Serre Chevalier

Resort Overview

Serre Chevalier ski resort is an established resort covering an enormous ski area, the 5th biggest in France, with a great lift system and attractive, rustic villages with loads of character. Turin and Grenoble Airport are only just over 2 hours away. Serre Chevalier, one of the best ski regions in France, and possibly the world, with over 250kms of piste covering 4 areas.

Serre Chevalier's snow record is excellent. Most slopes face North so it can be pretty cold but as you go higher, you are virtually guaranteed the irresistible double whammy: great snow and brilliant sunshine. Surrounded by a national park, the Serre Chevalier ski resort has spectacular mountain scenery and beautiful runs through France's biggest larch forest, giving good protection and visibility in bad weather.

On The Slopes

Above the tree line there are huge, white bowls with mouth-watering opportunities for every ability. Ski holidays in Serre Chevalier give beginners good village skiing and easy bubble lifts to altitude for the best snow. Because there are so many cruising blues even novices and snow-ploughers can get about easily.

Intermediates of all levels will get the best out of Serre Chevalier ski holidays. Blues and reds cover the whole area giving that enjoyable sense of journey. There's a fantastic variety of intermediate runs from wide motorways, challenging reds winding through the forest and fast schusses but there's no danger of accidentally straying on to anything really hairy.

Ski holidays in Serre Chevalier give advanced skiers loads of challenging reds, long blacks and savage mogul fields as well as virtually unlimited off-piste through hidden valleys and glades.

For extra special ski holidays, Serre Chevalier ski resort provides four major focal points.
• Ancient Briançon
• Briançon
• Chantemerle
• Monetier

Snowboarding

Serre Chevalier snowboarding offers superb terrain at Monetier in particular. It's a snowboarder's heaven! Serre Chevalier is like one big adventure park, there's so much variety, with lots of long tree runs, the 200 metres long Aravet half pipe and the snowboard cross, a run with 7 turns fitted and a vertical drop, you will always be kept busy.

Off The Slopes

Serre Chevalier is a lively village with plenty of character. Facilities to expect on Serre Chevalier ski holidays include:

• Night time skidoo
• Torchlight descents
• Ice driving
• Skating
• Swimming pool
• Parapenting
• Hang gliding
• Ice climbing
• Night skiing
• Sleigh rides
• Snow mobiling
• Snow shoeing
• Church
• Doctor, pharmacy and hospital
• 38 bars / restaurants
• Loads of shops
• 2 night clubs
• Cinema
• Games bar
• Natural spa baths in Monetier
• Indoor/outdoor pools
• Ice sculptures

Call us on 01273 810777 or rocket.info@rocketski.com at rocket.info@rocketski.com if you require further information about ski in Serre Chevalier. Or view our other ski resorts in France