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Event Previews & Reviews from Courchevel

Read reviews of the best Courchevel events

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Follow the training of our British Olympic hopefuls as they prepare for the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

Aimee Fuller Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.

James Woods Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

Courchevel in March 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

March in Courchevel: What's on and weather

Magical March is here. That's longer, warmer days, great skiing and long sunny lunches.

a ski racer in action

Ski racing world cup end of Season roundup 2017

February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.

Highlights of the 2011 London Freeze

The London Freeze is the ski and snowboard event that brings together international live music acts and some of the world's best riders. The two day festival is the last weekend in October and in 2011 we caught up with X-Games medalist James Wooods for a chat about his Olympic hopes.

Courchevel in January 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

January in Courchevel: What's on and weather

It's very cold and the days are short, but the skies are blue and the pistes are quiet.

cyclists on a corner of the tour de france

Froome extends Tour de France 2016 lead

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

Dom Harington Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Dom Harington is a Halfpipe Snowboarder from Leeds who has missed the last two Olympics due to injuries after winning the Europa Cup Halfpipe. Sochi is probably his last chance to be part of the Olympics and he's giving it everything he has.

Murray Buchan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

french air display team

La Patrouille de France in Meribel

Location
Meribel

La Patrouille de France, France's answer to the Red Arrows, painted the skies above Méribel red, white and blue this week in an amazing aerial display.

Jamie Nicholls Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

Episode four of One Team to Sochi is out and it's all about the young lad from Bradford; Jamie Nicholls.

Happy chilly times at The Relentless Freeze Festival

Courchevel Event Review: 9th November 2012

The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.

a tour rider in lavender fields of provence

Tour de France enters last week

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

people in fancy dress in a race in courchevel

La Frappadingue 2015

La Frappadingue took place on Sunday in Courchevel Le Praz and despite a very grey start the sun actually peaked out to shine on the brave runners. This is a ‘fun run’ of 12km with obstacles. Now, I have done a fair few mud runs in my time in the UK but they do not compare to this!

Highlights from the London Ski and Snowboard Show

The London Ski and Snowboard show is for many the first event of the winter. Pick up the latest kit, catch up with friends and enjoy the party. It'll be a couple of months before you can do it for real.

Snow Polo Video, Courchevel 2011

Location
Courchevel 1850

It was only a matter of time before someone in Courchevel noticed that skiing simply wasn't glamourous enough and that an even glitzier sport had to be found. Snow Polo was the answer and the alitport in Courchevel was the ideal location. You can fly right to the pitch.