The air had that Alpine clarity that makes every colour pop: spruce green, chalet brown, the soft blush of sunset. The lay of the land (and the mood)Courchevel isn’t a single village but a fan of them, stitched vertically into the mountainside. Courchevel is designed so that you can start where you happen to be and make clean, logical progress—up, across, down—without faff. Families and first-timers: the quietly clever bitsCourchevel isn’t merely good for beginners; it’s forgiving in ways you only notice when you’re teaching someone you love. Courchevel, in full voice, saying: there’s time for one more.