Serre Chevalier, France
Driving directions
From Grenoble, Lyon or Paris take Motorway A51, exit Pont de Claix at 80 km from the resort via Lautaret Pass.
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Flying
Nearest airport is Turin (108km), or fly to Lyon (200km) airport 3 hour transfer. Marseille (250km) has a free bus saturdays 2pm to the resort.
By bus/coach
Buses are available from Lyon airport. Shuttles run from Briancon train station to Serre Chev every 20mins from 8.30 am to 6 pm
By train
The nearest train station is in Briancon, 10 minutes away. Daily night trains from Paris gare Austerlitz to Briançon dep 10.05pm arr 8.37am
Address
Tourist Office Serre Chevalier
BP 20-05240 La Salle Les Alpes
General info: ++33 (0) 4 92 24 74 43
Reservations: ++33 (0) 4 92 24 74 43
Avlanche info: ++33 (0) 836 681 020
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 68
Cable cars: 3
Gondolas: 6
Chair lifts: 20
Drag lifts: 39
Max people per hour: 68,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 115
Total ride area: 155miles (249km)
Longest run: 6miles (10km)
Top lift: 2850m
Vertical drop: 1630m
First lift: 1200m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 42%
Red runs: 46%
Black runs: 12%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | GBP | Average | EUR | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | - | - | - | - | ||
| EUR | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | - | - |
Lift Passes:
Grand Serre Che linked area:
1 Day 38 euros, 6 Days 173
Just Serre Chevalier:
1 Day 34 euros, 6 days 153
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 25%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
A number of board schools. Private lessons from 31 euros an hour. Group 4hrs for 6 days 102 euros.
Night Riding: :
In Briançon from 7:30-10:30pm the Vauban run is open thursdays & fridays. 10 euros/free for Grand Serre Passes.
The Mickey run & halfpipe in Villeneuve is open 5-9pm tuesdays & fridays
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Yes
Snowmobiles:
Yes
Further information
One of the best resorts in France. Great freeriding with powder and full-on, freestyle terrain. Shame it's pricey and packed with skiiers.
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ON THE SLOPES: Fantastic - best in France
OFF THE SLOPES: Very, very good
MONEY WISE: This is not the cheapest of resorts, but it's worth every penny.
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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Snow forecast
Weather for Thu 17th:| Morning | Afternoon | Night |
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| top | 39cm |
| mid | 4cm |
| bottom | 0cm |
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Resort News
Serre Chevalier invests EUR10m for 2010/11 4Oct10
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Serre Chevalier night trail run
11 km night trail run alone or in teams of 2 Website New in Serre Chevalier : a night trail run of 11 km with 310 m of ascent. The race is opened to everybody over 16, with a sport license or not (with a medical certificate). Not opened to walkers. ... Mon 26 Mar 12 -
Granon bike challenge
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