"Courchevel's groomed, cruisey pistes once attracted British and French old money, the sort who'd set alarms for fresh powder and trudge home through deep snow and sweats, skis over shoulders for fireside backgammon and forty winks. A few endure, devouring all 600km of Trois Valées slopes and Narnia-like off-piste, but a new, Fendi-clad tribe moved in and - amid the slope-side Louis Vuitton cafés and plateau de fruits de mer - are firmly holding court."
"At Courchevel 1850's heart lies La Croisette (the main lifts), around which merry-go-rounds, hot chocolate stands and horse-drawn carriages coalesce in woolly hat-and-glove spirit. But it's the curious abundance of Michelin-starred restaurants that sets this resort apart from its Alpine contemporaries, and amid their waiting lists and the Dom Perignon dramatics, it's easy to forget the main event (you won't be the first)."
Courchevel 1850 occupies the highest of four villages and functions as a luxury hub with more boutiques than boulangeries, Gucci gondolas, and an altiport for private jets. La Croisette anchors the village with lifts, merry-go-rounds, hot chocolate stalls and horse-drawn carriages creating a cozy alpine atmosphere. An unusually large number of Michelin-starred restaurants fuels extravagant dining culture that can overshadow the skiing. The ski domain spans 600km of Trois Vallées with cannon-lined, mainly north-facing groomed runs for all levels and extensive off-piste for experts. Après-ski rituals include vin chaud elevenses, lobster and raclette lunches, afternoon teas, spa treatments, heated-driveway chalets and swanky hotels.
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