Courchevel, France
In the spring of 2010 the Mairie de Saint-Bon Tarentaise issued a "Marches Publics" tender for the preparation of a master plan for the Courchevel Ski Area. The objectives of the tender by the City Council of Saint-Bon was to determine the prospects for equipment (ski lifts and associated trails) on the horizon for the next ten to fifteen years with a greater objective of returning Courchevel to its stature of one of the leading ski resorts in the world.
Courchevel is part of the famous Les Trois Valleés in France and represents about forty percent of total skier vistitation in the Les Trois Valleés region which includes Méribel, Val Torens and Les Menuires. Courchevel is the largest of the four ski areas with 57 lifts and 93 ski pistes which cover a total distance of 150 kilometers. The lift systems are authorized by the département de Savoie to Les Societé des Trois Vallées (S3V) Snowmaking and security are the responsibility of the Mairie de Saint-Bon but operate under a management agreement with S3V.
Ecosign was awarded the Master Plan contract in cooperation with our local partner CIME (Conseil & Ingénierie de Montagne et Environnement) who studied age and condition of the mechanical lift systems and attending client meetings and presentations as Ecosign's local partner.
Ecosign completed technical assessements of some 5,900 hectres (59 square kilometers) including analysis of elevation, aspect/orientation, solor shading, and slope gradients. We thereafter completed a Terrain Capacity Analysis to determine the "optimum" capacity of Courchevel which maintains high quality density and conditions.
Master Plan Recommondations
After careful study, Ecosign and CIME proposed to retain 27 of the 57 existing lifts, remove 30 lifts and install 16 new lifts. The total number of lifts would drop by 25% thereby reducing operating and maintenance costs and at the same time providing greatly enhanced customer convenience and comfort. Ecosign also collaborated with Wilmotte Architects to study the redesign of the famous Croisette area by amelioration of lifts from Courchevel 1300 Le Praz, Courchevel 1550 and La Tania. The Mairie du Saint-Bon has reviewed and accepted the new Master Plan and implementation of the initial project is underway.
Total cost for the entire Master Plan implementation is €96.7 million over a ten to fifteen year period.
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