Courchevel

Snowy time.This is the place for wealthy Russians or people who only ski in completely black ski apparel and fur hats. Or for those who don’t enjoy skiing much – which the typical Courchevel visitor doesn’t do. If you are happy to pay EUR 50 for a pizza topped with truffles then fine, but a cheap feed in the slopes is hard to find. If you get hungry while skiing it is actually smarter to ski over to La Tania or Meribel for a meal.

Courchan is in fact four villages on situated on different altitudes, with the most moderate skiing at Moriond in the far west, the toughest just below the Saulire summit, and long stretches of rolling ski runs through the forest down to Les Praz. The runs on the ridge, which part Courcevel from Meribel can be reached by foot from the mountain station at Lozeliften, if that is your kind of thing.

There is an airstrip in the middle of the ski area, so difficult to land at that a special license is required. The airstrip is famous for having been featured in a Bond movie, and obviously also famous among the filthy rich visitors.