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If you’re an experienced skier, then try to tackle some of the black runs at the beginning of the week. They’re prepared on Saturdays and they get progressively busier during the week as intermediate skiers build up their confidence.

Chalet Blanchot

Courchevel, France[view map]

Belvedere is a quiet and secluded part of Courchevel, but the main centre of the resort is only a few minutes chauffeured drive away. This offers some of the most stylish restaurants, bars and clubs in the French Alps.

Slope off for lunch

La Bergerie (+33 (0)4 79 08 24 70) is just above 1850, to the right of Bellecote. It doesn’t have a terrace but the rustic interior of this former sheep shed is a great place for hot chocolate and a hearty lunch on an overcast day.

Activities

Courchevel is part of the Trois Vallées ski area – the largest in Europe. There are more than 200 ski lifts and almost 350 ski runs in the immediate area, offering suitable terrain for both beginners and experienced skiers. The resort’s high altitude usually guarantees excellent conditions and serious skiers will love the black Les Suisses run and the off-piste couloirs near the Saulire. You can also try skidooing, hot-air ballooning, parapenting, ice-skating, tobogganing and snow-shoeing. For really extreme sports, take a transfer to La Plagne to shoot the bobsleigh run or head to Tignes for some ice-diving. For more information, contact Whitetracks (+33 (0)6 86 12 34 17; www.whitetracks.co.uk).

Ski services

The chalet can organise ski equipment and lift passes at your convenience. Courchevel has a fantastic hands-free lift pass system. Guests are entitled to a 20 per cent discount at Gilbert Sports (+33 (0)4 79 08 16 46). The chalet can also arrange ski lessons and the services of hand-picked guides, who will help you get the most out of the 200 ski lifts and 330 ski runs – as well as the extensive off-piste.

Restaurants

Le Bateau Ivre

+33 (0)4 79 00 11 71

Courchevel 1850 is the only place in the Alps where you’ll find a pair of two-Michelin-star restaurants right next to each other. This restaurant at the Pomme de Pin hotel has the best views of the slopes.
Le Bateau Ivre, La Pomme de Pin Hotel, Courchevel 1850

Chabichou

+33 (0)4 79 08 00 55

Right next to Le Bateau Ivre is the gastronomically spectacular Chabichou, also with two Michelin stars. There’s no shortage of wonderful ways to blow your cash at 1850.
Chabichou, rue des Chenus, 73121 Courchevel 1850

Le Farçon

+33 (0)4 79 08 80 34

This restaurant in La Tania has a mere one Michelin star – oh dear. The nine-course tasting menu is excellent.
Le Farçon, La Tania, Courchevel

La Crêperie du Moulin

+33 (0)4 79 08 10 90

This informal and friendly restaurant is great for crêpes in the afternoon and fondue in the evening.
La Crêperie du Moulin, Place du Tremplin, Courchevel 1850

Le Genépi

+33 (0)4 79 08 08 63

The only thing this restaurant lacks is a terrace. It serves excellent, classic French food, so it’s still a firm favourite.
Le Genépi, rue Park City, Courchevel 1850

La Petit Savoyard

+33 (0)4 79 08 27 44

This restaurant in Courchevel 1650 is the perfect place for inexpensive local dishes and wood-fired pizzas.
La Petit Savoyard, rue du Marquis, Courchevel 1650

For a full list of eating and drinking recommendations in Courchevel, check out our Courchevel restaurant guide

For a full list of recommended activities in Courchevel, check out our Courchevel destination guide


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