Ok, I've just found a picture. This is what you see from the cockpit
when you're lined up and ready to firewall the throttle:
http://home.balcab.ch/~stefan/public/Courchevel.jpeg
As you can see, departing from Courcevel is at leas as interesting a
feeling as landing, at least the first time.

The picture also shows that it's really imprtant to know and adhere to
the procedures, an airplane in departing position and one in short final
can't see each other. This alone is reason enough for the need of a
sing-off.

BTW, Courchevel is not the most difficult altiport by far, but it's the
steepest (18% slope). It's also the only which is free from snow in
winter. (But you pay for it with a real high winter landing fee!
Landings in summer are free, though.)