Night skiing on Courchevel in 2013

I feel that in general the customer service in France is outstanding, that nearly everywhere you go restaurants, shops, tourist attractions and associated services the staff are extremely friendly, they trip over themselves to offer a great service, especially if they establish that you speak English as a first language.

Just kidding, I had you going there for a minute. But seriously, I do believe there is a slow shift towards a more North American attitude to service. I guess this is a good thing but I also hope they don't carry it too far, it just wouldn't be French if they end up being polite.

Still, it is good to see the ski areas like the Three Valleys making a bit of an effort to offer a little more. They cannot be faulted for the way they develop the areas lift system, snow making and piste preparation but we are now starting to see other events taking place. An example of this is night skiing in Courchevel. In 2013 the family park will be open for night skiing on a Wednesday night from the 26 December 2012 until the 6 March 2013, 12 weeks in total. On these nights the family park will be open  from 6 to 8pm and the Verdons piste will be lit for the return to the main Courchevel centre. Courchevel posted a you tube video about this last year

So if you are interested in skiing after the sun goes down then Courchevel may be just the place. It is possibly an idea they have taken from American ski areas but please don't expect the lift operator to come across all 'have a nice day now', it just isn't very likely that it will happen!