{"id":96926,"date":"2025-12-31T14:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=96926"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:07:31","slug":"the-worlds-largest-ski-area-starts-playing-padel-at-an-altitude-of-1850-metres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/the-worlds-largest-ski-area-starts-playing-padel-at-an-altitude-of-1850-metres\/","title":{"rendered":"The world's largest ski area starts playing padel... at an altitude of 1,850 metres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From 20 December, <a href=\"https:\/\/courchevel.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courchevel<\/a> is inaugurating two permanent padel courts in the heart of Courchevel 1850, at the foot of the \u00c9mile Allais slalom stadium, opposite the INEOS Club House. This new facility is as unexpected as it is symbolic, confirming the resort's determination to diversify its sporting offering well beyond skiing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this altitude, very few resorts offer this kind of infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courchevel is now one of the top padel sites in France, in the heart of the world's largest ski area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/a-growing-business-everywhere-tignes-is-stepping-up-its-sports-offering-for-the-summer-and-beyond\/\">\"An activity that is growing in strength everywhere...\" Tignes steps up its sporting offer for the summer and beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It's the perfect way to combine sport, modernity and four-season appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equipment designed for year-round play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These two new pistes, accessible every day from 9am to 9pm, have been designed to operate continuously, whatever the conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their special feature is a geothermal heating system, which ensures that the playing surface remains playable even when the resort is covered in snow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A solution that is both efficient and more respectful of the environment, in line with the resort's commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/from-christmas-to-new-years-eve-courchevel-puts-on-a-winter-party-not-to-be-missed-events\/\">From Christmas to New Year, Courchevel puts on a winter wonderland of events not to be missed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Open to residents, holidaymakers, regular sports enthusiasts and the simply curious, the courts can also be reserved for private use by the Courchevel Sports Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you can imagine an impromptu game after skiing, or a reserved time with friends or for a special event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">a new pillar in the four-season sports offer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spearheaded by Courchevel Tourisme, with the support of the town council and the Club des Sports, and in partnership with Lacoste, this project is part of a wider strategy to make the resort more attractive all year round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Padel, a fast-growing sport, is a natural link between leisure, competition and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/lart-au-sommet-makes-a-comeback-in-courchevel-here-are-the-works-and-artists-to-discover-this-year\/\">L'Art au Sommet is back in Courchevel! Here are the works and artists to discover this year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening of these courts is accompanied by the creation of a new section dedicated to racquet sports within the Courchevel Sports Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a way of supervising the practice, structuring a long-term offering and supporting its development for all audiences.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c0 partir du 20 d\u00e9cembre, Courchevel inaugure deux terrains de padel permanents install\u00e9s en plein c\u0153ur de Courchevel 1850, au pied du stade de slalom \u00c9mile Allais, face \u00e0 l\u2019INEOS Club House. Une nouveaut\u00e9 aussi inattendue que symbolique, qui confirme la volont\u00e9 de la station de diversifier son offre sportive bien au-del\u00e0 du ski. \u00c0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":96927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[312,65,327,311,298],"class_list":{"0":"post-96926","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stations-de-ski","8":"tag-3-vallees","9":"tag-a-la-une","10":"tag-alpes-du-nord","11":"tag-courchevel","12":"tag-stations-de-ski"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96926"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96934,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96926\/revisions\/96934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}