Deprived of ski lifts and stopped for almost a year due to Covid-19, ski resorts are redoubling their imagination to attract skiers in need of thrills.
Illustration in the very posh resort of Courchevel, in Savoie, which opened a small downhill ski slope accessible by car on Saturday.
The track for beginners, which goes down for about two kilometers, is "
marked and secure
", assured Monday the tourist office of Courchevel, confirming information from France 3 Alpes.
Authorized by municipal decree for the February holidays, the track, free of charge, is accessible by road, with a ten-minute journey, as shown in the list of activities and events underway in Courchevel.
This "
allows to give a little slipping to some
", argues the local branch of the French Ski School (ESF).
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Taxis as chairlifts
The altiport serves as the starting point for this blue run, specifies the tourist office of a resort usually very popular with foreigners and wealthy people.
To get there, skiers can take a taxi at the bottom of the resort, in Courchevel 1850, or borrow their personal vehicle.
The winter school holidays began on Saturday in zone A and will end on March 8 for zone B. The winter sports resorts, while being authorized to open, are still prohibited from operating the ski lifts. , whose reopening date has not yet been set.