Skiing

Lost Camera - Reward Offered
I just got this email from Liz Stacck:
"I am writing to ask for your help - whilst skiing in the Sauze d’Oulx and Sestriere areas on Saturday 31 March 2007, I lost an Olympus Camedia Camera. I would like to know if there is a lost property that this may have been handed in to? [...]

Spring Equinox 2007
The Vernal Equinox in Serre Chevalier

The Spring or Vernal Equinox affects weather, and a lot of people are talking about how it will affect the weather here in Serre Chevalier. At the moment we are experiencing blisteringly hot days and the snow is melting rapidly. But still people are saying it will snow next wednesday!
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Day Nurseries in Serre Chevalier
Q. Yesterday I had a fruitless 30 mins looking for information about supervised lunches and the like in Serre Chevalier. We are thinking of going with friends to Lodge Cimotel with Neilson, but they do not run a children’s club there. I would like my will-be-6-and-7-year-old girls to have ski school in the morning, [...]

Snowy weather in Serre Chevalier 26th February 2007
Great news for anyone heading out to Serre Che for a winter holiday in the next few weeks, its been snowing like mad for the last few days, especially at night, however it is a bit windy and pretty cold this evening. There is some excellent powder, plus runs such as the Luc Alphand [...]

Armed Forces Excel in Winter Sports
The government of United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence issued the following news release:
In the second of our winter sports specials, we bring you a round up of our Armed Forces’ efforts over the last few weeks at ski, snowboard and bobsleigh competitions.
ROYAL NAVY SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Birmingham Royal Naval Reservist Sarah Calhaem took first place in [...]

Ski lessons in Serre Chevalier with Darren Turner, Insight Ski School
Last Friday I spent an excellent hour and a half on the slopes with Darren, getting some expert tuition with my skiing. Darren is British, but has lived and worked in Serre Che for many years. He holds all the BASI qualifications and if you see him skiing down the mountain you will say to [...]

warm and windy weather in Serre Chevalier Friday 19th January 2007
Well the snow didn’t come to much yesterday and high winds closed most of the ski lifts in the valley today.
Good day to have a long lunch at Le Kitz in Chantemerle, hearty salads, pasta and pizzas, crepes, quality meat dishes and great desserts (tarte aux myrtilles superb!) all washed down with Alphand Brewery Blonde [...]

Skiing conditions in Serre Che Monday 15th January2007
We still have some snow, and on-piste conditions for beginners and intermediates were fine yesterday, however the surface was quite hard, with a few icy patches. I had an enjoyable three hours skiing on green, blue and red pistes at Grand Alpe and Serre Ratier, simply because there are very few people around this week. [...]

The Sunny Southern Alps
Roger avoids the crowded northern pistes in favour of the sunny southern Alps
I’ve been a fan of southern skiing for a long time. I’m not a southern softie, but I do like the fact that Bri-ançon, just over the Col de Lauteret from Les Deux-Alpes, has 300 days of sunshine a year??? and that [...]

Snow Conditions & Studio Apartment from £200/wk
Hi, Hope you had a great Christmas and are looking forward to a great New Year.
I have seen some rather grim stuff on UK and French TV about the state of the snow in Europe, so we thought we’d better put you straight. It isn’t too good, but guess what: Serre Chevalier is one [...]

Skiing conditions in Serre Chevalier
Friday 22nd December 2006
Had a lovely three hours skiing between 11am and 2pm, with my friend Lin Davidson, author of Our Life in France website. Mid station and above is open, but the Piste Luc Alphand black and the Briance green aren’t due to lack of snow. Skiid on a mixture of real snow and [...]
K2 Burnin’ Love skis
I went skiing today to try out my new but second-hand K2 Burnin’ Love skis. No point pretending I’m anything but an intermediate, but I did get to try quite a few different skis last winter. Wow! I just had a great time, they are a really strong ski, good on all the surfaces I [...]

Ski In Ski Out Hotels in Serre Chevalier
Question from Duncan:
Q. We are looking two double rooms in a nice hotel that we can ski in to and out from. One with a sauna or pool would be excellent.
A. It’s not easy to satisfy all these criteria in Serre Che, if you want rustic and romantic the Chalet Hotel de Serre Ratier +33 [...]

Equipment Hire and Grenoble Airport Transfers
Here are a few questions from Laura, who will be visiting Serre Chevalier, from Sat 10 March up to including Monday 19th of March, departing Tuesday 20th, 10 nights in total.
Q. We are not bringing our own equipment, so are you able to advise if we
are better to pre-book this before our trip - [...]