Who are we ?

Our objective

The Société des 3 Vallées (S3V) manages the Courchevel,La Tania and Méribel-Mottaret ski areas

and has for sole objective and ambition the wish to offer you

(a mountain of delight)




Our 675 employees and their knowledge and expertise are at your service to give you :

• More comfort,
• More safety,
• More information,
• More skiing.

The S3V by numbers

• Company founded in 1946

• 3 resorts : Courchevel, Méribel-Mottaret and La Tania
  (Tarentaise, département of Savoie)

• 675 employees (175 full time and 500 season workers)

• Skiing area situated between 1300 and 2950 m of altitude
  (40% of the skiing area of the 3 Vallées)

• 85 ski lifts (maximum hourly capacity of 106 000 skiers per hour)

• 225 kms of pistes (143 ski pistes marked out and patrolled)

• 34 piste bashers

• 103 gazex (system for setting off avalanches by remote control)

• 863 snow makers (covering 28% of the skiing area)

675 people to look after you

675 people are ready to look after you each winter to guarantee you a real mountain of pleasure.

Our employees are trained in the following trades :

To look after the whole range of ski lifts summer and winter alike
• Electrician,
• Electro mechanic,
• Mechanic,
• Store man

For selling the lift passes
• salesperson,
• Back office clerk (Internet…),
• Cashier supervisor,
• Commercial secretary,
• Commercial assistant

To make the ski lifts work, summer and winter alike
• Lift operative ,
• Driver (each driver having a « driving » licence adapted to that specific ski lift),
• Section supervisor,
• logistics supervisor

To guarantee the safety of the ski area
• Pisteur-paramedic (1st, 2nd and 3rd degree),
• Explosives expert,
• Avalanche dog handler,
• Weather/snow conditions Observer
• Section supervisor

To look after the pistes summer and winter alike
• Piste basher driver (with or without winch),
• Mechanic
• Heavy plant drivers

To guarantee good snow conditions
• Snow technician
• Supervisor for the snow making installation

To inspect lift passes
• Fixed inspector,
• Itinerant inspector (sworn or not)

To manage 675 people
• Secretary,
• Assistant wages and payroll,
• Assistant for staff scheduling,
• Assistant for ongoing training,
• Safety supervisor

Because eating is an integral part of the French culture
• Cook
• Buyer
• Canteen assistant

To manage the administration of a company
• Secretary,
• Accountant,
• Management coordinator,
• IT technician,
• In house lawyer
• Quality control supervisor

To anticipate, to look to the future
• Study & Development Engineer

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History

History 1946 / 2006
The S3V manages the Courchevel, La Tania and Méribel-Mottaret ski areas

• 1946 : Creation of Courchevel with backing and consent of the General Council of Savoie and the town hall of Saint-Bon who both wished to develop winter sports tourism. Courchevel is the first French resort to be created ex-nihilo on a site at altitude.

• 1954 : Arrival of Emile ALLAIS (1st French ski World Champion) who
  introduces new and innovative ideas for the ski area (piste marking,
  grooming, work in summer on the pistes…)

• 1972 : Creation of the resort of Méribel-Mottaret and creation of the linked 3 Vallées ski area.

• 1989 : creation of the resort of La Tania.

• 1992 : Courchevel and Méribel welcome the Albertville Winter Olympic games.

• 2000 : The status of the company evolves : after 54 years as a
  service of the « Conseil Général de la Savoie », The company becomes a
  commercial entity with a majority of public capital, a supervisory council
  and a board of directors.