Despite an incredible winter season with the best snowfall for many years, Courchevel is already thinking ahead to ensure that next season starts with snow on the pistes.
With global warming increasingly an issue and after a very warm summer in 2017, Courchevel will be ‘snow farming’ through the summer of 2018.
Snowfarming in Courchevel
S3V – the company that operates the lifts in Courchevel – is experimenting with snowfarming for the first time this summer. The ultimate goal is to ensure that that the Émile-Allais stadium is in perfect shape for the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup that the resort hosts in December.
The resort hopes that 20,000 cubic metres of snow will be stored until next winter. That’s enough on its own to cover one third of the race stadium.
To do this, S3V have laid down 1800 square metres of white tarpaulin, which has been stretched over the piste above panels specially designed to keep the snow cool.
Summer in Courchevel
This strange white spot on the mountain is not the only reason to check out Courchevel this summer.
There are free ski lifts from the 7th of July to the 31st of August, as well as free parking and shuttle buses around resort.
Mountain biking in Courchevel
It’s a great spot for hiking and walking and for mountain bikers there’s plenty of options. There are two new downhill (red) runs, 3 km long with a 930m vertical drop and 2.5 km long with a 700m drop respectively.
If you feel you need a little ‘turbo boost’, then there’s also a new e-bike route, with electric mountain bikes become more popular as a way to open up access the mountain to all.
Chalets in Courchevel
If you’d like to be among the first to test the early season snow in Courchevel next winter, then Chaletline offers a huge choice of catered chalets in Courchevel.
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