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I first visited Courchevel on my debut skiing holiday, back in 1978, when I was staying in a chalet in neighbouring Méribel. Towards the end of the week, my friends persuaded me to take the gondola to ...

Are you tired of the up-and-down ski-lift loop? Skiing in Europe has traditionally also involved traversing between peaks, towns, and villages—a peripatetic winter wonderland of snow punctuated by ...