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: Generally clear

Max temp: 9 °c
Min temp: -1.4 °c
Last snowed: Thu 17 Apr

Last Updated: Mon 21 Apr

weather Forecast today: Generally clear

Max temp: 9 °c
Min temp: -1.4 °c
Last snowed: Thu 17 Apr

Last Updated: Mon 21 Apr

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32%Beginner

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)

	Mon 21 Apr			Tue 22 Apr			Wed 23 Apr			Thu 24 Apr			Fri 25 Apr			Sat 26 Apr			Sun 27 Apr			Mon 28 Apr			Tue 29 Apr			Wed 30 Apr
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Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow	Occasional snow	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Snow shower	Partly cloudy	Snow grains	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.5 cm	1.7 cm	0.3 cm	1.5 cm	2.9 cm	0.5 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm	1.5 cm	1.1 cm	1.7 cm	0.9 cm	0.6 cm	2.1 cm	2.9 cm	0.3 cm	0.2 cm	0.2 cm	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-0.5°c	-0.1°c	-2.8°c	1.2°c	1.3°c	-1.5°c	0.8°c	0.8°c	-2°c	-0.6°c	-0.5°c	-2.8°c	1.6°c	1.9°c	-0.8°c	3.1°c	3.2°c	-0.1°c	0.5°c	0.6°c	-1.5°c	1.4°c	1.7°c	-0.7°c	1.8°c	2.2°c	0.2°c	3.7°c	3.8°c	0.9°c
Min temp	-6.8°c	-2.8°c	-5.2°c	-3.8°c	-1.5°c	-3°c	-2.6°c	-2°c	-3.4°c	-4.1°c	-2.8°c	-4.3°c	-3.3°c	-0.8°c	-3.4°c	-2.2°c	-0.1°c	-2.3°c	-1.8°c	-1.5°c	-3.6°c	-2.7°c	-0.7°c	-3°c	-1.9°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c	-1.1°c	0.9°c	-1.7°c
Feels like temp	-6.8°c	-3.5°c	-2.8°c	-3.8°c	1.1°c	-1.5°c	-2.6°c	-2°c	-2°c	-8.6°c	-4.2°c	-6.9°c	-7.1°c	-1.3°c	-3.7°c	-2.2°c	2.8°c	-0.1°c	-1.8°c	-2.1°c	-1.5°c	-2.7°c	1.2°c	-0.7°c	-1.9°c	-0.5°c	0.2°c	-3.9°c	1.2°c	-1.9°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-0.5°c	-0.1°c	-2.8°c
Min temp	-6.8°c	-2.8°c	-5.2°c
Feels like temp	-6.8°c	-3.5°c	-2.8°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.5 cm	1.7 cm
Max temp	1.2°c	1.3°c	-1.5°c
Min temp	-3.8°c	-1.5°c	-3°c
Feels like temp	-3.8°c	1.1°c	-1.5°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Light snow shwr	Light snow shwr	Light snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.3 cm	1.5 cm	2.9 cm
Max temp	0.8°c	0.8°c	-2°c
Min temp	-2.6°c	-2°c	-3.4°c
Feels like temp	-2.6°c	-2°c	-2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0.5 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-0.6°c	-0.5°c	-2.8°c
Min temp	-4.1°c	-2.8°c	-4.3°c
Feels like temp	-8.6°c	-4.2°c	-6.9°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	1.6°c	1.9°c	-0.8°c
Min temp	-3.3°c	-0.8°c	-3.4°c
Feels like temp	-7.1°c	-1.3°c	-3.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Generally clear	Light snow shwr	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0.2 cm	1.5 cm
Max temp	3.1°c	3.2°c	-0.1°c
Min temp	-2.2°c	-0.1°c	-2.3°c
Feels like temp	-2.2°c	2.8°c	-0.1°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	1.1 cm	1.7 cm	0.9 cm
Max temp	0.5°c	0.6°c	-1.5°c
Min temp	-1.8°c	-1.5°c	-3.6°c
Feels like temp	-1.8°c	-2.1°c	-1.5°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Occasional snow	Snow shower	Snow shower
Wind
Snow expected	0.6 cm	2.1 cm	2.9 cm
Max temp	1.4°c	1.7°c	-0.7°c
Min temp	-2.7°c	-0.7°c	-3°c
Feels like temp	-2.7°c	1.2°c	-0.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Partly cloudy	Snow grains	Generally clear
Wind
Snow expected	0.3 cm	0.2 cm	0.2 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	2.2°c	0.2°c
Min temp	-1.9°c	0.2°c	-2.2°c
Feels like temp	-1.9°c	-0.5°c	0.2°c

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	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Partly cloudy	Broken clouds	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0.1 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	3.7°c	3.8°c	0.9°c
Min temp	-1.1°c	0.9°c	-1.7°c
Feels like temp	-3.9°c	1.2°c	-1.9°c

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Resort (1200m)

	Mon 21 Apr			Tue 22 Apr			Wed 23 Apr			Thu 24 Apr			Fri 25 Apr			Sat 26 Apr			Sun 27 Apr			Mon 28 Apr			Tue 29 Apr			Wed 30 Apr
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Weather	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Light drizzle	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Light rain/snow	Light rain/snow	Occasional rain	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Rain shower	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Partly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Light rain shwr	Light drizzle	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Generally clear
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	8.6°c	9°c	5.4°c	10.4°c	10.4°c	6.3°c	9.6°c	9.6°c	5.7°c	8.3°c	8.4°c	5.1°c	10.5°c	10.7°c	7°c	12.4°c	12.5°c	8.3°c	8.5°c	8.6°c	6°c	9.9°c	10.2°c	6.6°c	9.5°c	10.1°c	7.6°c	11.7°c	11.7°c	8.4°c
Min temp	-1.4°c	5.4°c	0°c	0.7°c	6.3°c	2.1°c	2.2°c	5.7°c	2°c	1.5°c	5.1°c	1.3°c	2.1°c	7°c	1.9°c	2.4°c	8.3°c	3.6°c	3.8°c	6°c	2.3°c	2.6°c	6.6°c	2.6°c	3.1°c	7.6°c	3.5°c	3.8°c	8.4°c	3.9°c
Feels like temp	-1.4°c	6.9°c	5°c	0.6°c	9°c	5.9°c	2°c	8.2°c	3.9°c	1.4°c	6.1°c	2.7°c	1.9°c	8.7°c	5.4°c	2.2°c	11.4°c	7.8°c	3.6°c	6.9°c	5.6°c	2.4°c	9.1°c	6.2°c	2.9°c	7.8°c	7.1°c	3.6°c	10.3°c	7°c

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Max temp	8.6°c	9°c	5.4°c
Min temp	-1.4°c	5.4°c	0°c
Feels like temp	-1.4°c	6.9°c	5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.4°c	10.4°c	6.3°c
Min temp	0.7°c	6.3°c	2.1°c
Feels like temp	0.6°c	9°c	5.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.6°c	9.6°c	5.7°c
Min temp	2.2°c	5.7°c	2°c
Feels like temp	2°c	8.2°c	3.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.3°c	8.4°c	5.1°c
Min temp	1.5°c	5.1°c	1.3°c
Feels like temp	1.4°c	6.1°c	2.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.5°c	10.7°c	7°c
Min temp	2.1°c	7°c	1.9°c
Feels like temp	1.9°c	8.7°c	5.4°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	12.4°c	12.5°c	8.3°c
Min temp	2.4°c	8.3°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	2.2°c	11.4°c	7.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.5°c	8.6°c	6°c
Min temp	3.8°c	6°c	2.3°c
Feels like temp	3.6°c	6.9°c	5.6°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.9°c	10.2°c	6.6°c
Min temp	2.6°c	6.6°c	2.6°c
Feels like temp	2.4°c	9.1°c	6.2°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	9.5°c	10.1°c	7.6°c
Min temp	3.1°c	7.6°c	3.5°c
Feels like temp	2.9°c	7.8°c	7.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	11.7°c	11.7°c	8.4°c
Min temp	3.8°c	8.4°c	3.9°c
Feels like temp	3.6°c	10.3°c	7°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Last Snowfall	17/04/2025
Snowfall	Next 3 days	10.6 cm
Depths	Upper piste depth	150 cm
Depths	Lower piste depth	35 cm
Snow conditions	Snow quality	Hard packed
Lifts	Lifts open	4 out of 59
	Resort opening date	Sat 07 Dec 2024
	Resort closing date	Mon 21 Apr 2025

Snow Overview

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Updated 15/04

Winter seemingly returns to the French Alps this week, with temperatures dropping and snow falling across many areas. After the freezing line peaks at 3,000m on Tuesday, this drops back to 1,750m across most of the French Alps on Wednesday and THursday, as unsettled weather and precipitation return to the region. This will bring a around a foot of snow to areas above this elevation through the middle of this week.

After a brief pause – which will see the odd fleck of sun and the freezing line climbing to 2,500m – the freezing line then takes a long walk off a short pier, plummeting to 500m overnight Saturday into Sunday. A belt of snow will hit the region, too, bringing around half-a-foot to most elevations. This will be an incredibly useful top up to lower elevations that have, perhaps, struggled in recent spring conditions.

High pressure means Sunday should be fairly clear, but more unsettled weather and snow moves in through the new week.

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