Courmayeur - World Snowboard Guide

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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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Courmayeur, Italy
25/Feb , Birmingham

Lo Scoiattolo - Breakfast Only
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

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Property	Date	From	Basis	Price
Hotel Courmayeur	23/Feb/13	Birmingham	HB	£ 819
Hotel Courmayeur	10/Mar	Stansted	HB	£1,233
Lo Scoiattolo	09/Feb/13	Belfast International	B&B	£1,378
Lo Scoiattolo	26/Jan/13	Birmingham	B&B	£ 529
Hotel Cresta et Duc	05/Jan/13	Stansted	HB	£1,483
Hotel Walser	12/Jan/13	Birmingham	HB	£ 629
Lo Scoiattolo	17/Mar	Manchester	B&B	£ 364
Hotel Courmayeur	19/Jan/13	Stansted	HB	£1,265
Lo Scoiattolo	24/Mar	Gatwick	B&B	£ 364
Hotel Courmayeur	16/Mar/13	Birmingham	HB	£1,258
Lo Scoiattolo	29/Dec	Belfast International	B&B	£1,422
Hotel Courmayeur	09/Mar/13	Birmingham	HB	£1,252
Hotel Cresta et Duc	29/Dec	Belfast International	HB	£2,162
Hotel Cresta et Duc	12/Jan/13	Birmingham	HB	£1,502
Lo Scoiattolo	16/Feb/13	Belfast International	B&B	£ 894

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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