About Serre Chevalier Chantemerle

When opting for a popular destination for your ski vacation you will not go wrong with a stay in one of France’s top skiing locations.
The area surrounding the ski resort of Serre Chevalier Chantemerle has an amazing array of amenities for skiers, and is ideally located in the Southern French Alps between two national parks (Parc National des Ecrins and Parc National de la Vanoise). Not only is the location popular because of its setting between the mountainous national park regions, but because of the easy access to both Switzerland and Italy, both countries have borders nearby.

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The Serre Chevalier Chantemerle ski hire shop has a vast array of ski equipment, although you do have the ability to reserve your skis online. Hire of your ski equipment is more than easy in Serre Chevalier Chantemerle, there are a vast amount of stores in many locations close to skiing areas. So if you just turn up without skis a shop to hire from will be close by.
The scenery of Serre Chevalier Chantemerle is a delight, museums, buildings, large homes and even has a French ski champion who lives in the valley resort. Who knows you may bump into Luc Alphand and ask him to kindly help you with your technique.
Among the many sights and experiences other than the mountains and the national parks and buildings previously mentioned are: Mountain biking, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking and Sledding. There are various restaurants, eateries and bars as well as the ability to try out paragliding.
Serre Chevalier Chantemerle is full of things to do as you would expect from one of Frances premier ski locations, so you will not be short of ideas.

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The region around Serre Chevalier Chantemerle is a mixture of picturesque towns and villages, traditional buildings and modern facilities, such as ski chalets, hotels, restaurants and all the basic and specialist needs of skiers such as ski hire.
The town of Briançon and the villages of Chantemerle, Le Monêtier-les-Bains and Villeneuve are all located within the valley and are very accommodating locations for the traveler. The ideal ski season is between December and April, when the heaviest snow falls arrive, usually fantastic powder snow.
There are many locations to access the ski areas, so finding somewhere to ski is more than easy for both inexperienced and experienced skiers. Ski hire is not a problem either, the resort is dedicated to skiers so has some of the biggest and best ski hire facilities in France.