The Skiers' Guide to Courchevel

Very good pisted slopes and lift system connecting to the whole 3 valleys (Courchevel, Meribel and Val Thorens), some really fun tree lines and some good off piste on powder days. Super family friendly intermediate resort, lots of good wide blues and reds including the famous Saulire red, and my personal fave, the Lanches red which becomes Folyeres blue and takes you all the way down to La Tania - something like 3km of straight downhill between the trees with loads of rollers.

For rest days when you dont want to go skiing, theres the aqua centre with pool and slides, and the toboggan run(the luges) from the top (1850) down to the bottom of Courchevel is insanely good fun.

The resort is split into 3 altitudes; theres very good high-end chalets and hotels in the upper part of the resort, 1850, plus shopping and Michelin started restaurants etc which all come with the expected price tag.
1650 and 1550 offer more affordable options. Further down the you have La Tania as a more budget friendly option.

Overall, fantastic resort with tons of skiing and modern efficient lift system.

Accommodation in 1850 is overpriced. 1300, 1550 and 1650 give much better value for money. The slopes above 1650 are the best in the whole of the Courchevel area and are often quieter than the better known pistes.
Drop to 1550 for an affordable lunch.

Courchevel was a great experience but its not worth it when you can stay at the top of the mountain at Val Thorens, get the full powder, views and apres ski experience, buying a 3 valley ticket is 100% worth it for an experienced skier or someone who can navigate blue slopes as you can travel from VT to courchevel in under 2 hours, courchevel has the benefits of easier slopes and more trees!

Expensive resort but great for beginners as lots of green and blue runs. Very well maintained lifts, friendly staff, good off piste bar/cafes

Gateway to the biggest ski area I t he world, but can get very busy in peak high season periods. Very focussed on posted runs with linkages throughout all 4 of the 3 valleys (Orelle a gem of a 4th but a morning of skiing to get there). Great variety, endless options, delightful ski region.

Fantastic resort with first class facilities and lifts. Expensive due to popularity but quality is high.

Courchevel 1850 is a great family friendly resort to go to. In regards to ski school, I attended from age 3-11, with slopes for all abilities- le creux in particular is a slope favourite of mine in the mornings. Whilst the resort also contains a family park with jumps etc which I especially loved as a child. The resort also contains an ice skating rink as well as many restaurants like le fromagerie. With access to both meribel and val Thorens, this resort has a great number of slopes as well as being one of the largest skiable terrains.

Courchevel is a picturesque resort with really well looked after slopes. Furthermore, the area has a good range of slopes for beginnners, intermediates, experts, and freestyle skiers.

This luxury comes at a price however, which is the price!

Pistes are always really well looked after, loads of snow cannons and piste badgers to manage all slopes. Large off piste run run marked out but plenty to explore too

Great resort. Better for advanced skiers and boarders. It is fairly expensive and better to head into the 3 valleys for lunch.

Courchevel and the trois vallées great ski rssort and caters for most levels although some of the runs are steeper on the Greens so may prove challenging for complete beginners. 1850 is marvelous and snow conditions generally a lot better especially this year where snow falls were a bit more sporadic. Whilst some other resorts like Les gets had very little new snow falls, Courchevel 1850 had good snow falls and conditions with a few days here and there being very foggy however the days we had clear blue skies and minimal winds we had a great skiing experience.

Some of the best skiing in France. Connections to the rest of the 3 vallees are easy and efficient. The resort is big enough and lifts are well situated to keep everyone moving.

Ive been skiing at this resort since I was three years old (I am now in my late teens) and it is great lots of variation of runs and great easier slopes for beginners

Expensive, but worth it. Massive variety and lots of options for food and drinks on the mountain. Lots of different options across all the different Courchevel villages, from a slight more english experience in La Tania to the high end luxury of 1850 and the other fantastic options of 1650 and Le Praz.

Deserved reputation as one of the most luxurious resorts in the world. Massive wide open groomed slopes. Efficient lifts. Everything is effortless. On the downside lacks traditional character

Deciding to learn to ski at the age of 52, probably wasn't a great idea, however I went with my wife who ski's everyear and my brother and sister in-law, both having 40 years experience. Staying at 1650 in the perfect chalet, I have to say we we're spoilt. We eat out every lunchtime, and had a lovely meal during one of the evenings in 1650. After learning to ski in a day at a local indoor ski slope, I should have taken more lessons, as on my first day I fell over around 28 times. However after some fantastic coaching from my brother and sister in-law, I managed to ski a black run by the fourth day. We were able to ski out straight to a lift that took us over to 1550. Skiing in the 3 valleys was simply amazing. Having interconnected lift's throughout, positioned perfectly to move to another valley was just so simple. There are plenty of bars and restaurants to eat and drink at. Courchevel is not cheap, with a beer costing around 8, but the food was similar priced to the UK. We went there off season I think, the last week of January. It was perfect and now that I'm hooked we are all planning on going there again soon in the new year.

Slick resort with good green/blue/red runs for intermediate skiers and efficient lifts with (mid March) no queues. Snow was thinning out and afternoons slushy, but Courchevel os north facing so lasts better than Meribel etc.