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Courmayeur Ski Resort

Best for

BeginnersNoNon-skiersNo
IntermediatesYesAprès skiYes
ExpertsYesSummer skiingNo
SnowboardersYesSnow reliabilityYes
FamiliesNoEnvironmental awarenessNo
Introduction:

Courmayeur ski resort offers skiing with a dash of real Italy. It is an enchanting little mountain town of cobbled piazzas and slate roofs, with sensational views over the Mont Blanc massif – or Monte Bianco as it’s known on this Italian side of Western Europe’s highest mountain.

There are stylish Italian fashion boutiques, delicatessens hung with salamis and local cheese, fragrant cafés frothing with cappuccinos, and more bars and restaurants in Courmayeur than you would believe. Between skiing and dinner, fur and Gucci-clad Milanese parade in a nightly passeggiata, along pedestrianised Via Roma.

A giant, 130-person cable car from the edge of town swings up to Plan Checrouit, the main ski lift centre. Here you can leave shoes, bags or anything else at lockers in the ski hire shop to collect on your way down. Another cable car connects from Entrèves, next to the Mont Blanc tunnel entrance, and a gondola leaves from Dolonne. The skiing in Courmayeur is more remote from town than in many resorts.

Location:

Courmayeur is at the head of the Aosta valley in the Italian Alps. It is in the lee of the 4,810m (15,780ft) Mont Blanc (the highest mountain in Western Europe) and is the first village on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc tunnel.

Website:
www.courmayeur-montblanc.com
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