Ski Slopes

Courchevel is an area in the French Alps, which comprises of a number of differently altituded villages, all called Courchevel followed by the height in metres above sea level. There's Courchevel 1300, Courchevel 1500, Courchevel 1650 and Courchevel 1850 (which is actually only 1750 metres above sea level).

Courchevel airport has something of a reputation amongst pilots, and today's video shows why. Not only does the runway feature a 18.5% incline, planes have to make sure that they hit the short landing strip and not the sheer rock-face that faces them for the duration of the descent.

Via A Welsh View.