937 7337 Highway A6 between Paris and Lyon, then Highway A43 between Lyon and Chambery, then Highway A430 between Chambery and Albertville, then Road RN90 between Albertville and Moutiers (express road 2x 2 way), then Road D91 between Moutiers and Courchevel. Paris/Moutiers : 630 km Moutiers/Courchevel : 25 km

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Flying

Fly to Lyon International Transfer time to resort: 2.25 hours. No local airport.

By bus/coach

Bus services from Lyon or Geneva airport in Switzerland are available on a daily basis to the centre of Courchevel.

By train

Snow train and EuroStar to Moutiers, 15 miles on from station by road.

Address

Tourist Office Courchevel
La Croisette - Bp 37
73122 Courchevel. Cedex
General info Tel: ++33 (0) 4 79 08 00 9
Reservations Tel: ++33 (0) 4 79 08 00 29
Avlanche info Tel: ++33 (0) 836 681 020

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 63
Cable cars: 1
Gondolas: 10
Chair lifts: 16
Drag lifts: 36
Max people per hour: 68,000
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 117
Total ride area: 100miles (160km)
Longest run: 3miles (5km)

Top lift: 2700m
Vertical drop: 1400m
First lift: 1300m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 25%
Red runs: 64%
Black runs: 11%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	24.00	19.62	-37%	37.00	30.25	-11%
6-Day Pass	116.00	94.84	-34%	178.00	145.53	-12%
6-Day Linked area Pass	149.00	121.82	-20%	220.00	179.87	0%

	EUR	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	790.00	645.90	34%

Lift Passes:
3 Vallees
1-Day pass 43 euros
6-day pass 215 euros
Season 935 euros
Courchevel only
1 day 36,50 euros
6 days 174 euros
Season 775 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm 4.45pm late season

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 6m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 26%

Facilities

	EUR	GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots:	30.00	24.53
4hr Group Lesson (full day):	30.00	24.53

Snowboard Schools: Group lessons: 15hrs 195 euros
12hrs 165 euros
Private lessons: 2hrs 120 euros, 3hrs 165 euros
Snowboard Hire: 6 days 150 euros
Night Riding: : In 1650

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Heli's fly into Italy's Monta Rosa area
Snowmobiles: 60 euros

Further information

www.courchevel.com/
Email:pro@courchevel.com

Good all-round resort. Miles of groomed piste and natural terrain. An excellent intermediate/advanced resort but expensive. If you're a beginner, save your money and come here when you can fully utilise the whole resort.

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ON THE SLOPES: Excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Okay, but stuck up
MONEY WISE: Hellishly expensive resort. Worth it if you have the cash!

HALFPIPE: Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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