Serre Che opens on 22/12/12 and closes on 19/04/13

Serre Chevalier has acquired the Famille Plus label for its childcare facilities. Please view here to view more information on the Famille Plus label.

CRECHE CHILDCARE WITHOUT SKIING (for childcare with skiing, see below)

Tel: 0033 492 24 03 43. Chantemerle

Open from 10th December 2011 – 27th April 2012. Booking required.

At Serre Chevalier 1350 (Chantemerle) - children from 8 months – 5 years which is conveniently located at the foot of the main slope, right in the centre of the resort and on the ESF Kindergarten.

From 8.45am-5pm.

Rates 2011/2012:

-          1 day (meal + afternoon snack) : 52 euro
- 1 morning 8.45am – 11.30am : 24 euro
- 1 morning + meal (9am - 2pm) : 37 euro
- 1 afternoon with afternoon snack 1.30 - 5 pm : 28 euro

-          Meal 11.30-2pm: 29 euro

Peak Retreats can pre-book in Sterling £:

Garderie/Nursery 2012/2013 prices

Non skiers (8mths-6yrs):

6 x mornings + meals £185

6 x afternoons + snacks £155

6 x full days with meals £285

Please call us on 0844 576 0170 and quote your booking reference.

List of babysitters available from tourist office.

Snowmobile – snow bike circuit for children aged 5-10 years during French school holidays.  From 2pm-6pm.

Tel +33 492 24 82 80

Night Skiing in Serre Chevalier, ideal for children

Villeneuve village
For children, a beginner’s run (green slope Mickey) is open from 5pm to 9pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays during school holidays.

Sledge runs in Chantemerle & Villeneuve

Sledge areas specially equipped for children; at the bottom of the runs in our resort:

Chantemerle
- At the bottom of Luc Alphand slope, a sledge run especially for the youngest.

Villeneuve
- A sledge run next to the ski-lift of l’Aiche.
- A Sensations + slope at the Micky half pipe.

Childrens Ski Lessons in Serre Chevalier

Children can ski from 3 years old in Serre Chevalier with ESF.

CHILDCARE WITH SKIING

ESF Serre Chevalier also arrange kids ski and garderie formulas which Peak Retreats can pre-book:

Skiers (3yrs-12yrs) - for children having lessons in the mornings, we can have this add on option:

Meal + nursery in the afternoon 6 half-days £229

Peak Retreats can pre-book this. See here for details.

Paragliding, hot water baths (in Montiers les Bains), sauna, snowshoeing, horse riding, horse drawn carriages, sleigh rides, skating (2 natural rinks and 1 artificial) swimming, snow scooter, ice driving school, ice cave, bowling, fitness studio, cinema.

Thermal baths

In Montier les Bains hot springs run through this authentic village (42c). There are shuttles running every 20 mins from Chantemerle (where Adret & Le Hameau du Rocher Blanc are located) to Montier les Bains. It’s about a 20 min bus ride from Chantemerle.

GRANDS BAINS DU MONETIER – at foot of the slopes.

Panoramic bar restaurant facing the glaciers is open all year from 12h.

Opening times 2011/2012:

02/12-16/12 and 09/01-10/02 and 12/03-08/05

Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun – 10am – 9pm

Tues, Wed, Thurs – 2pm – 9pm

COSTS:

2hr entry - €18 for adults, 3hr entry - €21

2hr entry - €8 for children, 3hr entry - €9

17/12-08/01 and 11/02-11/03

Everyday 10am-10pm

COSTS:

2hr entry - €18 for adults, 3hr entry - €21

2hr entry - €8 for children, 3hr entry - €9

€5 supplement for over 18’s area.

Over 4500m2 dedicated to rest and relaxation! You have access to face and body treatments (included in 2hr access).

‘Grands Bains’ zone
The outside pool covers over 300m2 and is equipped with a wide variety of water features and effects: fountain jets, river chute, relaxation zones and outside Jacuzzi. It’s regulated at 36c.

The indoor pool is over 300m2 and is fed by naturally heated hot water with a Jacuzzi, water-massage course, bubble beds, underwater shower columns, micro-bubble zones and spouts…It’s regulated at 36c.

Around the indoor pool: three traditional Roman bath features (frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium), steam room, salt-water pool, mineral grotto, musical grotto, steam/fog makers… and children’s area.

Indoor relaxation rooms as well as terrace-solariums upstairs.

‘Romano-Irlandais (Romano-Irish)’ zone
Exclusive zone reserved for those over 18, with saunas, steam rooms, outside pool, range of private shower facilities, terrace-solarium with Jacuzzi and waterfall. This ticket gives access to the ‘Grands Bains’ zone and the ’Romano-Irlandais (Romano-Irish)’ zone.

‘Health & Beauty Institute’
The ‘Health & Beauty Institute’ offers you a range of made-to-measure and 1 to 6-day treatment programmes: hydrotherapy care using natural mineral water (water-massage baths, jet showers…), face and body treatments, luxurious scrubs, wraps and toning treatments.

Walks

There are roughly 25km of snowy paths that run the entire length of the Serre Chevalier valley. You might like to take a day off and explore the local natural environment by taking a walk along the river Guisane from Briancon to Le Lauzet. See Tourist Office for details.

Ice Rink (Chantemerle)

Open Dec – middle March

Entry:
Adults: 2 euros
Children: 1 euro
Children under 6: free
Skate rental
Price: 3 euro

School holidays 2pm to 8pm. Wednesdays extra opening from 8pm to 10pm. Out of school holidays 2pm to 8pm.

Karting

Parc des colombiers

Ph.: 33 (0)4 92 52 60 60

E-mail address

Dec-March

Adults: from 14 years old, 10 min 22 euro

Snowmobile

Motoneige Sun Scoot

Chantemerle

0033 492 24 21 70

10h-12.30h and 15h-18h

-Excursions on snow mobiles (about 1h), book in advance  
-Rider + passenger : 80 euros
-Passenger behind the guide : 20 euros/pers
-Sledge drawn by the guide's snow mobiles : 2 children from 5 to 12 yrs/sledge : 20 euros
- Snowbike circuit for children from 5 to 10 years old at the car park Le Pontillas (during the french school holidays). From 2 pm to 6 pm.
- 1 ticket : 3 euros
- 4 ticket : 10 euros

Swimming Pool

Villeneuve

0033 492 24 74 04

From 2pm-8pm. 25m x 7m + paddling pool.

c€3/adult

c€2/child

Paragliding
Experience a flight above the ski area, 1000 meters of vertical drop: €80
Session mini-flights from €60

Bureau des Guides

Ph.: 33 (0)6 62 76 53 54

Night on the slopes

Compulsory bookings for the following activities 48h in advance at the Serre Chevalier ski pass sales points or by telephone:

+33 (0)4 92 25 55 00

Go behind the scenes of the ski area

Visit the artificial snowmaking facilities. Discover the work of the piste groomers: preparing the slopes,…
Every Wednesday – from 5:30pm to 9pm
Meeting point: Fréjus Gondola in Villeneuve
Price: 25€/person - 6 days or more ski pass holders: 10€.

Ride under the stars

Visit at nightfall the ski area on a grooming machine. Enjoy exceptional views from the mountain tops, beneath the starry skies. Sunset if the schedules and the time enable.
Every Thursday – from 5:30pm to 9pm
Price: 25€

Ride on a piste grooming machine + Dinner in a mountain restaurant

Aboard a piste grooming machine. Enjoy exceptional views from the mountain tops. Typical alpine dinner in the midst of the pistes at the high altitude restaurant Chalet Hôtel of Serre Ratier.
Tuesday during school holidays only – from 5:30pm to 11:30pm
Price: 50€/person, all inclusive

All the above information is for information only. For the most up-to-date information please visit the resort tourist office website

Serre Chevalier Tourist Office

Office de Tourism de Serre-Chevalier

Tel: +33 492 24 98 98

www.serre-chevalier.com

Many restaurants and bars, cabaret, cinemas, nightclubs, theatre, cinema.

By Road: Driving distance from Calais 613 miles (9hrs 50)

Take A36 through Reims, Dijon A6 Maçon, Lyon then A432/A48 to Grenoble. Take N91 then follow signs for Serre Chevalier.

By Rail: Briancon is nearest station (4km) and served by a direct night train. TGV from Paris to Grenoble.

Briancon railway <=> Serre Chevalier villages, shuttles every 20 mins between railway station and all the villages of Serre Chevalier between 7.30am and 6.15pm. Prices according to the distance.
Autocars Rignon : +33 (0)4 92 21 00 56

Airports:

Turin Airport (Italy) is 125km from Serre Che (1 ½ hours)

www.aeroportoditorino.it

Grenoble Airport is 154km from Serre Che (2 ¼  hours)

www.grenoble-airport.com

Chambery is 174km from Serre Chevalier (2 ¼ hours)

www.chambery-airport.com

Lyon-St Exupéry is 251km from Serre Chevalier (2 ¾ hours)

Connection by bus from Saint Exupéry airport or Grenoble railway station –

www.vfd.fr  

www.lyonairport.com

Geneva Airport to Serre Chevalier is 295km (3 ¼ hours)

www.gva.ch/en

Marseille is 300km from Serre Chevalier (3 hours)

Bus service (www.navettesblanches.com) - €90 per family, €35 per adult and €17 per child return. Meets one BA flight and one easyJet flights from London Gatwick until 28/03.

Getting around Serre-Chevalier
Serre Chevalier's free ski shuttle buses take you from one end of the valley to the other, stopping at many convenient points along the Route Nationale.

It is free for all those with a valid lift pass or Carte d'Hote.

The buses run between 07:50 in the morning and 18:20 in the afternoon from Briancon [Serre Chevalier 1200] up to Le Monetier les Bains [Serre Chevalier 1500]. There are night shuttles between 19.30-23.30 so you can enjoy the thermal baths in Monetier les Bains. Buses run from Briancon – Monetier les Bains.

These buses run from 17/12/11 – 22/04/12 normally.

The local resort bus for Chantemerle village that takes you from slopes to accommodation and vice versa runs from 08.30-17.30.
Airport transfers

Please enquire for Serre Chevalier transfers (private taxi).

Supermarkets etc. banks, post offices, dry cleaners, garage, doctors, dentists, cash points, bureau de change. Market days Serre Chevalier 1200 Wednesday mornings, Serre Chevalier 1350 Thursdays, Serre Chevalier 1400 Tuesdays, Serre Chevalier 1500 Fridays (to be confirmed).

Ski hire Serre Chevalier prices start from £33 for children (skis and boots) & £47 for adults (skis and boots) for 7 days. View here for Serre Chevalier ski hire prices.

FREE PASSES!

Children under 6 and seniors over 75 receive a FREE lift pass.

Note: Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

Other lift pass on offer (to buy locally in resort in Euros):

For complete beginners 12/13:

CHANTEMERLE ONLY:

1 return trip on the 1st section of the cable car + access to the 2 Pré Ratier draglifts + Serre Ratier discovery area (1 magic carpet) - €15

VILLENEUVE ONLY:

1 return trip on the Aravet gondola + access to the Chazelay, Mickey, Bez & Aiche draglifts + Clot du Lievre Chairlift + Plateau de l’Aravet discovery area (1 magic carpet) - €17.10

Serre Chevalier ski pass – ½ day and daily rates 12/13:

½ day (3 hours) - €30.50 children, €37.90 adults

Day - €44.50 children, €33.50 adults

Chantemerle/Villeneuve local pass  – ½ day and daily rates 12/13:

Day - €42.30 children, €33.90 adults

Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will be charged

Ski School ESF Serre Chevalier 12/13. Lessons only (lift passes & lunch not included)
Adults, Children (5-12yrs) + Kindergarten (3-5yrs)
Ski/Snowboard Group lessons
	Morning	Afternoon	Midday*	Full day
Ski Children (3-5yrs + 5-12yrs)	£130	£186	£130	£261
Ski Adult + Snowboard (+8yrs)	£130	£186	n/a	n/a
* Midday sessions only available 23/12-4/1 + 17/2-16/3
Group Lesson Times: SUNDAY-FRIDAY 23/12-4/1: 09.00-11.30, 11.30-14.00 or 14.00-16.30; 17/2-15/3: 09.00-11.30, 11.45-14.15 or 14.30-17.00; 14/4-26/4: 9.30-12.00or 13.00-15.30 - All other periods: Mornings Only 09.30-12.00 - ALL TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED
CHILDREN: Mornings + Midday: max 10/group, Afternoons max 6/group.  ADULTS: Mornings: maximum 10/group, afternoons max 6/group
Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will apply

Garderie/Nursery 2012/2013 prices

Non skiers (8mths-6yrs):

6 x mornings + meals £185

6 x afternoons + snacks £155

6 x full days with meals £285

Skiers (3yrs-12yrs) - for children having lessons in the mornings:

Meal + nursery in the afternoon 6 half-days £229

Ski School: Lesson times are subject to change right until the last minute. Outside French school holidays the ski school reserves the right to cancel group lessons should numbers be insufficient. For peak periods (23/12-6/1, 16/2-16/3 & 14/4-21/4) we strongly recommend that you book as early as possible and in any case at least 6 weeks prior to the required dates. Morning lessons tend to get booked up first and therefore we may only be able to offer afternoon classes within 6 weeks of departure. In some resorts English speaking instructors may not always be available, particularly at peak times.

Serre Che Individual Tuitions

(12/13 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

(1 to 5 persons)

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school. Peak Retreats cannot pre-book these.

Please note that prices are only an indication and are subject to change

Ski school Serre Chevalier contact numbers:

Ecole du Ski Français Serre-Chevalier 1350 +33 492 24 17 41

Mountain restaurants in Serre Chevalier

In the Briancon sector, the Pra Long chalet at the gondola mid station has good views and food. The rest of the sectors have many altitude restaurants, about 15 in total.

Terrain Parks in Serre Chevalier (snowparks)

8 fun areas: snowpark – boardercross - Arva Park (Avalanche safety training zone). Beginners’s area – ‘brut de neige’ areas (where snow is not packed down) and ‘discovery’ zones.

Situated on the Foret chairlift above Villeneuve incorporates 20 different features for all levels (ramps, step ups, rails and kickers). Improvements include a new beginner ride-on rails and a tree trunk jib on the expert line.

A new boardercross has been shaped at Grand Alpe above Chantemerle. A half-pipe can be found at the bottom of the Aravet gondola in Villeneuve.

- 7 tables, with one or two ramps (depending on snow conditions):
   rails
- boxes
- waves
- 1 C Box
- 1 rainbow
- 1 step-up
- 1 Jib Tree

Serre Chevalier Réflexe Snowpark

Come and test how you brake!

Come to the area, take speed and brake at the orange signs. If you stay in the blue area, no probs! But if you finish in the red area, try again and again to have better control of your speed!

Thanks to electronic cells, you will also know what your speed was before braking.

Location: Snowpark area, plateau de la rouge, Villeneuve

Access: la Forêt chairlift

Boardercross

Location: Combe du Grand Serre - Chantemerle
Access: Le Grand Serre Chairlift, Combe I & II lifts

Fun route with 5 revamped turns, with various ramps on 80 to 100 meters denivelation.
Accessible to all.

Cross-country in Serre Che

There are 35km/22 miles of tracks along valley floor. 282km of cross country skiing in the surroundings. Passes available from the Tourist Information office. Day pass c €6. Weekly pass c €30.

Snowshoes

Serre Chevalier has several routes starting in the valley as well as four mountain circuits designed to help you explore these splendid areas, surrounded by mighty peaks. A real breath of fresh air!

A guide to these snow-shoe walks is available at the Serre Chevalier tourist office.

Snow-shoe walks in the company of a mountain professional are designed to help you discover life in the mountains in winter:
the winter fauna (chamois, ibex etc), the forests, the high-valley environments, and the different kinds of snow and its dangers (avalanches etc). Or maybe you’re simply after long, peaceful walks through untracked snow, far from the crowds, savouring the silence of the mountains.

Chantemerle

Ecole du Ski Français
3 hours 26 € snowshoes supplied - Tel: 33 (0)4 92 24 17 41

Villeneuve

Ecole du Ski Français
23 € to 25 € material, transport and arva included
Tel: 33 (0)4 92 24 71 99