Courchevel
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Courchevel ski resort is part of the beautiful Les Trois Vallees, aka the Three Valleys, which is the largest linked ski area in the world and located in savoie region in the French alps.
Courchevel resort consists of five distinctly separate ski resort villages: Courchevel La Tania, Courchevel Le Praz aka Courchevel 1300, Courchevel village aka Courchevel 1550, Courchevel Moriond , aka Corchevel1650, and Courchevel, aka Courchevel1850, most named for their altitudes in meters, approximately.
In this video
We will show you the most important things you need to know before booking a vacation in Courchevel and if you will stay until the end of the video, you will get some great tips that will help you to take better decisions, save time and money, and have a more enjoyable vacation.
How to get to Courchevel?
The closest airports to Courchevel are Chambéry, Lyon, Grenoble and Geneva with transfer time of 1 and a half hours, 2 hours, 2 hours and 2 and a half hours accordingly.
If you are coming by train, the nearest train stop is in the town of Moutiers where you need to take a 30 to 60 minutes bus drive to Courchevel, depending on which part of the resort you're staying in.
A taxy will cost you 40-70 euros, accordingly
If driving, The first village you will encounter is Courchevel Le Praz
Courchevel Le Praz is filled with beautiful traditional wooden chalets. The main landmark of this village is the ski jumping hill, built in 1992 for Winter Olympics and still in use today.
In Le Praz you can turn right towards La Tania
La Tania is the newest village.
It was built for the 1992 Winter Olympics, it is a good-value, friendly base from which you can explore the slops if its higher Three Valley neighbors.
Built on 1400m, it has a wood-clad building sit comfortably in a pretty woodland quite a different view of many higher altitude ski resorts.
La Tania and Courchevel Le Praz are the only villages that has free parking. Excpect to pay around 100 euros for a weekly parking in the other resorts.
If you continue with the road from La Praz you will arrive to Courchevel 1550.
Courchevel 1550, AKA Courchevel village, is a quiet backwater with mixture of individual chalets and bigger block like buildings.
After leaving 1550 towards 1650 you will see on your left huge new indoor water park named Aquamotion. This will tell you that you arrived to Courchevel 1650.
Courchevel 1650, aka, Courchevel Moriond set on the main road who pass through town at the centre. There you can find varied shops, restaurants and bars. It has a huge new watersport center called aquamotion… Courchevel 1650 also have va great tobbogan run, named “Moriond Racing”.
The last village, is the jewel of the crown of ski resorts, maybe to all of them.
Courchevel 1850, AKA Courchevel, is the most prestuige ski resort in the world. known as the place for the rich and famous, Courchevel has luxury chalets and swanky hotels, plus it is a home for a few michelin restaurants.
This ski resorts have its own airline company and Airport. Built on an upward-sloping it is available for landing only by private small jet aircraft or helicopters. The only ski resort in Europe with a jet’s airport runway.
Courchevel ski has a long season beginning in December and last to the end of April.
While Courchevel 1850 has the most high-end hotels and shops, its prices are a bit high, fans of the traditional French feel should head to Courchevel 1650-Moriond or Courchevel 1550, Le Praz and La Tania which are more affordable.
Courchevel resort villages are linked by lifts, pistes and a road which has efficient and frequent free bus service which connects Courchevel 1300 to Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 and Courchevel 1850 every 30 minutes from 07:00 until 02:00 the next morning.
After that a taxi ride from Courchevel 1850 will cost euros you from 10-12 euros to Courchevel Mariond, 15 euros to Courchevel village and 20-25 euros to Courchevel Le Praz or vice versa
Courchevel has many north-facing slopes, which makes the snow in the Courchevel valley the best in the whole ski area.
The resort’s northerly orientation, height and abundance of snowmaking means reliable snow down to Courchevel 1650 or Courchevel 1550 so ski-in/ski-out accommodations are often possible.
The ski area of Courchevel itself has 150 kilometers of ski runs, and with Meribel, Val Thorens and Les Menuires ski areas combined to 600km of ski runs, in the largest and best ski area in the world, Les Trois Vallees!
Overall there are 10 black runs, 32 red runs, 35 blue runs and 23 green runs in the ski area of Courchevel.
thanks for Courchevel presse office for the help with some footage
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This is literally the best ski travel channel on youtube, its a crime that you dont have billions of viewers. Keep up the good work ❤
thanks so much Justin, I really appreciate it! keep on the vibe bro'😘
Same cheers 😊
Going there in 2022 hopefully. Cannot wait!!!
Courchevel 1650 / Moriond is my favourite because you can have a nice quiet few runs at the beginning and end of the day in your own resort, and is a great base to explore the rest of the Trois Vallées. Love the runs down to Moriond at the end of the day.
Excellent
Thanks!
I am heading there again next month staying at the le k2 altitude
Looks amazing!!!
This awesome video makes me want to be there right mow.
Great video!
It is really helpful planning your future ski trips with all this new information.
Can't wait for the next one, keep it up!
Very professional presentation of Couchreval. Makes me wanna be there now 😜
OMG I can't wait to go to this place!
WOW... Great video. Very well informed. Looks welcoming
nice vid
Just back from here
Yes not cheap lol but nice :)
Great photage, lots of data!
Saving money is the Best joke .
Beautiful views
Your videos are well documented and well made, good job!
thanks so much, Jean-Charles
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Great video! Thank you
Very beautiful and informative video
Yes, some more tips for families please, great work.
thanks so much, Jason
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Massive improvement on last seasons reviews..... :)
Это прекрасно, спасибо!
Very detailed and precise description!
thanks so much, HAOCHEN
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If you want to have a pretty cheap hotel in 1850, compared to the other ones, go to Courcheneige
Amazing
Nice! ... 😀👍
I’ll be there in two weeks 😍
amazing!
Very informative, thank you
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I think Val Thorens and Orelle have better snow and probably better skiing,
Have skied in both and the main reason is that Val Thorens is much higher up
Great vid keep up the good work.
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Real good video! Finally! Can you do more on the other major European ski areas?
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great video .get yourself out there
we are shiny happy people, but we are working on it😘
Brits are still welcome at our beautiful resort, inspite of Brexit ;)
Thanks :)
Money is still welcome ;)
Thanks
@@lucymain8441 but not this year, unfortunately :( The ski lifts are closed for this season - it was announced by the French governement a few days ago. Hopefully next winter everything goes back to normal and this Covid-19 madness will be over.
Thanks my parents looked into it so we already knew but thanks for being kind
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Wow amazing video! So informational and helpful exactly what I was looking for! Just a suggestion you should do a video on Val d’Isere too.
thanks so much, Aryaan
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travelers check Oh great I just watched it! I like your videos a lot they’re so useful for anyone who’s going to a ski resort.
wow!
Great video😁
next time please make about Saalbach Hinterglemm need some information before i go there
will do! what time you are planning to go there?
The 11 of January
I’ve maid more than 20 ski resorts in France including all main resorts (without Alpe d’Huez), and Courchevel 1800 is def my fav in many ways. Btw very expensive.
Thanks for sharing!
#Куршавель далеко. И слыхом о нём не слыхивала. Но после того, как русский олигарх там покуралесил, я и узнала об этом месте! 😆
👏👏👏👏
I’ve been here twice and have to say it’s a good all rounder however very little to do in the evenings.
There is actually a small runway in Courchevel.
you can see it in the video
Not sure about the narrator pronunciation of Courchevel Le Praz, it sounded like he was saying Courchevel 'Le Prend' ... correct pronunciation is with a silent 'z', hence Courchevel 'Le Pra'. Other than that, yes an informative video.
Thank you! The French Pronunciation is not easy☺. we are now using google translate in French to pronounce it correctly and feed the sound file to 11 labs. This Saturday we will upload Chamonix review. i hope you will see improvement
@SkiResortsVideo Good luck with using Google Translate, and thanks for taking my original comment in the right spirit of constructive feedback 👍 - the channel content is very detailed & comprehensive info, look forward to future videos 👍👍
headed back for the first time in a while. Is there still that really long flat cat track running from VT to Merribel?
yes. you will see part of it in our Meribel review in December
@@SkiResortsVideo unfortunately I had to experience it again! It didn't seem quite so bad apart as it was 6/7 years ago, seemed a little steeper.. either that or using my own freshly waxed skis Vs the rentals before made the difference. Was no where near as slow and gruelling as I remembered!
can you please make one about grandvalira, Andorra as i am going there soon and would love some info on it
it won't be ready before you go but it is a good resort with good value for money
When did you recommend to go ski to courchevel.. my self and my wife we are planning to book some holidays there..
Really nice video..
better do it before Feb 8th or after March 8th if possible to save some money
Would it be possible to to add prices to your videos. Beer/food prices, Lift pass price, ski rental etc.
I have experienced the three valleys about 8 years ago, it was expensive then. Great videos 👍
Great suggestion!
thanks for that
BTW, in later videos we do show some prices of skipass and parking.
we will try to give prices for more things from now own.
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So do all lifts in Courchevel have Magnestick ski lifts for kids? If so is Magnestick any good for a 5 year old?
sorry for the late response. only some fast chairlifts have them. if you have a kid, 1850 or 1650 will be the best option
How long would it take to ski to Val Thorens from Courchevel?
1-2 hours, depending on your level of skiing and lifts queues. there are almost no queues, by the way
What if I wanna go with a camping car that is modern and has everything I need to sleep, bath and eat in it? Do you think I would find a parking place for something like that in Courchevel 1850? Thank’s
i dont think so
not in 1850. there's 1 parking for caravans between 1650 and 1550, and one in Le Praz
There is many of caravans in La Tania parking
Hey, this is really useful! Your French pronunciation is great!
I think it's getting better but "Le Praz" is pronounced "Luh Praa" (source: I lived there for 3 years) - then you'll have nailed it!
La follie douche is good for apres ski but NOT for food, it’s like a diner
Great video. You mention that it is much more affordable to book off season - but you don't say anything about when the off season takes place :(
january and april
heard this is a more upper class expensive resort
it is very much true for 1850. less so in the other villages in the video
is it the best ski resort?
You don't have to spend fortune.
We've been going there for last 4 xmas skiing. We are family of 5 and if you book smart it could be cheap.
For sure we are not reach.
Anyway go there - live your life!
Hi when was this video taken?
most of it was filmed at the end of March 2019
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Do you have a video about Tignes?. We are planning on going there December unfortunately the only time we can go and it looks like it has good snow coverage that time of year but not sure. 1st going skiing as a family. Thank you your videos is very informative
The ski school place in 1850 is WRONG, it’s on the other side
you are right Amy, only the new generation school meeting point was there.
thanks to you we are going to change our article on Courchevel on our new website!
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Western park isn’t there anymore
Is it because of the Corona or it's gone for good?
Bel posto , bei panorami ma neanche lontanamente paragonabile all'ineguagliabile bellezza dei paesaggi dolomitici.
true. the dolomites has better views. did you see this video on Val di Fassa?
th-cam.com/video/W-an2IuJHrY/w-d-xo.html
Courchevel and 3 valleys are amazing
@@SkiResortsVideo courchavel bel paesello ma le dolomiti hanno panorami che ti stordisvono. Tutto l immaginazione che vuoi ma come ripeto courchzvel se li sogna i panorami delle nostre dolomiti Unesco. Ricorda le montagne sono una cosa le dolomiti sono un altra cosa. Molto più belle delle semplici montagna. E courchzvel ha delle semplici montzgne
@@SkiResortsVideo ti ringrazio non ho bisogno di vedere video la v al di Fassa la conosco benissimo. Se vuoi ti consiglio qualcosa.
@Stefano torome , you will be glad to hear we will upload reviews on Cortina and Corvara this December, and Kronplatz on January,
If you have some tips on these resorts, or you want us to review other resorts, I will be glad if you can send it to omertravelerscheck@gmail.com
You forgot to score = no cross country slopes
thanks, MisterBenne
How many times does this presenter say AKA
😅
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Can you do a review on les arc 2000
there's a coming review on all les arcs resorts next weekend for xms!
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I don't think Courchevel is better than Val d'isere. The Tignes-Val d'isère area is better than les 3 vallees imo
I agree it is a tough competition
Ovviamente courchevel e dintorni non si avvicinano neanche lontanamente alla bellezze delle dolomiti patrimonio mondiale unesco e definite le montagne piu belle del mondo. Per non parlare di quei orrendi palazzoni che deturpano in maniera assurda il panorama di courchevel.
Well, if you have money, you might as well try Switzerland...
any recommendations?😘⛷
@@SkiResortsVideo If your budget is not an issue, I would suggest Zermatt, Crans-Montana, Verbier, St-Moritz.
@@fredericperrin7402 , interesting. we plan to film all of them this winter exclude Crans Montana, is it good as the others?
@@SkiResortsVideo Yes, I think so. In terms of pure skiing maybe not, but in terms of scenery it's the best of all.
Couchreval 1800 is way overrated by you. It’s just a collection of expensive hotels and shops without much mountain village atmosphere. Many of the buildings are rather ugly. Its local slopes are vast and mostly are wide open easy runs. It feels more like Disney than remote, naturally beautiful winter mountains.
which ski resort are better for your opinion?
@@SkiResortsVideo Whistler-blackcomb of Canada is the best in the world. In Europe, there are quite some good ones. Zermatt, for example, is a great ski resort for its authentic alpine village, stunning view and long runs
Good content but was a little put off by the narrator - bit stilted in delivery and pronunciation a bit off. Sorry I know that’s super picky but both things stood out to me. I’ve been to le praz several times. Good base for the whole area and good value for money although very limited apres.
Woww! Looks amazing! Now I want to go there
Laura Gatehouse LAURA
thanks for the constructive advice
Les verdons is OVER RATED