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Courchevel 1850 le 15 décembre 2019
Sight, in December, of Courchevel 1850 ski resort village, in Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Sight, in December, of Courchevel 1850 ski resort village, in Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Courchevel
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Courchevel.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Courchevel is a French Alps ski resort located in the Tarentaise Valley.
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1300
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 (Moriond), and Courchevel 1850, which are named for their elevations in metres.
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ACCESS CHANGES
A route reaches Courchevel
On landing there is no go-around procedure, as most of the world's airports have; there is merely a very steep hill which has seen a few accidents since the airport first opened.
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Piste de ski descendant à Courchevel 1850
Sight of Biollay ski slope going down to Courchevel 1850 resort village, in Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Sight of Biollay ski slope going down to Courchevel 1850 resort village, in Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
The ski resort is considered exclusive, attracting wealthy clientele including royal families.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Courchevel is recorded at 45.415° N, 6.635° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,738 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Ledger AOD.EU.COURCHEVEL.V00
Courchevel 1850 le 15 décembre 2019
Sight, in December, of Courchevel 1850 ski resort village, in Savoie , France. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Sight, in December, of Courchevel 1850 ski resort village, in Savoie , France
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Courchevel now
There were once plans to interlink all systems and resorts to create the largest ski area in the world (by far); however, that vision ended with the creation of the Vanoise National Park.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Courchevel 1850 le 15 décembre 2019
AOD.EU.COURCHEVEL.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Piste de ski descendant à Courchevel 1850
AOD.EU.COURCHEVEL.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Courchevel overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.