The Freeride Republic is run by winter sports enthusiasts who have spent over twenty seasons working and running chalets in the French Alps. The Freeride Republic is now in its 17th full season of operating chalets independently in the Courchevel and Meribel area. We provide you with an extremely comfortable chalet environment in which you can enjoy a winter sports holiday, in a world-class ski resort, at a very competitive price. The Freeride Republic experience provides all the essential ingredients of a winter sports package, in a great chalet, with fantastic facilities & modcons. The chalet is hosted by two live in members staff who live in a separate bedroom of the downstairs area of the chalet with their own facilities. Our chalet staff will take two days off per week during your seven night stay. On one day of your week, typically Day 3, the staff will prepare an evening meal for you that clients will finish off cooking. See sample menu here for further details. On Day 5 typically no evening meal is provided. We will recommend a local restaurant or book one for you in advance in the booking process. There will be two mornings during the week where breakfast is provided on a self-service basis. One of these will be a cooked option which the staff will prepare in advance for clients to cook themselves. Any other catered aspects of the 5 day catered package including wine, cordials and packed lunches are not provided on the two chalet days off. On any departure day from your chalet, we serve a continental breakfast only and not a cooked breakfast.

Welcome to Chalet Barragiste, your home-from-home in the French Alps! With a location that enables you to step out of the door, click into your skis and head off for a day’s skiing; this chalet is truly ski-in, ski-out. Relax in the evening in a large outdoor hot tub on a large south facing terrace. Chalet Barragiste sleeps 10 guests in 5 bedrooms spread over two levels. One bedroom has an en-suites, the remaining rooms offer en-suite showers and sinks, whilst sharing three toilets. There is a 11th bed in the mezzanine area above the kitchen area. There is a spacious living area and separate dining room, both of which open onto large balconies, the lower of which provides perfect access to the outdoor hot tub and large south facing terrace.

Courchevel Village is situated at 1550m and is the lowest of the three Courchevel resorts. It is a popular destination for families being a quiet, peaceful area, away from all the noisy night clubs and bars. It has a mix of traditional chalet style buildings, large modern hotels and self-catering apartments which are spread out along the village’s main road. The Freeride Republic catered ski chalet, Chalet Barragiste, is situated at the top of Courchevel Village, is in a serene and secluded area, providing high levels of privacy whilst conveniently close to the village centre. In the winter it is easy to access the main ski areas and travel to other parts of the Three Valleys from Courchevel Village. It is linked to the main part of Courchevel (1850) by two lifts, a chair lift Tovets where you can connect to the Plantrey lift avoiding all the early morning queues at the main lift station in 1850, and the Grangettes Gondola which takes you to the main lift station in Courchevel, linking up to Verdons and Chenus lifts. Courchevel Village is linked by a gondola and fast chairlift to Courchevel (1850), with blue runs back into the village. The gondola stays open throughout the evening until 12:30 a.m. so it couldn’t be easier for visitors staying in Courchevel Village to explore the night life in Courchevel (1850).