Courmayeur

Courmayeur (1,224 m altitude) sits at the bottom of a splendid basin overshadowed by the Mont Blanc mountain range, with the Chécrouit-Val Vény ski resort.

The slopes run down two sides, from the 1,525 m altitude of Plan Vény on one side and the 1,709 m of Plan Chécrouit on the other, right up to the 2,763 m altitude of Cresta d'Arp. The resort is run by the Società Courmayeur Mont-Blanc Funivie cable-car company and it is accessible via two cable-cars, the terminals of which are situated in the regional capital (hourly capacity of 1,667 people) and in Entrèves (hourly capacity of 1,100 people) respectively.

Both cable-car pick-up points have a car park. A wide run featuring scheduled artificial snowing suitable for all levels of skiers connecting Plan Chécrouit to the village of Dolonne, connected to the regional capital by a shuttle bus, without using the cable-car. Dolonne offers a play area equipped with moving belts for beginners and young skiers.

Off-piste skiing is possible directly on the slopes of the Mont Blanc, the peaks of which can be admired thanks to the Mont Blanc cable-cars leaving from La Palud. The facility climbs to an altitude of 3,462 m, where the runs of the Toula and Vallée Blanche depart. The latter takes you all the way down to Chamonix.