Christmas Chalets in Courchevel

France · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 78 Christmas chalets in Courchevel, France, sleeping from 4 to 21 guests. 4 are catered. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in Courchevel on Christmas morning since 1996.

24 chalets available for Christmas week when we checked on 12 October 2026, from £1,321 for the week.

See the chalets

A collection of villages at different altitudes on the Three Valleys lift system, known for its restaurants, its grooming and its prices.

Quick answers about Christmas in Courchevel

Is there usually snow in Courchevel at Christmas?
Usually, yes. At the Courchevel weather station on the slopes (1,780 m, in the resort), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 25 of the 30 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 13cm in 2016. Courchevel scores 57 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in Courchevel?
Glossy. Courchevel at Christmas is fur coats, window displays and a lot of money being spent well. There is a torchlit descent and fireworks on Christmas Eve. It is not cosy, but for a group that wants the week to feel like an event, nothing in France does it better.
When is Christmas week in Courchevel this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in Courchevel are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in Courchevel
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Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in Courchevel you can book now

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Getting to Courchevel for Christmas week

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Chalets in Courchevel

On 12 October 2026 we checked 71 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 24 were still available on Booking.com, from £1,321 for the week (typical £18,830).

Your dates and group size

Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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66 more chalets in Courchevel

Courchevel is where the French Alps go to be expensive. In 2023 eight of its restaurants held thirteen Michelin stars between them, the piste grooming is close to obsessive, and the top villages are a parade of chalets that cost more per week than most cars.

Beneath the price tag is first-rate skiing. The nursery slopes are wide and gentle, the tree-lined runs down to Le Praz are lovely in bad weather, and the whole Three Valleys is on the pass. Courchevel is a collection of villages at different altitudes rather than one resort, and which one you stay in changes the holiday completely.

Christmas in Courchevel

Glossy. Courchevel at Christmas is fur coats, window displays and a lot of money being spent well. There is a torchlit descent and fireworks on Christmas Eve. It is not cosy, but for a group that wants the week to feel like an event, nothing in France does it better.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 5 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Excellent by ski-resort standards — serious restaurants, real shops, spas, and an ice rink — though all of it at Courchevel prices.

Christmas Snow Score

57/ 100

1,300m2,738m

Usually reliable

57 out of 100 — normally open at Christmas, with more of the lower runs depending on the year. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 25 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Courchevel station (1780 m). Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 25 of the last 30 Christmas mornings at the Courchevel station (1780 m)
45% weight83
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1300 m and loses its snow first
20% weight33
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 2738 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight39
Snowmaking coverageSnowmaking covers 56% of pistes and opens the season when snowfall is late
12% weight56
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in Courchevel

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather station. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

On the slopes: Courchevel, 1,780 m

0.2 km from Courchevel. At least 30cm on the ground on 25 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 48cm; least 13cm in 2016; most 128cm in 2019.

No reading since 19 April 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm75cm150cmChristmas 1996: 98cmChristmas 1997: 44cmChristmas 1998: 47cmChristmas 1999: 62cmChristmas 2000: 37cmChristmas 2001: 30cmChristmas 2002: 29cmChristmas 2003: 43cmChristmas 2004: 54cmChristmas 2005: 38cmChristmas 2006: 28cmChristmas 2007: 76cmChristmas 2008: 56cmChristmas 2009: 48cmChristmas 2010: 65cmChristmas 2011: 106cmChristmas 2012: 95cmChristmas 2013: 36cmChristmas 2014: 17cmChristmas 2015: 25cmChristmas 2016: 13cmChristmas 2017: 91cmChristmas 2018: 55cmChristmas 2019: 128cmChristmas 2020: 39cmChristmas 2021: 78cmChristmas 2022: 41cmChristmas 2023: 69cmChristmas 2024: 91cmChristmas 2025: 44cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Courchevel, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202544cm
202491cm
202369cm
202241cm
202178cm
202039cm
2019128cm
201855cm
201791cm
201613cm
201525cm
201417cm
201336cm
201295cm
2011106cm
201065cm
200948cm
200856cm
200776cm
200628cm
200538cm
200454cm
200343cm
200229cm
200130cm
200037cm
199962cm
199847cm
199744cm
199698cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by Météo-France (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0).

How Courchevel compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

Compare Courchevel for Christmas

Common questions about Christmas in Courchevel

How high is Courchevel?

The village sits at 1,300m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 2,738m. Courchevel Le Praz, the lowest of the villages; the principal village, Courchevel 1850, sits considerably higher. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is Courchevel good for families at Christmas?

Courchevel is one of the better family choices we cover. The beginner terrain is good, which matters with children. It also does Christmas itself well, which children notice. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in Courchevel at Christmas?

Yes — Courchevel has good beginner terrain. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for Courchevel?

The usual arrival airports are Geneva (GVA), Lyon (LYS), Chambéry (CMF). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in Courchevel through this site?

We list 78 chalets in Courchevel, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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