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For lack of ski lifts, Courchevel opens a ski slope accessible by car

2021-02-08T16:31:13.694Z


The very posh ski resort of Savoie is authorized to open a blue slope during the February holidays, even if the ski lifts remain at a standstill.


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.

Source: lefigaro

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