Bodyguard and close protection in Courchevel

A day on the mountain

A protection day in Courchevel starts in the ski room. The agent is booted and ready when the family is, with skis, a lift pass and a phone that works on the mountain.

Lessons are led by the instructor, who decides the slopes and the pace. The agent skis close behind, stays with the group on the lifts and watches the space around the family, not their technique.

Lunch is often at altitude, in a mountain restaurant reached on skis. We agree the table, the route there and the meeting point with the instructor. In the afternoon, light and snow change fast, so we plan the return to the chalet before the last lifts, when the slopes become crowded and icy.

Off-piste skiing is led by a qualified mountain guide, who is responsible for the route and the avalanche risk. When an agent joins, the agent follows the guide’s instructions like everyone in the group.

Evenings bring the village: shops in 1850, dinners, sometimes a club. Paths are icy and steep, and people walk in heavy boots. The agent walks with you, the car waits nearby, and the night shift takes over at the chalet.

Chalet life and your staff

Most of our Courchevel missions are chalet stays: in the Jardin Alpin, Bellecôte or the Nogentil in 1850, or in Moriond and Le Praz. Many chalets come with staff of their own: a manager, a chef, housekeepers, a driver, sometimes a nanny.

We meet the chalet manager before you arrive. Together we agree who comes in, through which door and at what time, how deliveries and ski fitting visits are received, and who answers the door in the evening.

Our role is the protection of the principal and the family. Agents keep a discreet presence in the chalet, according to the household’s wishes, and stay close whenever you go out. Night cover is organised in shifts.

Ski rooms, boot rooms and garages are the usual weak points, often opening straight onto the piste or the street. Equipment theft is common in ski resorts, so we review those spaces with the staff on the first day.

Getting to Courchevel

Courchevel is reached by mountain road from Moûtiers, the town at the bottom of the valley. Chambéry is the closest airport, about an hour and a quarter by road. Geneva and Lyon are about two hours or more, depending on traffic and snow.

Saturdays in season are changeover days across the Tarentaise valley, and the roads up to the resorts are at their slowest. Where possible, we plan arrivals on another day or at a quieter hour.

From 1 November to 31 March, Savoie requires winter tyres or chains on board. Transfers are arranged with licensed local partners whose vehicles are equipped and whose drivers know the road in snow.

Helicopter flights depend on the weather and on the landing sites available each season. We do not build plans around the altiport. We confirm the options before every winter and always keep a road plan ready.

Departures need the same attention. On the last morning, luggage, ski equipment and a tired family all leave at once. We set the time against the valley traffic and the flight, not the other way round.

Families and children in the snow

Ski holidays are family holidays. Children join ski school groups or take private lessons, teenagers want their freedom, and parents want both safety and a normal holiday.

Before the stay, we agree the rules with the parents: who may collect the children, where the meeting points are, how phones are used on the mountain and what happens if someone is separated. The instructor, the nanny and the agent share the same plan.

On the slopes, the agent stays close to the children without coming between them and their instructor. On the lifts and in the queues, the agent stays with them.

For teenagers, evenings in 1850 are the highlight of the week. An agent can stay near them discreetly, keep you informed and bring them back to the chalet at the agreed time. Mountain weather can change any plan: wind closes lifts, snow closes roads, fog grounds helicopters. Our assessment notes the resort’s medical centres and the ways down when the lifts stop.