Courmayeur, Italy
Courmayeur lies on the opposite side of the Mont Blanc valley and only a stone's throw away from the top French resort of Chamonix, which is a short drive back up through the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
Courmayeur, a high level resort gives access to slopes that can be ridden by all. Generally, this is a good place to spend a week or two. However, with its mixture of traditional Italian architecture and its modern resort offerings, Courmayeur is a destination that attracts millions of British skiers and other foreign nationals every year. They then copy their Italian counterparts by cladding themselves in horrid expensive ski wear and clogging up the slopes,often to bursting point.
The village is well spread out, but there is no real chance of leaping out of the nest, ollying over a balcony and landing in a lift queue: you are going to have to do a bit of walking in order to take the cablecar up to the slopes.
The terrain will please intermediate carvers but bore advanced freeriders. Be warned, every man and his dog hits the slopes at weekends and holidays.
The main thing you notice is the amount of plate bindings and ski boots that are about, as this is a carver's pose place, although many don't know what to pose in -(ski boots are a no-no, people). Top Italian female pro Martina Magenta hails from Courmayeur and can often be seen carving up the slopes.
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This relaxed, informal hotel is next to a park, just 100 metres from the centre of Courmayeur. It is personally supervised by the owner Giorgio who, with his famil
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Lifts
Total Lifts: 18
Cable cars: 4
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 8
Drag lifts: 3
Other lifts: 2 Magic carpets
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 26
Total ride area: 62miles (100km)
Longest run: 6miles (10km)
Top lift: 2755m
Vertical drop: 1532m
First lift: 1225m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 42%
Red runs: 52%
Black runs: 6%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | GBP | Average | EUR | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | - | - | 41.00 | 33.52 |
-2% |
|
| 6-Day Pass | - | - | 195.00 | 159.43 |
-3% |
|
| 6-Day Linked area Pass | - | - | 850.00 | 694.96 |
285% |
|
| EUR | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | 750.00 | 613.20 |
27% |
Lift Passes:
Half-day pass 28 euros
1 Day pass 32 euros
6 Days 182 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 7metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 50%
Facilities
| EUR | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Days Rental of Board & Boots: | 32.00 | 26.16 |
| 4hr Group Lesson (full day): | 50.00 | 40.88 |
Night Riding: : No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Societa delle Guide de Courmayeur
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
www.courmayeur-montblanc.com
Email:info@aiat-monte-bianco.com
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Not a bad place, with some good carving but basic freeriding. Great for beginners apart from overcrowded novice slopes. Good local services.
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ON THE SLOPES: Very good
OFF THE SLOPES: Okay
MONEY WISE: Overall this is an expensive resort but also a good value one.
HALFPIPE:
No
TERRAIN PARK:
No
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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Weather for Thu 9th:| Morning | Afternoon | Night |
clear |
clear |
snow shwrs |
| Total Snowfall | |
|---|---|
| top | 9cm |
| mid | 10cm |
| bottom | 7cm |
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