What to Wear Skiing in Courchevel: Luxury Ski Outfit Guide

Courchevel sits in the 3 Vallées, with about 600 kilometres of pistes, and Courchevel 1850 is at 1,850 metres. The 2026 to 2027 lifts run from 4 December 2026 to 18 April 2027, with temperatures roughly between minus 10 and 5°C. Deep winter is cold and damp, and the north-facing slopes hold snow well, with March often the sweet spot. The short answer is a technical shell, a warm base layer, goggles and gloves for the day, and a separate dressed-up outfit for the evening, because dinner here is part of the trip.

Quick answers Can I wear heels? Local advice is to leave them at home and bring snow boots. When is the best month? March is often cited for snow and sun. Is there a summer version? See What to Wear Hiking in Courchevel.

After skiing, Courchevel changes gear. This outfit starts with a black cashmere bodysuit, adds a glossy black hooded down jacket with a fur hood, and finishes with black cashmere gloves and brown suede knee-high boots. Be realistic about the boots. They have a stiletto heel, so they are for a taxi to dinner and not for walking on snowy streets, where snow boots remain the sensible choice.

The first outfit is the practical one: a beige shearling-collar GORE-TEX jacket, a cream Polartec turtleneck, black mirrored goggles and cream shearling mittens with a tan panel. The second is the one people will notice. A third formula: wear the cream turtleneck under the glossy black down jacket for daytime in town, with the black gloves. Skip the heeled boots for anything involving ice. Pack two separate outfits, one built for the slopes and one built for dinner, and keep real snow boots for the walk between them.

I also wrote up Best Luxury Ski Helmets for Women, What to Wear Hiking in Courchevel and What to Wear Skiing in Stratton, Vermont, which pairs well with this.