Serre Chevalier
If you ask about Serre Chevalier, you'll be shown an entire valley. You enter Serre Chevalier at the summit of the Lautaret and Galibier passes and leave a good 20 km further down the valley.
Are you looking for a place of chalets, village houses and good food, a carefree world, well, in short, a real resort?. Our aim is to combine authenticity with quality. Since 1992, Serre Chevalier has enjoyed a quality charter for its accommodation, skiing area, infrastructure and environment as well as for its easy way life and conviviality. The heart-beat of Serre Chevalier's mountains comes from its 3500 inhabitants. To the foreigners given its warm welcome and local cuisine, it's very french. To the French it's very international, because this is where North and South meet, at the crossroads of Provence and Italy.
Discover the Carte d'hôte and its numerous advantages
Serre Chevalier is a unique resort in the heart of the Alps. Sixteen villages, all different, make up one of the largest resorts in Europe
Serre Chevalier 1350 includes Saint Chaffrey, Chantemerle, and Villard Laté.
Serre Chevalier 1400 is made up of La Salle, Moulin Baron, La Chirouze, Les Pananches, le Bez , Villeneuve.
Serre Chevalier 1500 with the villages of Monêtier les Bains, le Freyssinet, Le Serre Barbin, Les Guibertes, Le casset, les Boussardes, le Lauzet.
But Serre Chevalier also includes Briançon where you can ski to the heart of the highest town in Europe, at he foot of Lautaret pass.
There's an excellent bus service: a shuttle in each municipality for both skiers and pedestrians, an express ski bus servicing all the lift departure points of the Serre Chevalier valley in 30 min, and a regular bus service from the railway station in BrianVon to all the other villages.
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| Cross-country Skiing | 35 km (22 miles) to escape
Serre Chevalier Cross Country area runs through all the villages of the valley. From Saint Chaffrey to the bottom of the Lautaret pass, you will discover magnificent tracks including 10 kilometers of skate lanes, mostly through the larch woods that make Serre Chevalier such a charming resort. In total there are 35 kilometers of groomed trails, for beginners as well as experts, that will delight everyone keen to enjoy the mountain scenery. It costs just 6 € for a day pass or 27 € for the week pass
Serre Chevalier has also a biathlon track. A training and competition track at 1500 meters high.
Les hautes Alpes among the cross country paradises. | | Skiing | Ski the best over 250 km (155 miles) of pistes
Serre Chevalier offers 74 lifts including high tech ones : there are 19 chairlifts (mostly triple and quad) of which one is two high speed six seater and 3 are high speed quads : that are among Europe longest with nearly 800 meters of vertical rise; In addition we have also 12 persons gondolas and a 50 person cable car. And also But also magic carpet, rope, and tows lifts for children and beginners..
Serre Chevalier offers 111 downhill runs (of which more than 50 % are suitable for advanced and expert skiers) : it offers everything from gentle slopes of a hundred meters upto some of a couple of kilometres such as "La Briance" or the "Fréjus" way to more challenging runs with a thousand meters of vertical drop like the "La Casse du Bœuf" "Le Tabuc" or "l'Olympique Luc Alphand" . Thoses who prefer wild nature can drop into the famous "Vallons de la Cucumelle" or into the wild slopes of "Le Col du Vent" or "Le Cibouït". You can also choose to do night skiing in Briançon on the Vauban run (2km) or on Mickey One in Villeneuve.
Several runs have a snowmaking coverage and guarantee to ski down into each area. Imagine a snowmaking coverage over a thousand meters vertical drop, on 45 kilometers of runs thanks to more than 317 snow guns. Serre Chevalier that is also wide larch woods until 2200 meters. Ski in the forests or on the pikes, we let you the choice. A very smart ski pass thanks to keycard system. Put it in your task, it will open you the fences. | | Snowboarding | Serre Chevalier, a resort for all winter sports and especially for snowboarding. Come and ride through the Cucumelle valley, a powder paradise with a vertical drop of over 1000 m (3000' ), and so many other sites that are waiting for you.
Serre Chevalier was involved in the first snow boarding race in the dawn of this sport. Since then, we’ve lost count of all the organised events, spanning from the French championships through to local contests. From free-ride to free-style, from boarder-cross to big air.
Snow Park
Set up in Serre Chevalier 1500, the Snow park is open from 10.00 to 21.00 and is located at the bottom of the lifts at 1500m (4550' ).
Artificial snow cover.
Snake
The Snake of the Alpage is located at 2300m (6970' ) on a very sunny plateau and is 250m (760' ) long
Half Pipe
15m (45' ) long, 3m (15' ) high and with an 18° slope.
The Aravet half pipe (1400 m - 4240' ) in Serre Chevalier 1400. Open from 10.00 to 21.00.
Snowboarder Cross
A run with 7 turns fitted with units and with a vertical drop of 80 to 100 metres (240' - 300' ). Two Boarder Cross: Combe du Grand Serre Che in Serre Chevalier 1350, at 2200 m (6670' ), Clausas in Serre Chevalier 1200 at 2350 m (7120' ).
Quarter Pipe
With an interior height of 2,5 m (8' ) and a 15° slope. The Serre chevalier quarter pipe is located in the Champ de Mars section in the heart of the old town of BrianV on. Artificial snow cover. Open from 10.00 to 21.00.
Big Air
Table designed for snow board jumps. 2,5 m (8' ) high and 10 m (30' )long. Pré Chabert in Serre Chevalier 1500 (at 1500 m - 4550' ) |
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| Targeted Activities: |
Cross-country Skiing, Skiing, Snowboarding |
| Season Availability: |
December to April
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| Numer of Runs: |
104 |
| Difficulty of Runs: |
15 Expert, 43 Advanced, 30 Intermediate, 23 Easy |
| Number of Lifts: |
74 |
| Lift Details: |
3 Cable-cars, 6 Gondolas, 2 High speed 6 passengers chairs, 3 High speed quad, 5 Fixed-grip quads |
| Other Specifications: |
74 lifts:
OTHER LIFTS:
6 Triple
3 Double
46 surface, tows, ropes |
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Chalet Chez Bear
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Briancon / Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur / France
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Starting Price: $61.00
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Chez Bear is a charmingly restored farmhouse originating from the 17th century. Its architecture is typical of the Hautes Alpes region of France. Chez Bear is an exclusive luxury catered chalet....
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Krakatoa Snowboard & Ski Shop
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Briancon / Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur / France
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Starting Price: $19.52
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Krakatoa is a rental shop in Briancon witch makes part of the Serre Chevalier area in France. We are specialized in snowboarding and freeride skiing. Just reservate your equipment online or by phone. ...
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Mountain Guide Adventure
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Chamonix / Rhone-Alpes / France
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Starting Price: $54.90
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A mountain guide team in Chamonix providing around the Alps : heliskiing, ski touring, off piste skiing, ice climbing, mountaineering, alpine rock climbing and worldwide expeditions.
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Easiski
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Les Deux Alpes / Rhone-Alpes / France
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Starting Price: $48.80
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Everyone has the ability to be a good skier, whoever you are, whatever your experience, whatever your age. The Easiski idea is to bring out your latent ability by relating all our skiing movements to ...
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EurekaSki - Serre Chevalier's British ski school
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Serre Chevalier / Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur / France
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Starting Price: $72.80
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British, B.A.S.I. qualified ski instructors.
Ski coaching - get the maximum enjoyment out of your equipment.
Small groups (just 3-6 skiers) - some of the smallest groups in the Alps....
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