Toboggan run in Courchevel

Hi,

We are looking forward to skiing 3 Valleys later on this month.
One of our favourite apres ski activities is tobogganing.
We know there is a toboggan run from Courchevel 1850 down to 1550.

Do you know what time do they close it?
Is it lit?
How much is toboggan's rental?

Thank you for your help :thumbup:

Biki17,
That toboggan run does go on for a long time during the evening because it's close to the apartment we had in Courchevel 1550 last year, and I could hear them laughing and screaming and see the lights. And the gondola to get you back up to 1850 keeps going until late as well.

But I don't know how much it costs because I never had a go at it myself.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Biki17,
That toboggan run does go on for a long time during the evening because it's close to the apartment we had in Courchevel 1550 last year, and I could hear them laughing and screaming and see the lights. And the gondola to get you back up to 1850 keeps going until late as well.

But I don't know how much it costs because I never had a go at it myself.

Ally

Hi AllyG,

Thank you for good news :)
Yeah, there is a lot of screaming on toboggan runs.
You should try it one day or perhaps one night.
We absolutely love it :mrgreen:

Kind regards,

Toboggans were 3/4/5 euros a couple of years ago - depending whether it's a one night or longer.
Another run worth doing is to go up the Jardin Alipn bubble (to stage 2 stays open) and whizz back down this one into the croissette.

OldAndy wrote:Toboggans were 3/4/5 euros a couple of years ago - depending whether it's a one night or longer.
Another run worth doing is to go up the Jardin Alipn bubble (to stage 2 stays open) and whizz back down this one into the croissette.

Hi Andy,

Many thanks :thumbup:
5 euros is reasonable :)
Is this other toboggan run up Jardin Alpin open late after dark?
The idea being:
preferably: toboganning after dinner from appr.10pm if possible;
failing that: we ski till lift closure, then back to chalet in La Tania for coffee and cakes and then back to Courchevel tobogganing :-) then racing back to chalet for a dinner :?:

I've had a look at a couple of sites trying to find out what time the toboggan run closes, and about three of them said at 7-30 pm. If you want to be sure I suppose you could e-mail/phone the Courchevel tourist board.

They call it a luge run, if you want to search for it yourself. I also found this on U-Tube, which is supposed to be the Courchevel run, only of course I don't know if it really is and it's a bit annoying because the video is tilted on its side:

Ally

AllyG wrote:I've had a look at a couple of sites trying to find out what time the toboggan run closes, and about three of them said at 7-30 pm. If you want to be sure I suppose you could e-mail/phone the Courchevel tourist board.

They call it a luge run, if you want to search for it yourself. I also found this on U-Tube, which is supposed to be the Courchevel run, only of course I don't know if it really is and it's a bit annoying because the video is tilted on its side:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4OaoKDQ20M

Ally

Thank you AllyG :thumbup:
I think you are right.
They close at 7.30 pm.
We will definitely do it on a chalet host's day off(no dinner in chalet)!
The video suggest it is fast :shock:
Any recommendations foa an evening meal in Courchevel 1550?
Regards,


Kind Regards,

This is taken off my report on Courchevel 1550 so the prices are 2 years out of date:

Prices

We only ate out a few times, but these are the prices taken off my receipts:

La Cortona Pizzeria restaurant in the Rue des Grangettes in 1550 (very nice and quite posh looking but not really very expensive). A meal for 3 people.

3 biere pression (draught beer) = 8.70 euros
1 potage (soup) = 5.5 euros
1 salade tomate confit = 12.00 euros
1 assiette de frites = 3.5 euros
1 royale (forgotten what this is but a main meat dish) = 14 euros
2 patisserie jour (cakes of the day - lemon tart) = 13.00 euro
1 gratins fruits rouge (forgotten what this is - pudding) = 7.5 euros

Grand total 64.20 euros

La Normandise restaurant and creperie, 1550, very nice little restaurant/cafe. Food for 3 people.

1 soupe express = 4.5 euros
1 salad biquette = 8.5 euros
1 crepe beurre/sucre = 3.0 euros
1 limonade = 2.5 euros
1 The au lait = 2.8 euros
1 orange = 3.00

Total = 24.30 euros

Le Caveau 1550 (posh restaurant you may have to book for the evening, but allowed us in with ski boots on at lunch time). Lunch for 3 people.

1 The au lait = 3.3 euros
1 serieux = 6.10 euros
1 orangina = 3.00 euros
1 potage de legumes = 11.00 euros
1 grande salade chevre = 13.00 euros
1 tartiflette maison = 17.00 euros

Total = 53.40 euros.

The whole report is here:
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/8095.page