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Legendary slopes, summits & hidden treats

Legendary slopes and summits (a-v)
Hidden slopes (1-14)


Aerial view of La Saulire lift station
Pic courtesy of Courchevel.com shows an aerial view of La Saulire
and the lift station, highest point in the Courchevel Valley

Courchevel

a) Le Roc Merlot, 2734m Domaine de Courchevel 1650 the most easterly sector of the 3 Vallees.
b) Jean Pachot , under the watchful eye of L'Aguille de Fruit, is a must for all good skiers.
c) La Saulire at 2738m is a magnigficent vantage point from which to view the Vanoise National Park and its glaciers.
d) La Combe de la Saulire is one of the star and historic pistes in the 3 Vallees.

1) Les Chaplets is a superb trail in Courchevel 1650 in an environment that is at once peaceful and wild.
2) The Jean Blanc is an old World Cup downhill piste with an impressive drop down into the forest as far as Le Praz.

Meribel

g) Mauditt is a long piste, one of the challenges of the '3 Vallees X-Wing Rally' From La Saulire summit all the way down into Meribel, a drop of more than 1200m.
h) The Roc de Fer is 2294m high, with a 360 degree view over the 3 Vallees and the Tarantaise valley.
i) La Face where the ladies downhill took place during the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games.

4) Lapin is a heaven of peace among the pine and apple trees and you arrive between the chalets and farm buildings of Meribel-Village.
5) Choucas from the ridges. A central view over the 3 Vallees.
The expose north piste ensures very good snow.

La Tania

e) Le Col de la Loze at 2305m is between Courchevel, Meribel and La Tania.
A view across the entire Tarentaise valley and the nothern alps, from La Pierra Menta to Mont Blanc.

The Col de la Loze piste toward Courchevel
The Col de la Loze piste toward Courchevel with views across the Tarentaise
f) Dou des Lanches plunges into the forest.

3) Folyeres, set amidst pine tress, it offers an atmosphere of forest skiing.

Meribel-Mottaret

j) Le Mont Vallon at 2952m. The highest part of the Allues valley offering a sweeping panoramic over La Vanoise.
k) La Combe du Vallon is a lonhg heavenly piste. A must in the valley.

6) Campagnol is the hidden face of Mont Vallon.
7) Lagopede is a red, a black and bumpy.

Saint Martin

l) Verdet is an appealing slope and rarely too busy for pleasant skiing.

8) Jerusalem. Don't ask why this piste has such a name. Not even the valley elders can remember why!
9) Biolley is a very pleasant piste for skiing down into Saint Martin village.

Les Menuires

m) The Roc des 3 Marches at 2704m..
n) The 3 Marches is a long wide piste for good skiers to enjoy.
o) La Masse at 2850m, facing Mont Blanc, is the highest point in Les Menuires. An exceptional vista.
p) La Dame Blanche, on La Masse's mountainside.
This is a piste that runs from top to bottom against a wild backdrop.

L'Aiguille de Peclet at 3562m
L'Aiguille de Peclet at 3562m is the highest point of the Three Vallees

10) Grand Combe is a wide piste that is rarely visited.
11) Plan du Bouquet is where they held the Super G in the Olympic Games. Tucked away and therefore not busy.

Val Thorens

q) L'Aiguille de Peclet at 3562m. The highest point of the 3 Vallees.
r) Beranger is a spectacular piste which takes you into the heart of Val Thorens.
s) La Cime Caron at 3200m. Magnificent view as far as Les Encrins and Italy, legendary descents along the Loup valley or Orelle.
t) La Combe de Caron has a good altitude difference and a graduated slope. The best snow in Val Thorens is here on the north face!

12) Pluviometre, open access for everyone to the highest resort in Europe. See how the Val Thorens circus opens its door to you.
13) Plan de l'eau is an unusual piste which is outstanding in the Bellville valley, both for its acceleration and harmony of its curves.

Orelle

u) Le Sommet des Pistes in the 3 Vallees by Le Bouchet chair lift with a view over the glacier.
v) Bouchet is a pleasant piste, which runs along the Renod glacier.

14) Peyron, a rarely used piste in the Orelle sector.