Serre Chevalier, France

Graeme Baillie from United Kingdom writes:

07/02 - 14/02/2010. Stayed at Grand Hotel in Chantemerle (Serre Chevalier). Was HB and food was generally ok and plenty of it. Rooms are tiny - I was in a room with a double and pull down single - it was barely adequate for me on my own. Chantemerle is quiet but I can recommend Happy Hour in Bar le lodge under the Grand Hotel, nice staff and live music most days. Also the Station Bar for live entertainment later on.
The skiing across the four villages is tremendous and should ensure that you are not bored by the end of the week. The lift systems are well integrated and signposted and the links between the villages - easy to find and access. The skiing at Briancon is fairly limited with just one really good red run from the top of the gondola all the way down to the town, the rest of the runs are so - so and require button lifts which are not my favourite. Skiing at Chantemerle (Serre Chevalier) is quite extensive but most of the runs are very similar, the runs are not very long but are all serviced with pretty good high speed chairs. The Luc Alphand Black run back to the village is great fun and can be tackled by most ability groups as there is a bail out green which avoids some of the steeper sections.
Villeneuve has some tremendous skiing terrain - from the top bowl all the way back to the village through the trees. Casse du Boeuf and Bez are very good. The link to Monetier is accessed via a very slow chair and then two flat narrow traverses (probably the only part of the system Boarders would struggle), however, the trip across is well worth it as the runs back down to Monetier are excellent. A must when the weather is clear is the Yret Chair, the view from the top is amazing as is the red back to the bottom. The only drawback to Monetier if you are staying in Chatemerle is the ski back. There is only one way (unless you use the bus!) - you must take Cucumelle (best run in the valley) and then ski all the way down to Villeneuve, traversing along Frejus to get to the Casse du Boeuf chair, then back down to Aravet to get over to Chatemerle. This takes a good while and it's easy to run out of time and get stranded when the lifts close. I would recommend Serre Chevalier to anyone, I had a fantastic week of great snow conditions, blue skies and sunshine. Will definitely be returning.

2010-02-22

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• Säsongen börjar: 2009-12-12
• Säsongen slutar: 2010-04-24

new : extension of snow coverage network, new 3* residence, sounded pistes and lifts, thematic pistes

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