Courchevel
Four villages at four altitudes, and they are not interchangeable.
Country
France
Best Months
December, January, February, March
Best For
Families, Groups, Non-skiers, Entertaining
Courchevel is a stack: 1300, 1550, 1650 and 1850, each a separate village with its own character and price level, all feeding the Trois Vallees.
1850 is the one people mean and the one with the shops and the altiport. 1650 is a quieter proposition with good access. 1550 and 1300 are cheaper and further from the noise, and the lifts connect them so the difference is about evenings rather than skiing.
The skiing is the point and it is very good. The Trois Vallees is the largest linked area in the world by most definitions, and from Courchevel you can ski a different valley every day for a week.
Courchevel
Highlights
Four villages, four altitudes, four different weeks
Into the Trois Vallees from the door
The altiport is unusual and worth watching even if you never use it
1650 and 1550 for the same skiing without the shopfronts
Peak weeks book roughly a year out
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Viator does not list Courchevel as a destination of its own, so these cover the French Alps and not all of them are in Courchevel itself. Prices, durations and ratings are Viator's, shown as Viator published them on 2026-08-25. They change. Booking goes to Viator, not to us, and we earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Getting There
Courchevel Altiport (CVF) accepts private jets and helicopters directly - it is the only ski resort in the Alps with its own altiport. Geneva (GVA) is 2.5 hours, Lyon (LYS) 2 hours, and Chambery (CMF) 1.5 hours by car. Private helicopter transfers from any of these airports take 20-35 minutes. Most chalet companies arrange seamless transfers.
Insider Tip
Choose the altitude, not the resort. The skiing is identical from all four and the evenings are not.
FAQ
Courchevel questions
What is the difference between Courchevel 1850, 1650 and 1550?
They are four separate villages stacked at four altitudes, all feeding the same ski area. 1850 has the shops, the altiport and the reputation. 1650 is quieter with good access. 1550 and 1300 are further from the noise. The skiing is identical from all of them; the evenings are not.
Is Courchevel worth it over other Trois Vallees resorts?
The skiing is shared, so the question is what the village adds. Courchevel's case is infrastructure, dining and the altiport. If none of that matters to you, the same slopes are reachable from Meribel or Val Thorens.
When should I book Courchevel?
Peak weeks, meaning Christmas, New Year and February half-term, go roughly a year ahead. Outside those, the pressure drops sharply.