Courchevel 1550

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Another bend in the road below 1850, quieter and cheaper, with the same mountain above it.

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Snow front at Courchevel Village (1550)1550 m
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Forecast at 1550 m today: low / high, modelled snow depth, and new snow in the last 24 hours.

Terrain4.5
Snow4.5
Lifts4.5
Village5.0
Mountain food5.0
Après4.0
Families4.5
Value4.5
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Should you stay in Courchevel 1550?

If you want Courchevel's skiing without its prices, yes. We barely noticed a difference from the villages above. It is quieter and smaller, and a gondola takes you straight up to 1850.

Day routes

Ski from Courchevel 1550

3 day routes from here. Highlighted steps are specific to Courchevel 1550. Tap a profile to see it on the map.

Lift upSki down, in the grade colourFaded: your village's own legs

Saulire and the Grand Couloir

3 h 30Black runsLeave by 14:15
  • Grangettes gondola to 1850, then the Saulire
  • Pas du Lac gondola
  • Saulire 2738 m
  • Grand Couloir
  • Back over Saulire
  • Marcassin, Sanglier, Niverolle, Grande Rosiere or Aigle
  • Down to 1850, gondola or piste home

The Mottaret and Courchevel classic, built around two of our favourite runs. Drop into the Grand Couloir from the top of the Pas du Lac gondola, then come back over the Saulire and down the tangle of bumpy reds on the Mottaret side.

Do the Couloir early. By afternoon it is busy, bumpy and often icy. Intermediates can take a lift down instead.

Col de la Loze, the scenic link

3 hBlue runsLeave by 14:45
  • Gondola to 1850, then the Loze
  • Rhodos gondola
  • Loze chair
  • Col de la Loze 2304 m
  • Down to Courchevel 1850 or La Tania
  • Back to the Col
  • Loze chair back, then home via 1850

A quieter, prettier way between Meribel and Courchevel than the Saulire, through larch forest on the Courchevel side.

The full 3 Vallees traverse

Full dayRed runsLeave by 13:45 from Val Thorens
  • Via 1850 and the Saulire
  • Courchevel
  • Saulire
  • Mottaret
  • Val Thorens
  • Optional Orelle
  • Back the same day
  • Back to 1850 and down

Courchevel to Val Thorens and back in a day, with Orelle if your legs and the weather allow. The size of the area hits you on this one.

The classic first-timer mistake is getting stuck on the wrong side of a ridge when the lifts close. Know your last lift home before you set off.

All 3 Vallees day routes

Map

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Drag to move, scroll or pinch to zoom. Highlighted: the lifts and runs named in each route. Pistes, lifts, forests, lakes and villages © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Terrain from Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles.

Getting there

Fly to Geneva, Lyon or Chambery and drive up the Tarentaise to Moutiers, then up the valley. Trains reach Moutiers, but most people use a car or a transfer.