Resort guide · Italy
An old Aosta Valley village at the foot of Mont Blanc: 100 km of slopes above Plan Checrouit, the Skyway’s rotating cable cars to Punta Helbronner at 3,466 m, the Vallée Blanche to Chamonix, and Via Roma for an evening passeggiata.
Plan your trip:Official resort site
Season 2026/27: 28 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027 (Courmayeur Mont Blanc Funivie) · Ski area: 100 km of groomed slopes and off-piste; 33 runs, 18 lifts · Top viewpoint: Punta Helbronner, 3,466 m (Skyway Monte Bianco) · Top of the ski area: L’Arp, 2,755 m · Nearest airport: Geneva, 115 km; Turin Caselle about 150 km
The back story
Skiing on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, where the first guides’ society in Italy was founded in 1850.
Season 28 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
The lift company’s day and multi-day passes, with a Courmayeur + Skyway option and dynamic online prices.
Strada Dolonne – La Villette 1b, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Courmayeur 1,300 m to Punta Helbronner 3,466 m
Rotating cabins from Courmayeur to the Pavillon (2,173 m) and Punta Helbronner (3,466 m), the start of the Vallée Blanche.
Strada Statale 26 dir 48, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
18 km to Chamonix
An 18 km off-piste descent down the Mer de Glace from Punta Helbronner (3,466 m) to Chamonix (1,042 m).
Italy’s first guides’ society, 1850
Italy’s first mountain guides’ society, founded in 1850, for the Vallée Blanche, ski touring and freeride.
Strada Villair 2, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Courmayeur, Plan Checrouit and Val Veny
A ski and snowboard school with desks in the village, at Plan Checrouit and in Val Veny.
In the village and at Plan Checrouit
Courmayeur’s other ski and snowboard school, with desks in the village and at Plan Checrouit.
Mont Fortin by helicopter
Heli-skiing with mountain guides in the Mont Fortin area, for groups of four.
Since 1973, at the Checrouit gondola
Courmayeur’s long-established hire shop, at the top of the Checrouit gondola and in the village.
Plan Checrouit 6/7 and Via Regionale 33, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Opposite the cable car
Hire and sports shop opposite the Courmayeur cable car, specialists in freeride, freestyle and ski touring.
Strada delle Volpi 18, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Adaptive skiing in Val Veny
Fischer skis and Burton boards on the Val Veny side, and home of the adaptive-skiing association Antenne Handicap.
Pré de Pascal, Val Veny, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
€22 round trip, hire €19.50
A round-trip ticket to the beginner lifts, with a 2026/27 hire offer for skis, boots and helmet.
At 2,000 metres
A snowpark at 2,000 metres with a progression area, easy and medium jumps and beginner rails.
Who it suits. On a budget: Family-run hotels and B&B hotels with ski shuttles, children under 8 skiing at no charge with an adult pass, and a beginners’ ticket with a €19.50 hire deal. Mid-range: Historic four-star hotels a short walk from the cable car, Via Roma restaurants and evenings at Plan Checrouit. Luxury: Le Massif, the Grand Hotel Royal e Golf and the five-star Auberge de la Maison, with the Skyway and heli-skiing on Mont Blanc.
80 rooms, three minutes from the lifts · In depth
A five-star hotel of 80 rooms and suites in the centre of Courmayeur, near the cable car, with a Bioaquam spa circuit and 30 m² hydromassage pool, and La Loge du Massif, its own chalet on the slopes.
On Via Roma, facing Mont Blanc · In depth
Courmayeur’s grand hotel on Via Roma since 1854, with 70 rooms, the Royal Spa of Turkish bath, sauna and outdoor Finnish sauna, a Gio Ponti dining room and the Champagnerie Royal.
Via Roma 87, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In Entrèves, run by the Garin family · In depth
The Garin family’s Alpine house at 1,300 m in Entrèves, with the heated indoor-outdoor pool nearest Mont Blanc, a sauna and steam bath, a private hay spa and L’Aubergine restaurant.
Via Passerin d’Entrèves 16, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Two minutes from the lifts · In depth
The Truchet family’s four-star hotel since 1965, minutes from the lifts, with an indoor pool behind glass, a sauna and Turkish bath for hotel guests, a Mont Blanc dining room and the Scotch Corner bar.
Via Regionale 62, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Ten rooms near the Skyway · In depth
An inn of ten rooms in La Palud, Entrèves, with roots in 1897, stone walls and fireplaces, a sauna, a duplex suite and a restaurant of Aosta Valley produce, minutes’ walk from the Skyway.
Scorciatoia La Palud 14, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
The same family for four generations · In depth
A four-star superior chalet hotel 400 m from the centre and lifts, run by the same family for four generations, with a cosy spa of sauna, hammam and terrace hot tub and an Aosta Valley restaurant with 150 wines.
SS 26 dir 11, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Ski shuttle, four minutes to the slopes
A family-run hotel by the pedestrian zone, with Mont Blanc views, a sauna and a winter shuttle to the lifts.
Via Croux 8, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Since 1953, in the quiet part of town
A family house opened in 1953 in the quietest part of the centre, nine minutes’ walk from the cable car.
Via Marconi 42, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
A family manor house since 1969
A breakfast hotel in an early-1900s manor house, run by the Berthod Laurent family, near the bus station and lifts.
Via Circonvallazione 23, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
800 metres from the Skyway
An old mountain house in quiet La Palud, at the mouth of the Val Ferret, 800 metres from the Skyway.
Via San Bernardo 2, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
33 apartments by the cable car
Apartments with hotel services a few metres from the cable car: daily cleaning, linen, wellness area and garage.
Via Regionale 55, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Antiques and an après-ski shuttle
A central hotel furnished with Aosta Valley antiques, with a winter shuttle back from the end of the home run.
SS 26 dir 10, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide Italia (2026)
Traditional cooking in a century-old former stable and carpenter’s workshop in the historic centre.
Via Marconi 50/a, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide Italia (2026)
Aosta Valley flavours, lighter and refined, inside the Grand Hotel Royal e Golf.
Via Roma 87, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide Italia (2026)
A small wine bar in La Palud where a Japanese chef gives valley produce his own twist.
Strada La Palud 27, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Vaulted rooms on Via Roma
Alpine cooking and selected wines in vaulted rooms of wood and stone, with a terrace, in the centre.
Via Roma 122, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Since 1966
Aosta Valley, Italian and Savoyard dishes since 1966, around the old apple tree that gives the room its name.
Piazzale Monte Bianco 25, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Since 1965 in Entrèves
Rustic Aosta Valley cooking and local wines in Entrèves, a Garin family address since 1965.
Via Passerin d’Entrèves 7, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Plan Checrouit, open for dinner
A historic wooden hut at Plan Checrouit, run by Anna and Paolo since 2000, open for dinner via the evening cable car.
Località Chiecco, Plan Checrouit, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Gourmand and Bistrot, at Plan Checrouit
Aosta Valley cooking with an innovative touch, in a Gourmand room and a Bistrot, plus snowmobile dinners.
Località Plan Checrouit 15, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Merenda sinoira from 5 pm
A hut for gourmet skiers, with evening à la carte, themed wine nights and the Aosta Valley ‘merenda sinoira’.
Località Chiecco 8, Plan Checrouit, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
By the cable car at Plan Checrouit
Gourmet sandwiches, hot dogs, homemade cakes and a pizzeria, a few steps from the cable car, with a big sunny terrace.
Località Plan Checrouit 1, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Martine’s apple fritters
A deli kitchen in Dolonne known for Martine’s apple fritters, with homemade dishes every day.
Vicolo Dolonne 7, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In the Val Ferret
Grandmother Clara’s Aosta Valley recipes, reworked by her grandchildren at Planpincieux in the Val Ferret.
Località Planpincieux 21, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Chef Andrea Berton at Plan Checrouit
A slope-side club at Plan Checrouit: après-ski with music, a restaurant by chef Andrea Berton, a solarium and a small hotel.
Località Plan Checrouit 9, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
DJ sets above 2,000 metres
Le Massif’s lodge on the slopes: restaurant, terrace bar and DJ sets with Mont Blanc views.
Plan Checrouit, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Sunset aperitivo at Plan Checrouit
From December to April the Courmayeur cable car runs every evening until midnight, for sunset drinks and dinner on the mountain.
By the Val Veny cable car
A Courmayeur nightlife landmark: a disco club with international DJs and a gourmet restaurant.
Strada della Brenva 10, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
In the centre
A futuristic-looking club with carefully chosen music and a cosmopolitan crowd.
Via des Forges 5, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Aperitivo from 4.30 pm
Aperitivi, beers, premium gin and sharing boards from 4.30 pm, then pizza and sandwiches until 1 am.
Via Regionale 21, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
At the start of the pedestrian street
A cosy bar at the start of the pedestrian street for an aperitivo with cheeses, cured meats and local wines.
Viale Monte Bianco 23, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
On Via Roma for 50+ years
A historic jeweller on Via Roma with Rolex, Tudor, Pomellato and Dodo.
Via Roma 34, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
A family shop for 50 years
A perfumery and silver-jewellery shop in the centre, run by the Pavesio family for more than 50 years.
Via Roma 69, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Made in Italy on Via Roma
A historic shop in the centre with leading Made in Italy brands in a mountain-style setting.
Via Roma 38, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Aosta Valley handicrafts
A boutique of the best traditional Aosta Valley handicrafts, near the Jardin de l’Ange.
Via Roma 75, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Advice from mountain people
Outdoor clothing chosen with help from a team that works with the Courmayeur mountain guides.
Via Roma 52, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Thermal waters facing Mont Blanc
The historic thermal baths of Pré-Saint-Didier, a short drive down the valley, with warm pools facing Mont Blanc.
Indoor-outdoor pool facing Mont Blanc
The five-star Auberge’s spa: a heated indoor-outdoor pool facing Mont Blanc, sauna, steam room and relaxation rooms.
Via Passerin d’Entrèves 16, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Hay baths and Alpine herbs
A spa refuge booked for exclusive use: hay sauna, wooden hot tub, Alpine herb baths and hay-bundle massages.
Via Passerin d’Entrèves 16/A, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Open to non-residents, €40 a day
An indoor-outdoor pool heated to 30°C, sauna and beauty rooms at the Hotel Gran Baita, open to outside guests.
Strada Larzey 2, Entrèves, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Heated outdoor pool in the garden
A heated outdoor pool in a large garden, sauna, Turkish bath and beauty treatments on Via Roma.
Via Roma 87, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Courmayeur’s first indoor pool
The wellness centre and the first indoor pool in Courmayeur, two minutes from the lifts.
Via Regionale 62, 11013 CourmayeurExplore View on map
Geneva 115 km, Turin 150 km
By the A5 or the Mont Blanc Tunnel; nearest airports Geneva (115 km), Turin Caselle (about 150 km) and Milan Malpensa (212 km).
Courmayeur, Chamonix, Milan and Turin
Local buses, the Courmayeur–Chamonix line, Milan and Turin coaches via Aosta, and a Malpensa–Aosta Valley line.
Courmayeur and La Thuile
A winter bus between Courmayeur and La Thuile, at no charge, to ski both resorts.
P1, P2 and Tzan de Blà
Three public car parks in Courmayeur and Dolonne, from €8 to €20 for 24 hours.
Chamonix about 15 minutes away
The Mont Blanc Tunnel links Courmayeur with Chamonix, about 15 minutes by car from Entrèves.
Via Roma and the cable car
The old centre around the pedestrian Via Roma, a short walk from the Courmayeur cable car and the shops.
Below the Dolonne gondola
The old hamlet across the Dora, with its own gondola to Plan Checrouit and the home run.
Under Mont Blanc
The most characteristic of Courmayeur’s hamlets, at about 1,224 metres, near the Skyway and the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
At the Skyway
A quiet hamlet at the mouth of the Val Ferret, 800 metres from the Skyway base.
Planpincieux and beyond
The side valley under the Grandes Jorasses, with hamlets such as Planpincieux and more than 20 km of cross-country track in winter.
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