Oisans - Serre-Chevalier

Chantemerle (or Serre Che 1350 as the locals call it) is a mixture of modern and traditional and offers a good selection of mini supermarkets, restaurants, bars, nightlife and a fitness centre.

Villeneuve is a purpose built ski village at 1400m offering great central access to the ski area of Serre Chevalier. It also has the traditional cobbled streets giving it a real French resort feel. Well catered for with shops, bars and restaurants.

Driving on ice at the Circuit de glace and skating on ice are just two well-loved winter pursuits! You can also go horse riding, swimming at Piscine couverte des Iscles, use the fitness suite and thalasso-therapy at Espace Thalasse Forme, snow scooting and parapenting.

For those after the night-life, try the Baita disco open till 5am.

Serre Che Resort Opening Dates

Serre Che opens on 13/12/08 and closes on 19/04/09

Follow the links below

Why Serre-Chevalier?

·          Large ski area with mixture of wooded/open runs

·          Good snow record & excellent sunshine conditions

·          A friendly resort ambience

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

Childcare in Serre Che

Les Poussins

Tel: 0033 492 24 03 43. Chantemerle

Open from 15th December 2008 – 24th April 2009. Booking required.

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

From 9am-5pm.

Rates:

- 1 day (meal + afternoon snack) : 43 euro
- 1 morning 9am - 12am : 22 euro
- 1 morning + meal (9am - 2pm) : 34 euro
- 1 afternoon with afternoon snack 1.30 - 5 pm : 25 euro

Garderie les Eterlous

Tel: 0033 492 24 45 75. Monetier les Bains

From 13th December 2008 – 20th April 2009. Booking required.

At Serre-Chevalier 1500 - inside and outdoor activities (snowman building, drawing, video, art, games, etc.). Available for children 9 months – 6 years.

Rates:

9 am - 5 pm : 36 euros
9 am - 12 am : 20 euros
9 am - 1 pm : 26 euros
1 pm - 5 pm : 22 euros
12 am - 3 pm : 24 euros
12 am - 5 pm : 29 euros
6 full days : 189 euros
Meal supplement : 6,5 euros
Reductions for 2 or more children

Les Schtroumpfs

Tel: 0033 492 24 70 95. Villeneuve.

Open from 22nd December 2008 – 20th April 2009. Booking required.

At Serre-Chevalier 1400 (Villeneuve) – Children from 6 months.

Phone : 33 (0)4 92 24 70 95
Fax : 33 (0)4 92 24 98 45

Nursery opens 9am to 5pm.

Rates:
- 9 am - 12 am : 26 euros
- 9 am - 1 pm : 30 euros
- 1 pm - 5 pm : 26 euros
- 9 am - 5 pm : 42 euros

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

Tel +33 492 24 82 80

Night Skiing
Villeneuve
For children, a beginner’s run is open from 5pm to 9pm.

Sledge runs

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 Che

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

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

Activities in Serre Che

Paragliding, hot water baths, 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.

Thermal baths

GRANDS BAINS DU MONETIER
Over 4500m2 dedicated to rest and relaxation!

‘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.

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…

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.

Adult (2hrs): 17€
Child (2hrs): 7€
Family ‘2 adults + 2 children’ (2hrs): 43€

‘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,

Adult (3hrs): 23€

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 Briançon to Le Lauzet. See Tourist Office for details.

Ice Rink (Chantemerle)

10h - 12h and from 15h30 - 19h30

Snowmobile

Motoneige Sun Scoot

Chantermerle

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

Eating Out and Après-Ski in Serre Che

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

Other amenities in Serre Che

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).

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

Access to Serre Che  

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

Briançon 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 is 295km from Serre Chevalier (3 ¼ hours)

www.gva.ch/en

Marseille is 300km from Serre Chevalier.

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

Ski Bus Express – Grand Serre Chevalier

There is a shuttle service to take you around the valley that runs approximately every 30 minutes during the day. Tickets prices vary depending on the trip.

From December 20th 2008 to April 13th 009 (subject to modifications)
Serre Chevalier > Briançon / Chantemerle / La Salle les Alpes / le Monêtier les bains

Village Shuttle

Make the most of the shuttle buses that operate in all the Serre Chevalier villages and take you from where you are staying to the foot of the pistes from 8.30am to 5.30pm.

Access Plan

Serre-Chevalier

Click on maps to enlarge

Resort Map

Serre-Chevalier :

Chantemerle + Villeneuve

The knee-burning ‘Vauban’ red run that unusually brings you into the main shopping street of the busy town of Briançon is an experience not to be missed.

Advanced skiers have a good selection of red and black runs but should head off-piste for more challenging runs. The 6km, 1000m vertical ‘Luc Alphand’ Olympic black run down to Chantemerle is a must to finish the day in style.

With its superb natural terrain, ‘Serre Che’ is regarded as one of the top snowboarding destinations in France.

For beginners there are several easy areas at mid mountain (Serre Ratier & Grand Alpe) with green runs leading back to Chantemerle and a nursery slope at the bottom.

Three new fast six-seater chairlifts were added above l'Arvet, Frejus and Grand Alpe.

Most slopes face North or North-East and so snow is usually pretty reliable.

Snowpark at Villeneuve has 3 tables and 3 boxes. The half-pipe at l’Aravet in Villeneuve is open until 9pm Tuesday to Friday during French holidays. Chantermerle has a snowcross with 7 bends.

Off-piste – plenty of terrain both high up and in the trees above Villeneuve and Chantemerle.

Serre Chevalier Lift passes

Save Time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking lift passes. See below for prices.

PRE-BOOK* your 6 day Grand Serre-Che lift pass

Children under 6 and seniors over 75 receive a FREE lift pass. Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

Please note that there is also a cheaper pass covering only Chantermerle and Villeneuve which you can buy in resort, about €160 for 6 days.

We cannot pre-book this pass.

Serre Chevalier Ski Schools 

PRE-BOOK* your Group Ski/Board Lessons

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

Group Lesson Times: Dec 09.00-11.30 or 11.45-13.45 or 14.00-16.30; Feb: 09.00-11.30, 11.45-13.45 or 14.30-17.00; Other periods: 09.30-12.00 or 14.00-16.30.

* For residence Le Hameau du Rocher Blanc

Group lesson and kindergarten times: 09.00-11.30, 14.00-16.30, 09.00-16.30

** For hotel Mont Thabor

Serre Che Individual Tuitions (08/09 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Chantemerle

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school

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

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

Villeneuve

         Low season (LS) : Jan, April (excl. Easter)

      Mid season (MS) : Dec, March, Easter
      High Season (FS) : Feb

ESF Serre Chevalier - Villeneuve - tel : +33 (0)4 92 24 71 99

Mountain restaurants

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Terrain Parks

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-Che 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

*ALL PRE-BOOKABLE EXTRAS ARE PAYABLE TO PEAK RETREATS IN STIRLING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PRICES ARE IN £.

ANYTHING IN EUROS (€) WE ARE UNABLE TO PRE-BOOK AND

WILL BE PAYABLE LOCALLY.