Three Valleys Itineries

Route 1 – Blues Cruise

It’s you first day back on snow, you don’t want to ski anything too steep, and you want to ski in the sun all day. PLAN DE L’HOMME Caves OLYMPIC Grand Duc CHERFERIE Choucas CAVES Grive TOUGNETE 2 Pramint (miss this out if you don’t want to do a red run, and go straight to lunch) ST MARTIN Crêtes Lunch: Les Crêtes. Small, owner-run, excellent local food. No credit cards accepted. tel +33 (0)4 79 08 56 50 Faon, Perdrix, Furet PAS DU LAC 1 & 2 (take red path) Biche, Marmotte ADRET Geai, Blanchot, Lapin GOLF, ALTIPORT Rhodos, Doron

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Route 2 – Courchevel 1650

You are happy on red runs, and want to avoid the busier areas. BURGIN SAULIRE 1 & 2 (or PAS DU LAC from Mottaret) Creux CREUX NOIRS Roches Grises, Creux ROC MUGNIER Grandes Bosses SIGNAL (chairlift) Chapelets SIGNAL (draglift) Rochers BEL AIR Ariondaz Lunch: la Casserole. Good range of typical French dishes. tel +33 (0)4 79 08 06 35 PETITE BOSSE Bd Gravelles AIGUILLE DU FRUIT Park City, Rama MARMOTTES Suisses (miss if you don’t feel like a black run) SUISSES Take the path back to the Courchevel Valley Mauduit

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Route 3 – Over to Val Thorens

You’ll usually find excellent snow in Val Thorens, but avoid the area on very cold or windy days. TOUGNETE 1 & 2 Dahu, Martre ROC DE TOUGNE Lagopede, Martre PLATTIERE 2 & 3 Allamandes, Petits Creux MONT DE LA CHAMBRE (chairlift) Marielle, Plein Sud (or, to avoid the black run take Pluviometre) FUNITEL PECLET Tete Ronde, Dalles Lunch: Bar de la Marine. Table service, great views, try the speciality, Osso Bucco. tel +33 (0)4 79 00 03 12 Dalle BOIMINT, CIME CARON Combe de Caron, Gentiane MOUTIERE La linotte, Chalets PLEIN SUD, BOUQUETIN (if you still have time) Mont de la Chambre BRUYERES 1 & 2 Venturon, Bouvreuil MONT VALLON Combe Vallon MURES ROUGES, PLAN DES MAINS Sitelle, Martres, Truite

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Route 4 – La Tania & Tree Line Skiing

A good route for poor visibility days. RHODOS 1 & 2 Blanchot, Lapin GOLF, ALTIPORT Blanchot LOZE Col de la Loze, Dou des Lanches, Folyères LA TANIA Lunch: le Bouc Blanc. Popular table-service restaurant with good range of French and local dishes. tel +33 (0)4 79 08 80 26 Jockeys PRAZ Dou du Midi DOU DU MIDI Brigues, Boulevard des Amoureux FORET Boulevard Arolles DOU DES LANCHES Pic Noir, Blanchot (Take little rope tow) Forêt, Doron

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Route 5 - Les Menuires & the '4th Valley'

Les Menuires and the ‘fourth’ valley (Orelle) TOUGNETTE 1 & 2 Dahu, Matre ROC DE TOUGNE Teppes GRAND LAC Allamands, Petits Creux ROCHER NOIR, LAC NOIR Lac Noir MASSE 2 Masse, Longets, Vallons DORON Boyes BRUYERES 1 & 2 Marielle, Plein Sud MOUTIERE, FUNITEL GRAND FOND Mauriennaise Picnic lunch or lunch in the refuge PEYRON, BOUCHET Bouchet, Peyron ROSAEL Chamois, Variante, Fond PLEIN SUD, BOUQUETIN Lac de la Chambre PLAN DES MAINS Sitelle, Matre, Truite

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Route 6 – Courchevel Fast & Furious

For experts only! Courchevel's best steep skiing. BURGIN SAULIRE (or PAS DU LAC from Mottaret) Combe Saulire VIZELLE M (yes, this is a piste name and not a typo!) VIZELLE Suisses SUISSES Combe Pylônes SAULIRE Grande Couloir (for real experts only) Combe Saulire, Stade Descente COQS Loze Est to La Soucoupe for lunch Lunch: Eclectically decorated, rustic restaurant, with a huge open fire over which the chef grills you steak. Serves excellent food and has good celebrity-spotting potential. Not to be confused with the basic, self-service restaurant below. tel +33(0)4 79 08 21 34 Loze Bleu, Loze, Jantzen Through Courchevel 1850, take the green path PLANTREY Jean Blanc FORET Boulevard Arolles, Jockeys FORET, CRETES Bouc Blanc DOU DES LANCHES Pic Noir LOZE Tetras, Blanchot ALTIPORT Rhodos

last updated 31-Jan-2008