Le Praz, Courchevel 1300, within Les 3 Vallees, France, the Alps.

The collection of ski resorts which includes Le Praz, known as Courchevel would probably be sufficient to make the list of the best ski resorts in the World by themselves. But put them at just one end of Les 3 Vallees and they are unnassailable.

Le Praz Courchevel 1300
Village Courchevel 1550
Moriond Courchevel 1650
Courchevel 1850
La Tania 1400

Piste Maps for Courchevel and Les 3 Vallees.

Download the latest Courchevel and Les 3 Vallees piste maps here.

Le Praz Courchevel Information.

Le Praz Courchevel 1300 is part of the world famous Les 3 Vallees ski area. It is a real alpine village with attractive narrow cobbled streets. A couple of thousand people live in Le Praz all year round, there is a school, supermarket, restaurants, bars, ski shops, a post office, butcher, baker, maybe even a candle stick maker!

Access to the slopes is choice between two gondolas. Le Praz which links directly to Courchevel 1850 and Le Foret which links with Le Col de Loze. It is usually possible to ski back to Le Praz due to the snow cannons and the two black runs, Jean Blanc and Jockeys, which are two of the greatest runs in Les 3 Vallees.

The nightlife is very low-key, but visitors can use the free bus service for trips into the other villages.

Accommodation.

Hotel Les Peupliers: 35 room hotel in the centre of Le Praz Village.
73120 Courchevel 1300/Le Praz – Tel.: +33 (0) 479 08 41 47 – Fax : +33 (0) 479 08 45 05 infos@lespeupliers.com – www.lespeupliers.com.

Equipment Hire.

Gormier Sport: Place de La Chapelle, 73120 Le Praz
Tel: +33 (0) 479 08 41 25.

Olympic Sports – Le Praz: 73120 Courchevel 1300 – Le Praz. Tel: +33 (0)4 79 08 43 60 – Fax: +33 (0)4 79 08 34 57 – E-mail: info@olympic-sports.frsports.fr/

Ski Higher: L’Or Blanc, 73120 Courchevel 1300 – Le Praz. www.skihigher.com

Restaurants.

Le Bistrot Du Praz: Style: Traditional. Perhaps one of the most famous restaurants in the Alps. Specialities: Meticulously prepared French cuisine: foie gras, aubergine caviar, ‘Déclinaison de Saint-Jacques’ 73120 Courchevel 1300 – Tel: 04 79 08 41 33.

La Yaca: This is now owned by Abel Congratel and his English wife Anna. Simply superb food, wine and atmosphere but very pricey. Probably one of the nicest restaurant in the Three Valleys. 04 79 08 41 04 – email: lebistrotdupraz@orange.fr.

Azimut: Style: Between traditional and modern. Specialities – Pumpkin soup with fried scallops, pieces of Beaufort cheese.
Immeuble l’Or Blanc – 73120 – Tel.: +33 (0) 4 79 06 25 90 – Fax : +33 (0) 4 79 06 29 44.

La Table de Mon Grand-Pere: Style: Traditional. Specialities: Foie gras, a selection of dishes cooked on slate, such as rib of beef, fondue savoyarde. Hôtel les Peupliers – Tel.: +33 (0) 479 08 41 42.

La Cave d’a Cote: Style: Traditiona. Savoyan fondue, raclette (melted cheese), tartiflette (a traditional cheese, onion, bacon and potato dish), sausage and crozet (a local pasta speciality), Savoyan hotpot (pork, onion, potato and root vegetables), snails, bourguignonne fondue and pierre chaudel.
Rue de la Chapelle – Tel.: +33 (0) 479 08 42 90

You could also check out:

• Crêperie Kinou
• Le Darbeilo
• L’Escorche-Vel
• Le Pizzeria

Getting Around Courchevel.

There is free ski bus, which you can use with your lift pass, which runs every hour and links Le Praz Courchevel to its neighbouring Courchevel stations. These are La Tania, Courchevel 1550, 1650 and 1850 (takes about 15 mins to 1850). This runs all day until around 10pm at night.

NOTE: Ski Resorts change all the time. This review may now be out of date and some of the information may be inaccurate. Please visit the official ski resort site for Les 3 Vallees for the latest information.