Courchevel: Our Ski Guide

The back story

Season 2026/27: 4 Dec 2026 – 18 Apr 2027 (courchevel.com) · Ski area: 150 km in Courchevel; Les 3 Vallées about 600 km · 3 Vallées link: Opens 5 Dec 2026 (les3vallees.com) · Villages: 1850, Moriond, Village, Le Praz, La Tania, Saint-Bon · Nearest station: Moûtiers, about 30 min by road · Lift pass: Courchevel Valley adult day €77 in the core season, 19 Dec 2026 – 9 Apr 2027 (courchevel.com)

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   The back story

   Courchevel: the back story

   Courchevel·In depth

   Six villages, one valley and the world’s largest linked ski area: how to choose your Courchevel.

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Lift passes, ski schools and hire

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   Official prices, 2026/27

   Courchevel lift pass (Courchevel Valley)

   Courchevel·Lift pass·€€

   The valley pass covers Courchevel’s 150 km; the 3 Vallées pass adds the whole linked area.

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   The French ski school

   ESF Courchevel 1850

   Courchevel·Ski school·€€

   The French ski school in 1850, with group lessons for children and adults and private lessons.

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   For Moriond’s gentle slopes

   ESF Courchevel 1650 Moriond

   Courchevel·Ski school·€€

   The French ski school in Moriond, a sunny base for families and first-timers.

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Where to stay, every budget

Who it suits. On a budget: La Tania and Le Praz, with their own lifts into the same 3 Vallées network, and the 3-star hotels lower down. Mid-range: Courchevel Village and Moriond: ski-in hotels and easy access to the whole valley. Luxury: Courchevel 1850 and the Jardin Alpin: palace hotels, three-star dining and the altiport.

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   Home of Le 1947 · In depth

   Cheval Blanc Courchevel

   Courchevel·Palace hotel·€€€€

   Cheval Blanc’s first Maison, ski-in and ski-out in Courchevel 1850, with 36 keys by Sybille de Margerie, a Guerlain spa with indoor infinity pool, outdoor Russian banya and hot tub, and Yannick Alléno’s Le 1947.

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   In the Jardin Alpin · In depth

   Airelles Courchevel

   Courchevel·Palace hotel·€€€€

   A palace in the snow in the Jardin Alpin of Courchevel 1850, in the style of an Austro-Hungarian castle, with 44 rooms including 15 suites, an Airelles Spa of pool, 40 °C jacuzzi and hammam, a Winter Camp kids’ club and a trattoria.

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   On the Cospillot slope · In depth

   Le K2 Palace

   Courchevel·Palace hotel·€€€€

   A palace in wood and stone on the Cospillot slope at 1,850 m, inspired by the Himalayas, with 26 rooms, 3 suites and chalets, the 500 m² Goji Spa with indoor pool, sauna, hammam and outdoor hot tubs, L’Altiplano and Le 8611 bar.

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   32 rooms in Le Praz, by the lake · In depth

   Hôtel Les Peupliers

   Courchevel·Village hotel·€€€

   A four-star hotel by the lake in the village of Courchevel Le Praz, with 32 rooms across the hotel and La Maison, a spa of hammam, sauna and Estime & Sens treatments, and La Table de Mon Grand-Père.

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   Ski-in, ski-out in the forest

   Hotel Le Montana, La Tania

   Courchevel·Value hotel·€€

   A 3-star ski-in, ski-out hotel in La Tania, with a pool and sauna.

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Restaurants and mountain huts

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   Three MICHELIN stars (2026)

   Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc

   Courchevel·Fine dining·€€€€

   Yannick Alléno’s five-table restaurant inside Cheval Blanc.

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   Two MICHELIN stars (2026)

   Sylvestre Wahid – Les Grandes Alpes

   Courchevel·Fine dining·€€€€

   Two-star cooking in Courchevel 1850.

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   Two MICHELIN stars (2026)

   Slalom 1850

   Courchevel·Fine dining·€€€€

   Two-star cooking in Courchevel 1850.

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   One MICHELIN star (2026)

   Le Chabichou by Stéphane Buron

   Courchevel·Fine dining·€€€€

   One-star cooking at Le Chabichou in 1850.

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   One MICHELIN star (2026)

   Le Farçon

   Courchevel·Fine dining·€€€€

   One-star cooking in Courchevel.

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   Courchevel’s first altitude restaurant (1954)

   Le Cap Horn

   Courchevel·Mountain restaurant·€€€

   By the altiport, with a south-facing terrace and a mix of Savoyard and seafood dishes.

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   On the Verdons piste

   Le Chalet de Pierres

   Courchevel·Mountain restaurant·€€€

   A big slopeside restaurant on the Verdons piste, known for its Beaufort tart and buffets.

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   At the top of La Loze

   La Soucoupe

   Courchevel·Mountain restaurant·€€

   A fireside lunch at the top of La Loze: beef rib from the fire and pot-au-feu.

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   At the top of the Moriond gondola

   Le Bel Air

   Courchevel·Mountain restaurant·€€

   Traditional cooking and a south-facing terrace above Moriond, reachable on foot too.

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Après-ski and bars

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   A live band from 7 pm

   Le Bar, Cheval Blanc

   Courchevel·Hotel bar·€€€€

   Quiet by day, lively by night, with a live band every evening.

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   At the foot of the Moriond piste

   Le Portetta

   Courchevel·Après-ski terrace·€€€

   A terrace with fires and heated seats at the bottom of Moriond’s main piste.

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Getting there

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   Train, road and air

   Getting to Courchevel

   Courchevel·Getting there

   Moûtiers station is about 30 minutes away; Chambéry, Geneva and Lyon airports are 1h15 to about 2h15 by road.

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   Gateway to the French and Swiss Alps

   Geneva Airport (GVA)

   Geneva·Airport

   Trains to every Swiss ski resort from the airport station, coaches to the French Alps, and a winter-weekend terminal for ski charters.

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   London to the Tarentaise by train

   Eurostar Snow

   London, Brussels, Amsterdam·Ski train

   Winter Saturdays from London St Pancras to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, with stops at Moûtiers, Aime-La-Plagne and Landry.

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   Shuttles to the Savoie resorts

   Altibus

   Savoie·Coach transfers

   Coaches from the railway stations, the airports and Lyon to the Savoie ski resorts, including Courchevel.

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Property: the neighbourhoods

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   The most sought-after address

   Courchevel 1850 and the Jardin Alpin

   Courchevel·Neighbourhood

   The palace quarter in the forest above 1850, with chalets on the snow.

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