Serre Chevalier Beginners
Serre Chevalier’s best areas for beginner skiers are Villeneuve and Chantelmerle. Villeneuve is ideal for total beginners and children. The base area is fitted out with three draglifts and a pull rope which access smooth, flat wide-open areas that are away from the end of the more advanced runs.Beginner Skiing in Serre Chevalier
The ‘Mickey’ piste is a green run at the base that is broad and has a variety of gradients for beginners to descend in accordance to their ability. This piste can become crowded as it also forms the end of the blue run 3.8km ‘Marteau’.
There is a magic carpet at the top of the Aravet bubble and a ride up this lift is included in the beginner’s pass. This allows total beginners the chance to enjoy beautiful mountain views whilst practicing. The magic carpet area also has a garden for toddlers with giant cartoon flowers and inflated toys – a truly magical world.
The 3km green run ‘Aravet’ is by far the most picturesque and lengthy run from which a beginner can benefit. The piste’s hairpin bends gently meander down the mountain and through the forests in an enchanting manner, however, it is a fairly narrow run that may be frightening for some beginners as the edge of this piste drops into the forests.
Chantemerle’s area for total beginners is situated at the top of the gondola ‘Trocon’ at the mid station Serre Ratier 1900m. There are two drags and a magic carpet in a large flat area for beginners. From here it is possible to take a simple route that links to the green ‘Aravet’ tree run in Villeneuve or take the easy green ‘Briance’ that winds its way back to the base in Chantemerle.
Villeneuve and Chantemele have a multitude of blues beginning from the peaks ‘Serre Chevalier’ 2491m and ‘La Foret’ 1972m that allow capable beginners the opportunity to experience skiing from the top of the mountain to the bottom allowing them spectacular mountain views and even have a go at the beginner jumps in the snow park.
Monetier does have a good area for beginners at its base, but options further up the mountain are limited and the same can be said of Briancon.
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