Courchevel

Courchevel is a multi-level ski resort in the French Alps. Rather than a single village, it is organised as six places on the same mountainside: Saint-Bon, Courchevel Le Praz, Courchevel La Tania, Courchevel Village, Courchevel Moriond, and Courchevel 1850. In winter, the villages are linked by lifts and a free shuttle-bus network. Courchevel promotes leaving your car in one of its 15 public car parks and moving around on foot, by shuttle, or by lift.

The scenery changes as you move up through the villages. Lower sectors sit close to forest – La Tania is set in a spruce forest and is a car-free village – while higher lifts access more open alpine terrain. The Vizelle gondola rises to 2,659m, where panoramic views over the Alps, including Mont Blanc, can be enjoyed on clear days. La Saulire, which offers a 360° viewpoint, is the resort’s high point at 2,738m. Also worth noting is the Combe de la Saulire viewpoint, which faces Mont Blanc and looks down over the resort, including the golf course, Lac du Biollay and the altiport.

Courchevel links directly into the Les 3 Vallées domain, which has 600km of slopes across the connected network. Within Courchevel, terrain ranges from village-level learning zones to higher mountain routes. Courchevel Moriond is a sunny sector made up mainly of green and blue runs, while steeper skiing is available higher up, including the Grand Couloir off the Saulire sector. For freestyle, the Open Park snowpark offers a ‘Rookies’ area with wide boxes, jumps and a half-pipe, as well as a ‘Pro’ zone. There is also a Family Park, known as a fun-ski area.

Courchevel also offers off-slope facilities. Aquamotion is the resort’s aquatic and wellness centre, with a family area (including slides and water features) and an adults-only Aquawellness area (sauna, steam room and salt cave). Aquamotion also provides an indoor surfing wave and a climbing wall. For indoor activities, The Forum – a major sports and shopping complex – has an ice rink and a bowling alley. For sledging, Courchevel guests can enjoy a floodlit 2km run from Courchevel 1850 down to Courchevel Village, and Courchevel Moriond hosts the Moriond Racing toboggan run: a 3km descent with eight tunnels.

Cultural heritage in Courchevel is most visible in the older villages and hamlets. Saint-Bon is the birthplace of the resort and is notable for its baroque church. La Nouvaz (near La Tania) has a baroque chapel that is not open to visitors but can be admired from outside. Le Praz is associated with the ski-jumping venue used for the 1992 Winter Olympics, and Courchevel (with Méribel) hosted the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. There are many Michelin Guide restaurants in Courchevel, including Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc (three stars in the 2025 France guide) and Le Chabichou by Stéphane Buron (two stars in the same guide). Atout France’s ‘Palace’ list features several hotels in Courchevel, including Cheval Blanc Courchevel, Les Airelles, Le K2 Palace, L’Apogée Courchevel and Fouquet’s Courchevel.