| Courchevel is the unquestioned queen of The Trois Vallées, a resort for everyone, regardless of the depth of his or her pocket. At the top end of the scale, its clutch of four-star de luxe hotels (France does not have five-stars) and gilded chalets has few mountain rivals for comfort, and none for cost. It caters for a cosseted international clientèle for whom prices are irrelevant details on credit-card statements. At the lower end of the scale, self-catering couples and families stay in modest apartments and make their own packed lunches and sneak at midday onto the ‘picnic forbidden’ sun terrace of mountain restaurants to eat their sandwiches. |