Serre Chevalier

Often considered the hidden gem of the southern French Alps, Serre Chevalier is comprised of four villages sharing a huge 250km of high quality, varied terrain.

weather Forecast today: Light rain

Max temp: 8 °c
Min temp: 2.9 °c

Last Updated: Sun 27 Apr

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Max temp: 8 °c
Min temp: 2.9 °c

Last Updated: Sun 27 Apr

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32%Intermediate

13%Advanced

There are four resort bases to choose from in the Serre Chevalier valley

Of which, Villeneuve and Le Villard Laté provide the best base at the heart of the ski area. Terrain is on offer for all abilities, including some good beginner zones both on the hill and in the valley, great intermediate cruising terrain both within and above the trees and open powder bowls capping the ski area.

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Pros and cons

Large, varied mountain with options for all
Fantastic variety of tree-lined slopes – great for bad weather
Good value and relatively unknown outside of France

Busy through-roads in the main resort towns
Although they have improved, still a lot of slow lifts
High-altitude links between sectors can close in bad weather

On the Slopes

The resort’s north facing slopes sit between 1,200m and 2,800m, though in reality 80% lie above 2,000m, giving great snow reliability. In addition, the high treeline at over 2,100m means there are some great places to head to in a snowstorm. The once-antiquated lift system has seen investment in recent years and more new lifts are planned to speed up getting around even further, which is welcome as many of the lifts are still slow and old.

There are good beginner areas in the valley at Villeneuve and Le Monêtier, as well as higher up the hill at Serre Ratier. Fast learners will quickly get to enjoy the resort’s longer greens – we’d recommend those at Grande Alpe. Much of the rest of the pisted terrain is ideal for intermediates and there are great options both within and above the treeline. On a powder day, the area comes alive for advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders, particularly in the high bowls at L’Eychauda and beneath the Pic de L’Yret.

In the Resort

Each of the Serre Chevalier villages are based on a simple old centre, with narrow cobbled streets lined by small shops, cosy bars, hotels and traditional restaurants. These give each a very French feel. Briancon is more of a town and its 17th Century, fortified centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site – it is well worth exploring one afternoon or on a bad weather day.

There are numerous hotels in the valley, most of which are very reasonably priced and many have excellent facilities for children – the resort is very popular with French families (which also means it is best to avoid the French February half term as it can be crowded). Each village has its own quiet après ski scene, with the action focussed on small local bars and a quiet beer or vin chaud very much the order of the day.

Getting to Serre Chevalier

Its location in the southern French Alps means Serre Chevalier is slightly harder to get to than other resorts. However, Turin in Italy is the closest airport – the transfer takes a little under two hours. Access from France can be tricky if the road via La Grave is closed, but if open, Grenoble is around two and a half hours away and Lyon is approximately three hours drive.

Turin airport: 2 hours
Grenoble airport: 2.5 hours
Lyon airport: 3 hours
Calais: approximately 12 hours driving (610 miles)

Season Dates

Opens: Saturday 7 December 2024
Closes:
- Briançon: Sunday 6 April 2025
- Chantermerle & Villeneuve: Sunday 13 April 2025
- Monêtier: Monday 21 April 2025

Lift Pass Prices

Updated for 2024/25

The table below displays prices for “Peak Season” which covers most of the season – between 21 December and 30 March – other rates will be lower than this. Separate tickets are available for the individual sectors, but these are capped at one day each.

//	1 Day	3 Days	6 Days
Peak Season (21 December – 30 March)
Adult (12-64)	€63	€178.50	€325.50
Child (6-11)	€51.50	€146.50	€267
Senior (64-74)	€57.50	€162.50	€296

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Top (2800m)

	Sun 27 Apr			Mon 28 Apr			Tue 29 Apr			Wed 30 Apr			Thu 1 May			Fri 2 May			Sat 3 May			Sun 4 May			Mon 5 May			Tue 6 May
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Broken clouds	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Rain/Snow shower	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Rain/Snow shower	Generally clear	Clear skies	Generally clear	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Rain/Snow shower	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Snow grains	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Clear skies
Wind
Snow expected	1.3 cm	0.5 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	1 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	-0.1°c	0.1°c	-1.4°c	2°c	2.2°c	0°c	4°c	4.2°c	0.9°c	5.4°c	5.4°c	1.9°c	6.7°c	6.9°c	3.7°c	8.3°c	8.4°c	4.9°c	8.6°c	8.6°c	4.8°c	7°c	7.1°c	3.1°c	3.5°c	3.5°c	1.1°c	4.4°c	4.5°c	1.8°c
Min temp	-2°c	-1.4°c	-2.8°c	-1.9°c	0°c	-2.8°c	-1.4°c	0.9°c	-2°c	-0.2°c	1.9°c	-1°c	1.1°c	3.7°c	0.1°c	2°c	4.9°c	1.3°c	3°c	4.8°c	1.4°c	3.3°c	3.1°c	0.6°c	0.9°c	1.1°c	-0.8°c	0°c	1.8°c	-0.9°c
Feels like temp	-4.9°c	-3.3°c	-1.4°c	-5.2°c	-0.5°c	0°c	-1.4°c	3.6°c	0.8°c	-0.2°c	4.8°c	1.7°c	1°c	6°c	3.4°c	1.8°c	7.4°c	4.5°c	2.7°c	6.9°c	4.4°c	2.9°c	4.8°c	2.9°c	-1.7°c	0.8°c	-1.6°c	0°c	1.8°c	-0.5°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	1.3 cm	0.5 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-0.1°c	0.1°c	-1.4°c
Min temp	-2°c	-1.4°c	-2.8°c
Feels like temp	-4.9°c	-3.3°c	-1.4°c

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Weather	Broken clouds	Partly cloudy	Mainly fair
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	2°c	2.2°c	0°c
Min temp	-1.9°c	0°c	-2.8°c
Feels like temp	-5.2°c	-0.5°c	0°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Rain/Snow shower	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4°c	4.2°c	0.9°c
Min temp	-1.4°c	0.9°c	-2°c
Feels like temp	-1.4°c	3.6°c	0.8°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Rain/Snow shower	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	5.4°c	5.4°c	1.9°c
Min temp	-0.2°c	1.9°c	-1°c
Feels like temp	-0.2°c	4.8°c	1.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Clear skies	Generally clear	Clear skies
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	6.7°c	6.9°c	3.7°c
Min temp	1.1°c	3.7°c	0.1°c
Feels like temp	1°c	6°c	3.4°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.3°c	8.4°c	4.9°c
Min temp	2°c	4.9°c	1.3°c
Feels like temp	1.8°c	7.4°c	4.5°c

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Weather	Clear skies	Generally clear	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.6°c	8.6°c	4.8°c
Min temp	3°c	4.8°c	1.4°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	6.9°c	4.4°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Rain/Snow shower
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	1 cm
Max temp	7°c	7.1°c	3.1°c
Min temp	3.3°c	3.1°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	2.9°c	4.8°c	2.9°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Snow grains
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	3.5°c	3.5°c	1.1°c
Min temp	0.9°c	1.1°c	-0.8°c
Feels like temp	-1.7°c	0.8°c	-1.6°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Clear skies
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0.1 cm
Max temp	4.4°c	4.5°c	1.8°c
Min temp	0°c	1.8°c	-0.9°c
Feels like temp	0°c	1.8°c	-0.5°c

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Resort (1200m)

	Sun 27 Apr			Mon 28 Apr			Tue 29 Apr			Wed 30 Apr			Thu 1 May			Fri 2 May			Sat 3 May			Sun 4 May			Mon 5 May			Tue 6 May
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Weather	Light rain	Light rain shwr	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Clear skies	Mainly fair	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Clear skies	Generally clear	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Light rain shwr	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Clear skies
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	7°c	8°c	6.5°c	10.1°c	10.6°c	7.9°c	13.1°c	13.2°c	9.1°c	14.8°c	14.8°c	10.3°c	16.6°c	16.8°c	12.6°c	18.4°c	18.6°c	14.1°c	18.9°c	18.9°c	14.1°c	17.2°c	17.2°c	12°c	12.7°c	12.7°c	9.7°c	13.3°c	13.4°c	10°c
Min temp	2.9°c	6.5°c	3.3°c	3.9°c	7.9°c	2.6°c	3.4°c	9.1°c	2.9°c	3.8°c	10.3°c	4°c	5.2°c	12.6°c	5.7°c	6.8°c	14.1°c	6.9°c	7.6°c	14.1°c	7°c	8°c	12°c	6.6°c	6.7°c	9.7°c	5.4°c	5.4°c	10°c	5°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	5°c	6.1°c	3.7°c	8.5°c	7.4°c	3.2°c	11.7°c	8.6°c	3.5°c	13.4°c	9.8°c	4.8°c	15.2°c	12°c	6.4°c	16.9°c	13.5°c	7.2°c	17.5°c	13.5°c	7.5°c	15.7°c	11.2°c	6.4°c	11.2°c	8.4°c	5.1°c	11.9°c	9.5°c

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Max temp	7°c	8°c	6.5°c
Min temp	2.9°c	6.5°c	3.3°c
Feels like temp	2.7°c	5°c	6.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.1°c	10.6°c	7.9°c
Min temp	3.9°c	7.9°c	2.6°c
Feels like temp	3.7°c	8.5°c	7.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.1°c	13.2°c	9.1°c
Min temp	3.4°c	9.1°c	2.9°c
Feels like temp	3.2°c	11.7°c	8.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	14.8°c	14.8°c	10.3°c
Min temp	3.8°c	10.3°c	4°c
Feels like temp	3.5°c	13.4°c	9.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	16.6°c	16.8°c	12.6°c
Min temp	5.2°c	12.6°c	5.7°c
Feels like temp	4.8°c	15.2°c	12°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	18.4°c	18.6°c	14.1°c
Min temp	6.8°c	14.1°c	6.9°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	16.9°c	13.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	18.9°c	18.9°c	14.1°c
Min temp	7.6°c	14.1°c	7°c
Feels like temp	7.2°c	17.5°c	13.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	17.2°c	17.2°c	12°c
Min temp	8°c	12°c	6.6°c
Feels like temp	7.5°c	15.7°c	11.2°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.7°c	12.7°c	9.7°c
Min temp	6.7°c	9.7°c	5.4°c
Feels like temp	6.4°c	11.2°c	8.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	13.3°c	13.4°c	10°c
Min temp	5.4°c	10°c	5°c
Feels like temp	5.1°c	11.9°c	9.5°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Next 3 days	3.2 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	No information
Depths	Lower piste depth	No information
Snow conditions	Snow quality	No information
Lifts	Lifts open	No information
	Resort opening date	Sat 07 Dec 2024
	Resort closing date	Mon 21 Apr 2025

Snow Overview

France

Updated 25/04

Good conditions remain in play for resorts that are still open, with the snowpack holding up well above 2,000m. This is especially true after the good snowfall of the last couple of weeks, which has been retained at these higher elevations.

Things will remain broadly calm and dry for the French Alps this week, with high pressure bringing sun and fine, dry and bright conditions for many areas. The freezing line will climb gently over this weekend and into the new week, beginning at 1,750m overnight/2,250m day and rising to 2,500/3,500m.

Some precipitation may move across the region in the middle of next week – this could well fall as rain given these mild conditions.

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