The Ski Resort
Serre Chevalier Vallée is in the Hautes-Alpes department and is France’s top ski resort not connected to other resorts. Lying next to the Écrins National Park, Serre Chevalier Vallée brings together Briançon, a town inscribed on to the UNESCO World Heritage List for its Vauban fortifications, and the three villages of Saint-Chaffrey/Chantemerle, Villeneuve/La Salle les Alpes and Le Monêtier les Bains. 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.
Serre Chevalier Vallée’s subtle Italian influence and Mediterranean feel coupled with its high-quality snow cover have contributed to the resort’s success. Together these features give it a distinctive character and touch of originality, a blend of authenticity and modern innovation, of warmth and cold, of nature and a thriving protected mountain environment...
Serre Chevalier Vallée, the ski resort
With 250km of pistes, Serre Chevalier Vallée is France’s top stand-alone resort and features :
- 100 pistes
- 477 hectares of marked and maintained pistes
- 61 ski lifts : 1 cable car, 5 gondola lifts, 11 high speed chair lifts, 9 fixed-grip chair lifts, 35 ski lifts
- Hourly turnover of 76,360 people
- 1/3 of the ski area covered by a network of snow cannon
It has a high-profile foreign community that comes to sample its high-quality slopes and off-piste skiing, which stretch from 1350m up to 2800m, and give Serre Chevalier an extremely cosmopolitan feel both on the pistes and when it comes to the après-ski.
Interesting facts
- Offering 250 km of slopes and terrain, Serre Chevalier is among the 5 largest Ski Resorts in France.
- Serre Chevalier is among the 5 best rated Ski Resorts in France.
- It is among the 10 most family-friendly ski Resorts in France.
- Elevated between 1,200 m and 2,800 m, the Ski Resort is among the 10 highest elevated Ski Resorts in France. The vertical drop from summit to base is 1,600 m. The average difference in altitude between base and summit of Ski Resorts in France is 1,077 m. Most runs are therefore relatively long.
- Average snow depth during the season is 180 cm at summit elevation and 36 cm at base elevation. Snow coverage is usually best during March, offering an average snow depth of 205 cm at summit elevation and 36 cm at the base.
- Serre Chevalier features 72 sunny days on average per season. The average for all ski Resorts in France is 60 sunny days. January is the sunniest month with an average of 17 sunny days. This makes the ski resort one of the 15 sunniest in France.
