Courchevel Village 1550, within Les 3 Vallees, France, the Alps.

The collection of ski resorts which includes Courchevel Village, 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.

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Courchevel Village 1550 Information.

Courchevel 1550 is a quiet village, offering cheaper accommodation and restaurants in comparison to the higher village of 1850 and is an ideal destination for family holidays. Although located lower down the mountain it is only a gondola ride away from the more glamorous Courchevel 1850 and from there access to the rest of the ski area is simple.

Skiers can access the upper slopes of the resort by taking the 6 person high-speed gondola up to the hub of the Courchevel 1850, La Croisette, or choose to take one of two other lifts leading up to the ridge separating the resort from Meribel.

Whilst skiing in Courchevel Village 1550, other activities to try include snow-shoeing, snow-mobiling, ice-climbing, swimming and ice-skating.

Ski Equipment.

• Intersport Alpe Sports: Rue des Grangettes – 0479 08 24 11. intersport-courchevel1550.com.
• Priviledge First Class Ski Hire: Home fitting and delivery. 0683 51 50 21. priviledgeski.com.
• Raymonde Sports Skiset and Regis: Rue des Rois. 0479 08 21 00.
• Skis Locations Sandrine: Résidence Adret. 0479 08 29 96. skiloc-courchevel.com.

Restaurants.

Courchevel Village 1550 is home to some friendly bars and restaurants, with the atmosphere in general being rather peaceful, and offering much better value for money than the villages’ glamorous neighbour, Courchevel 1850.

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.

Those staying in Courchevel Village have the added bonus of the gondola up to 1850, which stays open until 7.30pm in the evening.

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 This review may now be out of date and some of the information may be inaccurate.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.