L'Alpe du Grand Serre

Beginners: yesFamilies: with caveatsExperts: not really

About the area

L'Alpe du Grand Serre is a small area, about 36 km of pistes, and the balance leans clearly towards easy and mid-level skiing: 20 km of blue, 12 km of red and only 1 km of black. With 62% of the terrain green or blue (23 km) and 15 short easy runs grouped next to a lift base, it works well for first-timers and skiers still building confidence. Families can ski here, with some reservations. Experts will run out of material quickly: the black terrain is 4% of the total and the biggest vertical on a single run is 499 m.

The slopes run from 1362 m up to 2166 m, so the lower pistes depend on the weather. Fourteen lifts serve the area, but only three are chairlifts and eleven are platters, so expect a lot of drag-lift riding. The longest run measures 2022 m.

At a glance

Pistes
37 km
Lifts
14
Altitude
1362–2166 m
Vertical
804 m
Runs
52
Longest run
2.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
499 m
Nursery runs at lift bases
15

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green2.5 km
  • Blue20.1 km
  • Red12.7 km
  • Black1.3 km

Lifts by type

  • 11Button lift
  • 3Chairlift

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 62% of pistes are green/blue (23 km)
  • · 4% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 15 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

with caveats

  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 1 km black/expert/freeride (4%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 499 m

Best forbeginnersintermediates

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.