L'Alpe du Grand Serre france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in L'Alpe du Grand Serre France.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1910 the French ski resort L'Alpe du Grand Serre lies at 2200 metres altitude in the Dauphiné - Isère region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski area is not snow sure. Over 3 snow cannons ensure artificial L'Alpe du Grand Serre snow making covers 1km of ski trails, which equates to around 47 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to L'Alpe du Grand Serre (France) is Lyon at a distance of 150km or approximately ? minutes driving time. L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
The latest great skiing area, located close to Grenoble, at the meeting point of two massifs, Oisans and South Dauphiné. This is a fast growing resort with brand new pistes ( the ski area has doubled in size in a few years), offering real mountain skiing with a link to Saint Honoré 1500. Both are charming and atmospheric mountain villages.
alpine downhill runs to ski in L'Alpe du Grand Serre France
Beginner Trails
 3 runs ?km |
10% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
40% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs ?km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
10% |
L'Alpe du Grand Serre Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area L'Alpe du Grand Serre Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 2.1km |
| total length of L'Alpe du Grand Serre trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SW N |
| direction L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2200m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 800m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 800m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in L'Alpe du Grand Serre
Skiing L'Alpe du Grand Serre you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately 2.1km of ski runs. L'Alpe du Grand Serre lifts number 15 with the capacity to uplift 12000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of L'Alpe du Grand Serre is over 2km long.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre Ski Area
L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 40% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult L'Alpe du Grand Serre piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski L'Alpe du Grand Serre after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in L'Alpe du Grand Serre
If you snowboard L'Alpe du Grand Serre you'll want to know that, of the 15 ski lifts in total, 12 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up L'Alpe du Grand Serre snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. L'Alpe du Grand Serre snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
L'Alpe du Grand Serre Apres Ski
The apres ski L'Alpe du Grand Serre scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 8 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Winter Hiking.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More L'Alpe du Grand Serre Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
L'Alpe du Grand Serre resort - ski L'Alpe du Grand Serre by any other name
The French ski resort of L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski area has ski slopes which face SW N
The direction which the various L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski resort has ski slopes facing SW N.
L'Alpe du Grand Serre for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall