Ski Hire Courchevel

About courchevel

In the far left of The Three Valleys, the expanse of Courchevel consists of 5 joined resorts: Courchevel Le Praz 1300, Courchevel 1550(the original Courchevel), Courchevel 1650(Moriond), Courchevel 1850, and La Tania. The numbers indicate the altitude in meters of each of the villages. Courchevel 1850 is the largest of the skiing villages in the resort area, and has some challenging skiing. With its elite appeal, it is the most expensive resort in France. The shopping and Apres-ski facilities here are the best.

The highest point in Courchevel 1850 is in fact only 1747 meters. Courchevel valley also includes the town of La Tania, built as competitors’ accommodation for the 1992 Albertville Olympics. Le Praz hosted the Olympic ski jump in that year. The runway at Courchevel’s airport is one of the shortest runways in the world, with a length of 525 meters and a gradient of 18.5% in order to help slow landing aircraft. Courchevel’s couloirs are renowned as some of the most difficult black runs in the world.