Winter
Courchevel 1850
Trois Vallées, France
Courchevel 1850 is the top of the Trois Vallées, the highest village in the largest linked ski area on earth, and the address that sets the tone for alpine luxury. IYKYK arranges ski-in chalets with private chefs, terraces at the right hour, and the tables that fill the moment the lifts close.
Hotels
Cheval Blanc Courchevel
1850, 36 rooms, ski-in, Le 1947 downstairs
Les Airelles
Jardin Alpin, palace hotel, Austro-Hungarian theatre
L'Apogée Courchevel
Jardin Alpin, Oetker Collection, private chalet wing
Dining
Le 1947 à Cheval Blanc
Yannick Alléno, three Michelin stars, 20 seats
Le Chabichou
1850, two Michelin stars, piste-side
Le Cap Horn
Altiport, the slopeside lunch, lobster and champagne
Après
Le Tremplin
1850, the original 4pm après terrace at the bottom of Bellecôte
La Folie Douce Méribel-Courchevel
Saulire Express, 2pm cabaret on snow
Les Caves de Courchevel
1850, the late room, under Hôtel des Neiges
Events
Audi FIS Ski World Cup, Courchevel
December, women's giant slalom on the Éclipse
Festival International d'Art Pyrotechnique
February, fireworks over the Altiport
3 Vallées Enduro
April, the domain's mass-participation ski day
New Year at 1850
Late December, the year's hardest week to book
Travel
Flights
Geneva (GVA), Lyon (LYS), Chambéry (CMF), or the Altiport for private
Transfers
Helicopter from Geneva, private chauffeur
Ski
Trois Vallées passes, guides and instructors pre-arranged