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Serre Chevalier Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Serre Chevalier Ski Resort

Serre Chevalier Ratings

Overall: 4.3. Based on 58 votes and 57 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.6

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Serre Chevalier is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.9

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Serre Chevalier has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.6

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.2

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Serre Chevalier

Public Transport: 4.1

  • There are no buses or taxis to Serre Chevalier
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.6

  • No places to stay in/near Serre Chevalier
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.2

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.6

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Serre Chevalier

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.2

  • There are no child care facilities at Serre Chevalier
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Serre Chevalier relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.7

  • There are no snow groomers at Serre Chevalier
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Serre Chevalier are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.4

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Serre Chevalier is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.0

  • If snow conditions are poor at Serre Chevalier, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Serre Chevalier usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Serre Chevalier are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Serre Chevalier are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.0

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.7

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.9

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.4

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Serre Chevalier
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.8

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.9

  • Not even a kicker at Serre Chevalier
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 4.1

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Serre Chevalier
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.3

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Serre Chevalier has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.5

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.5

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.6

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.4

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 4.2

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.4

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.1

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.2

  • Overall, Serre Chevalier is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.1

  • Overall, Serre Chevalier is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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January 10, 2006
Rick Lomas from Ski France France
I live in Serre Chevalier and I think it is a great place to spend the winter AND the summer, sure it doesn't have the same nightlife as Val d'Isere, but there is a great community of UK and European people here which makes a difference. As far as the ski area goes, it has loads of lovely runs with trees that make it well pretty and to be honest if people want to go elsewhere, just based on altitude, then that suits me! Read more on my <a href="http://www.serrechevalier.org">Serre Chevalier Web Site </a>
January 04, 2006
Tim Chappell from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I stayed in Chantemerle from Christmas and to over the New Year period 05/06. For me as a fairly new skier the conditions were very icy although it did greatly improve with the 50cm of snow near to New Years Eve, which meant fabulous skiing for everyone. I found the Green runs through the trees for my level very dangerous in icy conditions. Be warned that the Green/Blue/Red runs do all have much higher gradients than is suitable for the level indicated, The Aya run in Chantemerle is a red run although indicated as a Blue run on the piste. Great runs all over the place, fab people, good food. Highly recommended. Yes I would go back.
December 08, 2005
Russell from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Serre Chevalier is a fantastic resort. The villages are unspoilt the people are friendly and most important of all the vast ski terrain offers literally something for every level of ability, whether snowboarding or skiing. We stayed in Chantemerle with www.h2oholidays.co.uk and would recommend it to everyone.. It looks like the snow is going to be good this year too.. We've already booked two holidays for this season..
December 02, 2005
ash Strain from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I have worked on both Fall-Line skiing magazine and Document Snowboard magazine for many years and it is my opinion that Serre Chevalier is a great resort, one of the best that I have visited! The skiing and the nightlife are improving year upon year but I still consider it one of the Alp's best kept secrets!
November 26, 2005
michael horner from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We just love it - winter and summer. The skiing is terrific but try to avoid February as it dies get verybuisy - but I guess everywhere's going to be crowded then Some of the lifts and drags are a little archaic so the resort has invested heavily in improving things with six new mega-fast chairs in key locations plus an extended artificial snow network. It's also a pretty place to ski because so much of it is through the trees. In fact, we adore the place so much that we bought an apartment there a few years ago and spend 10 weeks a year skiing and another six weeks hiking in the surrounding ranges in the summer. Not that great on the night life bit who cares?
March 22, 2005
Peter Rodney from Ski Spain Spain
A super place. Even with rather thin snow it is still skiable because their artificial snow cannons are very efficient. Friendly, still French, and I strongly recommend the Hotel Plein Sud (which is English owned!) in Chantemerle about 100 metres from the lifts. Mountain restaurants are only bettered by Zermatt, and even that is close run because the prices in SC are rather more reasonable. I will be back again and again.
December 22, 2004
paul from Ski France France
The Irish crew is growing by the year in our second home. This resort is an amazing place and is well recommended. Yes its much quieter then other resorts, but are you there to party or ski. If you spend a little time getting to know the area it has some of the best off piste anywhere. But don’t go in Feb, January is the time to be there…. The following good points Great ski area Great off piste Still very French Good size resort It a great place to base your self for lots of valleys Bad Points You need a car Lift queues at crimbo and Feb
November 28, 2004
Cam McKinnon from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I lived in the shadow of Serre Che for the 2003-04 season. It is an incredible resort (although we did have an epic snow season) with practically inexhaustible options to ski. I got in over 50 days and still didn't get everywhere (gave it a good nudge though). Serre Che is particularly appealing if you enjoy endless off-piste powder through the trees. A skiing dream if ever there was one. It does take a few days to get your head around the enormity of the resort and exactly where you are within that but that's not a prob as when you're finished you simply drop down the hill where you are and jump on the free bus back to wherever you got yourself lost from. Highly recommended (get in the trees).
October 26, 2004
H Beaumont from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Although spread out along the valley, all villages are linked across the mountain, and as the bus servie is so good, it doesn't matter where you end up at 4 o clock. A good intermediate could ski from Briancon to Monetier and back in a day anyway. A great unspoilt and very friendly resort. We visited again in the Summer and were greeted like long-lost relatives.
October 15, 2004
Kevin from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We have been skiing at Serre Chevalier for the past 6 years and still not covered the whole resort. Fantastic off piste skiing, miles of quiet slopes (out of the holiday periods)and almost guaranteed snow. Night life a bit non existent but with sooo much great skiing you'll be too tired to want to party anyway. Lots of cosy restaurants serving great inexspensive food. Not on the map yet with the Brits and that's the way I like it. Keep it to yourself, it's an undiscovered gem.