Freeride Courchevel : A Dozen Fun Lines in the 3 Valleys

In between the legendary pistes of Courchevel sit some immaculate freeride lines - here are 12 of the best.

Freeride Skiing Moderate, Difficult

Description

With 600km of perfectly groomed pistes, the 3 Valleys is (rightly) regarded as the best place on Earth to ski groomers. The capital of the 3 Valleys is Courchevel - a series of villages which add up to perhaps the planet's most famous square kilometres of ski real estate. For freeriders, Courchevel is also a brilliant place to ski because those famous lifts transport you to some epic off piste ski lines which - considering how many people are on the chairlifts - are remarkably quiet.

Compiled in this guidebook are a dozen of the best freeride lines accessed from Courchevel and most of them are fun, smile-inducing affairs. There are a couple of steeper lines but most of these routes are firmly in the "Type 1 fun" category. The same could be said of the nearby freeride lines in our Méribel guidebook - /discover/guidebook/12570 - and our collection of ski adventures above Val Thorens (the westernmost of the 3 Valleys) - /discover/guidebook/12751.

If moving valleys all sounds a bit too much like hard work, stay in Courchevel and check out our guidebook to 5 of the finest tours in the region.

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Routes included

Creux Noirs Petite Saulire

An absolute Courchevel classic. Steep and wide faces with a visible end point to settle the nerves.

Difficult Freeride Skiing

Distance: 1.3 km
Ascent: 14 m
Descent: 399 m

Equinox

A little hike for a lot of powder!

Difficult Freeride Skiing

Distance: 947 m
Ascent: 63 m
Descent: 267 m

Fork Tree

A 1650 icon. There's even a clothing brand named after it!

Moderate Freeride Skiing

Distance: 1.8 km
Ascent: 14 m
Descent: 457 m

Roc Mugnier Face

Huge number of drop-ins across this whole face

Moderate Freeride Skiing

Distance: 928 m
Ascent: 5 m
Descent: 237 m

Terminal 5

A transfer that starts at Heathrow terminal 5 and sends you flying

Moderate Freeride Skiing

Distance: 457 m
Ascent: 1 m
Descent: 115 m

The Fresh Pillows of Bel Air

Endless pillows, endless drops, endless fun

Moderate Freeride Skiing

Distance: 688 m
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 213 m

Chanrossa Bowl

A genuine Courchevel classic that starts off steep and mellows into the basin of the Chanrossa bowl before gently dropping you back at the bottom of the Chanrossa and Marmottes lifts

Difficult Freeride Skiing