Courchevel is rightfully regarded as one of the world's best ski
resorts. It is located in France's massive Trois Vallees region,
the largest ski area on the globe.
The Trois Vallees is a truly magnificent ski area playing
host to some of the best skiing in the world. With over 600 km of
pistes and over 200 ski lifts, this incredible area attracts skiers
and snowboarders of all abilities and offers good ski links between
the Three Valleys.
Beginners and advanced skiers alike can cover a huge amount of ski
terrain and then all meet up in the same mountain restaurants for a
well deserved vin chaud and lunchtime raclette. The 3 Valleys is
easily accessible from many international airports, including
Geneva, Lyon and Chambery and is also within a good driving
distance of the UK.
Our chalets and apartmnets are in the
wonderful village of Courchevel Le Praz. There are in effect four
Courchevels that make up the single resort. Courchevel 1850, the
highest of the cluster, is now better known for its Russian
visitors and sky-high prices than for the superb skiing it offers,
Courchevel 1650, 1550 and Courchevel Le Praz at 1300
metres.
We have the stunning Jardin
D'Angele which is one our our premium catered chalets located
very close to the lifts and we have a large self-catered apartment
Perle de
Neige again located in superb position just a minute or so
from the lifts
Courchevel Le Praz has a
great selection of bars and restaurants including "Le Bistrot
du Praz", one of the most famous restaurants in the Trois Valleys.
Le Praz also has a good selection of supermarkets and shops.It is a
true Savoyard village and is the prettiest of the four Courchevel
villages with a quaint village square, traditional chalets and
narrow cobbled streets.
Courchevel Le Praz has two telecabine lifts, the Praz and Foret
ski lifts, the Praz telecabine lift takes you directly into the
centre of Courchevel 1850 in less than 10 mins. The Foret
telecabine lift takes you up towards the summit of "La Loze" at
2196m, giving easy access to the Courchevel / La Tania ski area or
the Meribel valley and Val Thorens valleys.
Skiing back to Le Praz is beautiful with tree lined pistes down
into Le Praz which are some of the prettiest runs in the Three
Valleys ski area. The Jockeys' black run into Le Praz is one of the
most famous runs in Europe. It is generally snow secure with north
facing slopes and an extensive network of snow. If you don't want
to ski back you can always catch the telecabine back to the village
or there is a free ski bus service from 1850 which operates until
1:00am every night.
Dominating the hillside are the ski
jumps built for the 1992 Olympics, whilst elsewhere in the village
one can find a selection of over 60 shops, 8 restaurants (including
the famous Bistrot du Praz) and a wealth of cosy bars in which to
unwind after a day in the mountains.
Almost all of the village's chalet and hotel accommodation is set
away from the lift station, but the Mountain Heaven properties
are both within 100m of the lift station.
The Three Valleys consists of 8 resorts Courchevel, La
Tania, Brides Les Bains, Meribel, Mottaret, Les Menuires, Val
Thorens and St Martin de Belleville. Although each of the resorts
featured in the Three Valleys is different from
one another, they all share fantastic snow records and immaculately
groomed wide open pistes.