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Courmayeur, Italy
A seductive village on the sunny side of Mont Blanc.
Courmayeur is
very popular, especially at weekends, with the smart Italian set from
Milan and Turin. It's easy to see why: it's very easy to get to and certainly
the most captivating of the Val d'Aosta resorts.
The scenery, the charm and the nightlife
are big draws. Certainly, the slopes themselves are unlikely to be the
main draw, given their limited range of difficulty, inconvenient location
across the valley from the village and, particularly, their limited size.
A keen slope-basher will cover Courmayeur in a day.
The resort could make a lively week for
those who want to party as much as hit the slopes. It also appeals to
those with quite different ambitions who want to explore the spectacular
Mont Blanc massif with the aid of a guide and other local peaks with the
aid of a helicopter.
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What's
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Charming, traditional village, with car-free
center and stylish shops
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Stunning views of Mont Blanc massif
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Pleasant range of intermediate runs
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Comprehensive snowmaking
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Good mountain restaurants
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Lively, but not rowdy, après-ski
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Good base for heliskiing
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Lack of beginner
slopes and easy runs for beginners to progress to
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No tough slopes
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Relatively small area, with mainly short runs; high-mileage slope
bashers will get bored in a week
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Slopes very crowded on Sundays
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Tiresome walk and cable-car journey between village and slopes
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