On leaving the airport follow the green signs for France.
These signs lead you, via the motorway/duel carriage way, to the Swiss/French border.
Once past the two custom posts follow signs for Annecy - first filter to the right.
There are two choices of route to Annecy - both taking about the same length of time.
a) Route national - green signs
b) Autoroutepeage - blue signs, this is the motorway which you pay to travel on.
At Annecy, travel through the town following signs for Albertville.
Continue on to Albertville and once there follow signs for Moutiers.
From Moutiers follow the signs for Courchevel, passing through the villages of St. Bon & Le Praz. Once through Le Praz keep follow signs for Courchevel 1850, after approximately 2km the main road bends left this is where the route divides for those staying in Courchevel 1550 and 1850.
Turn right off the road from Le Prax (appears straight on) following the signs for Courchevel 1550. Drive into the village and at the roundabout turn right for Chalets; Petit Collu, Grand Cerf, Marmottons, Reposoir and Delage and left for Chalet Barragiste.
From this point follow the individual chalet directions below.
- follow the main street for approx. 400m, the chalet is on the right, opposite the nursery slopes and just before the restaurant "l'Oeil de Boeuf".
- follow the main street, drive past the the nursery slopes on the left, then through a parking area the chalet is then 200m further on, on the left, situated on a left hand bend in the road.
and - follow the main street, drive past the the nursery slopes on the left, then through a parking area carry on past Grand Cerf on the left and follow the road past Les Brigues Residence (on your right hand side as you go round a sharp left hand bend), carry on up the hill and just before the next sharp right hand bend you will see the sign for Reposoir and Marmottons - on your right.
- follow the main street, drive past the the nursery slopes on the left, then through a parking area carry on past Grand Cerf on the left and follow the road past Les Brigues Residence (on your right hand side as you go round a sharp left hand bend), carry on up the hill and just after the next sharp right hand bend you will find chalet Delage is on your left.
- having turned left at the roundabout follow the road up hill for 300 metres, you will see chalet Barragiste on your right, turn right onto the track to the front door.
Follow the signs from Moutiers, passing through the villages of St. Bon and Le Praz following signs for Courchevel 1850. Once at Courchevel 1850 drive into the town as far as the Forum (a large building on your right where the ice rink, conference hall, bowling halls etc. are housed). Just after the forum you will come to a small roundabout.
- turn right at the forum roundabout and simply follow the road (rue du Plantrey) all the way down and round the hill. Chalet Elan is the 3rd last chalet on your right.
- turn left at the forum roundabout and follow this road round under a bridge and you will see chalet St Bernard soon after this straight ahead of you. The chalet is on the right hand side of the road on a left hand bend.
The roads are normally clear of snow until Moutiers, but from then on, it may prove necessary to use chains. It can snow at any time, even in late Spring, and the police often stop vehicles before they start the climb to the resorts in order to ensure that chains are on the wheels. Vehicles that do not have chains will not be allowed to commence the ascent.
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