| Courchevel is part of the Savoy department of | | | | for the moneyed and privileged of society, today the |
| France. It is actually five ski resorts in one. There are | | | | moneyless too can stake a claim on any one of the |
| nearly 120 km of cross-country ski tracks and over | | | | 600 km of ski slopes, with an additional 150 km of ski |
| 180 ski lifts-and one ski pass to ride them all. There's | | | | runs in Courchevel proper. Moreover, there are nearly |
| everything from four-star top-notch hotels to two-star | | | | 120 km of cross-country ski tracks and over 180 ski |
| itsy-bitsy rooms available for accommodation. | | | | lifts-and one ski pass to ride them all! The classes |
| Courchevel Rapid Fire Facts: | | | | merge into one as the slope and trails swallow skiers |
| - Courchevel is actually five ski resorts in one. | | | | into jovial oblivion. |
| - The name of each resort ends with the appropriate | | | | Courchevel: Offering Something Fun for Everyone |
| height in meters. | | | | Though it may not matter how many banknotes you |
| - However, the biggest-Courchevel 1850-is in reality | | | | carry in your pocketbook, it does make sense to |
| only 1747 meters. | | | | select a ski slope or course suitable to your level. |
| - Courchevel 1550 was the original Courchevel. | | | | Courchevel offers all sorts of slopes, trails and piste |
| - The area is the largest internally linked ski resort in | | | | for newbies to advanced skiers alike. |
| the world. | | | | Since many of the slopes are north facing, and the ski |
| - One town in Courchevel does not have a | | | | resorts hire just as many winter workers as summer |
| corresponding height attached to it-LaTania. | | | | laborers, it's no wonder that the snow is groomed and |
| - Courchevel 1850 was not originally a town. It was built | | | | always reliably fast. You can take morning ski |
| from the ground up as a ski resort. | | | | instruction classes from one of three ski schools, |
| - The Courchevel airport is only 525 meters long with | | | | shake a leg at snowboarding in the afternoon and then |
| an 18.5% gradient. | | | | fine-dine throughout the evening. You'll easily have time |
| - The five names of Courchevel reflecting the altitude | | | | for all of it-as the lifts should be called express |
| with the preceding number are Courchevel 1850, | | | | lifts-because they carry thousands of skiers uphill |
| Courchevel 1650, Courchevel 1550, Courchevel Le | | | | every hour of every day. Plus, with nearly 500 snow |
| Praz 1300 and La Tania. | | | | cannons and a couple-dozen piste bashers, you'll never |
| - The area of Savoy (Courchevel) fell to the Roman | | | | run out of paths. |
| Empire around 1030 and later became known as the | | | | Courchevel Hotels |
| "Gatekeeper to the Alps." | | | | Because Courchevel is known for its high-class swank |
| - In the 1930s, the French Commission of Tourism | | | | habitués, the hotels have been built to suit. With an |
| wanted a "super ski resort." They wanted the largest | | | | abundance of 90 resorts in all of Courchevel (1850 to |
| ski resort of any the world over. With the connection | | | | La Tania), there's everything from four-star top-notch |
| of lifts and valleys, today the dream is a reality. | | | | hotels to two-star itsy-bitsy rooms. Though, here, the |
| Courchevel, France: Height of Ski & Class | | | | star system is used to reflect the level of |
| Courchevel is part of the Savoy department of | | | | facilities-including proximity to trails-and not just the level |
| France. It is part of Les Trois Vallees or The Three | | | | of interior comforts. One hotel might be starred higher |
| Valleys. Because of its super-chicness, it receives | | | | than another, for example, but the other may, as |
| millions of tourist per year. Though planned previously | | | | matter of fact, have more luxury. |