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A Skiers Paradise In France
he Resort 1550 and Courchevel Le Praz 1300
and La Tania are charming and
Courchevel 1850 is ‘the peaceful resorts nestled between
place’ to enjoy a luxury ski fir and pine woods. Skiers are
holiday. Boasting the largest spoilt for choice as the Les
skiable area in the world, Trois Vallées area offers
Courchevel is one of the most extensive and varied terrain
popular ski resorts. This high across its 5 resorts.
altitude glacial resort is
situated in the heart of Les Famous for great skiing
Trois Vallées. It is both the Courchevel also offers a range of
highest and the largest of the 5 après-ski activities. The epitome
resorts, offering a chic blend of of luxury and elegance there are
luxury ski holidays, boutiques over 100 shops with popular brand
and stylish restaurants and bars. names and famous artwork in its
art galleries. Other activities
Courchevel shares Les Trois include snow shoeing,
Vallées skiing area with snowmobiling, ice-karting and
Courchevel 1650, Courchevel 1550, tobogganing.
Courchevel Le Praz 1300 and La
Tania. Courchevel 1650 better There are several ski schools,
known as ‘Sunny Moriond’ due to all with classes for children and
being bathed in sunshine from ESF runs Le Village des Enfants
most of the day, is the second for non skiing and skiing
highest of the villages. It is an children (advisable to book in
attractive old village filled advance).
with restaurants serving Savoy
specialties and is conveniently On the Snow
just a short gondola ride away
from Courchevel 1850. Courchevel The well groomed Courchevel ski
area promises fantastic skiing to Meribel and other resorts
with 600km of pistes, 189 lifts, within Les Trois Vallées. During
1932 hectares of slopes and peak weeks, you may want to head
24,711 acres of off-piste skiing for the quieter slopes of
and snow reliability from Courchevel 1650 or the satellite
Christmas through to mid April. resort of La Tanis, avoiding the
more crowded thoroughfares of Les
Whether you are a beginner or Trois Vallées.
advanced skiers, all abilities
are catered for at the resort. For snowboarders there is the
There are excellent beginner snow park at Le Plantrey, the
slopes in both 1850 and 1650, as canyon and dunes of Les Verdons
well as challenging off-piste and the hoops at Biolley. And
couloirs with some extremely it’s easy to get around on your
difficult black runs set to test luxury ski holiday using the
even the most experienced. Ski modern lifts, with some great
between Courchevel’s four free-riding available.
villages, or head further afield
About the Author:
For more information about luxury ski holidays in France please see http://www.elegantresorts.co.uk
Read more articles by: Eleanor Ramsay
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