Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Courchevel (Les Trois Vallées), Frankrijk

Topdrukte — Ski season, Christmas and New Year

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (4 dec – 18 apr), Christmas and New Year (19 dec – 4 jan)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, French half-terms

• Feestdag

  French half-terms

  7 feb – 8 mrt · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Three rotating zones of French school holidays run back to back through February, which is the fullest month of the season: full pistes, full ski school, and Saturday transfers up the valley in convoy. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (4 dec – 18 apr)

Topdrukte — French half-terms, Ski season

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: French half-terms (7 feb – 8 mrt (meestal)), Ski season (4 dec – 18 apr)

Topdrukte — Ski season, Spring holidays in Frankrijk

• Sluiting

  Between the seasons

  20 apr – 25 jun · meestal

  Once the lifts stop the resort closes properly: hotels, most restaurants and the ski buses go until the summer opening in July. The road is clear and there is nothing at the top of it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (4 dec – 18 apr)

Druk — Spring holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Between the seasons (20 apr – 25 jun (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Between the seasons (20 apr – 25 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Summer lifts open

  4 jul – 30 augWandelseizoen

  A handful of gondolas run for walkers and bikes for about eight weeks from the start of July. It is a different resort in summer: cheap, half-shut, and the high trails are the whole point. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Summer lifts open (4 jul – 30 aug)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Autumn shutdown

  1 sep – 5 dec · meestal

  Once the summer lifts stop at the end of August, most hotels, restaurants and shops close until the ski season. September still suits hiking; the first skiing in the 3 Vallees is usually at Val Thorens from late November, about an hour's drive. Bron ↗

Druk — All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Larches turn gold

  10 okt – 5 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  The larch forests on the slopes around the resort and in the neighbouring Vanoise turn yellow from mid-October; the walking trails are empty while the resort is shut, but check that a cafe or shop is open before you go.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn shutdown (1 sep – 5 dec (meestal))

Druk — All Saints (autumn) holidays in Frankrijk

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn shutdown (1 sep – 5 dec (meestal)), Larches turn gold (10 okt – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ski season, Christmas and New Year

• Seizoen

  Ski season

  4 dec – 18 aprDruk

  The lifts turn from the first weekend of December to the middle of April, with the Trois Vallees link open across the whole run. Early December is thin cover and half the village still shuttered. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  19 dec – 4 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The dearest fortnight of the year up here, booked a season ahead, with the altiport busy and the chalets let by the week only. Snow cover in late December is the gamble you are paying for. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn shutdown (1 sep – 5 dec (meestal))