 ...Or, as they say in France, "Le VTT", is really big in Courchevel. With 215
kilometers of marked trails, incorporating the ski routes, and below and beyond, the area is mountainbike nirvana. Using the lift system, it is possible to "ski", so to
speak, with a bike - ascending mechanically and descending on runs. In fact the various runs are graded green, blue, red and black, just like ski runs. Also there is the "Stade
de Descente de la Loze", a championship VTT course, open to the public when competitions aren't being held. |
The various runs are divided into descents and circuits, and given names similar to the names of corresponding
ski runs. From the Saulire summit you can take red runs down the front to Verdons and back to 1850, or else into the Creux Valley and then either back to 1850 or through Prameruel into the
1650 area, and, if you like right down to La Rosiere and back through the woods to Le Praz. From Chenus there are various blue and red descents back to 1850 or through the wooded area
between Le Praz and La Tania, or again into the Meribel Valley. For the easy-going there are many fairly flat green and blue trails in the pleasant wooded environs of Le Praz and Saint Bon.
And for the daredevils there are black runs from 1850 to Le Praz, under the gondola, and through the rocky Les Gravelles area down to 1650. Maps of the routes are available from the Tourist
Office in the Croisette.
