Serre Chevalier is one of the largest ski resorts in Europe. Serre Chevalier covers 250 kilometres of pistes, at altitudes of between 1200 and 2800 metres, for everyone from beginners to expert skiers!
Serre Chevalier is a long south-facing valley between the Col du Lautaret and Briançon with several villages and hamlets dotted along the way, ranging from the ultra modern to the most traditional.
Location
Serre Chevalier is in France’s Hautes-Alpes department, part of the PACA or Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The Hautes-Alpes is France’s only department in the alpine chain situated entirely in the mountains, making it the highest department in the Alps.
The ski area covers several ’communes’ (the name for France’s smallest administrative districts).
Briançon
Puy Saint André
Puy Saint Pierre
Chantemerle (St Chaffrey)
Villeneuve (La Salle les Alpes)
Le Monêtier les Bains
Facts and figures about the ski area115 runs:
15 black
42 red
33 blue
25 green
66 lifts
3 cable cars
5 gondola lifts
9 high speed chair lifts
12 standard chair lifts
37 ski or drag lifts
Resort lift served highest point
2830 m, The Yret pike (Le Monetier les Bains)