History of Courchevel

xpensive resort. One of the reasons for this are the high prices of residential and commercial property. Courchevel 1850 is the 6th most expensive place in the world with average square metre prices of €37.000 per square metre of property. It leaves cities like Hong Kong, Cannes and Tokyo behind.

Courchevel has one of the largest bases for ski instructors and other seasonal workers due to the size of the three valleys area. Courchevel's couloirs are renowned as some of the most difficult black runs in the world.

Courchevel's sister city is Park City, Utah in the United States, and it has a red-graded ski piste named "Park City".

For the Winter 2014/15 season, a six pack is due to replace the adjacent Aiguille du Fruit and Gravelles chairs at Prameruel between 1650 & 1850. The ancient Foret gondola from Le Praz is to also be replaced with a six pack