@Spin Doctor, if arriving from L2A in half-term, I would park in Monetier, which is the closest village. You can play around with the piste map on the website www.serre-chevalier.com to create an itinerary depending on your abilities. Here's some of my favourites.
I'd head up Bachas chair, to Cibouit lift, do a couple of laps of the reds and blues to warm up, then head up the Yret chair to ski the red from there. It would be a shame to miss the beautiful views at the top. At the bottom as the piste forks, head right towards the Cucumelle chair, then take the Vallons piste towards Frejus. If you fancy a coffee/vinchaud etc, look for the signs for Chalet Pi Mai off to the left not long after piste marker 9 (it is lower than that but it gives you plenty of time, as you need a bit of a schuss up to the Frejus green. Lovely sheltered spot, and a great fire inside on a cold day. Head off past the Vallons chairlift, and then take Frejus chair and Cretes drag lift to get into the rest of the Villeneuve sector. If queues are large, follow the Piste du Bez instead down to the Casse du Beouf chairlift. Ski the blues and reds above the Casse du Beouf, then back towards the Clot Gaulthier chair . There's some nice runs there. Head up the Cote Chevalier (shitty) chair back to just above Casse du Beouf, a lovely black if party are up to it. Alternatively head towards Chantemerle area and some more nice tree sking. Head back towards Monetier after lunch and enjoy the skiing through the trees on the lower pistes before heading to Chalet Peyra Juana for an afternoon beer before heading home.
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Could I sneak a few non condition/weather related queries?
Arrive saturday in chantmerle pretty late so ....
1. best ski shop for easy rental for my kids?
2. what time will the supermarkets stay open till on sunday?
3. New years eve - any recommendation for easy going burger/ pizza style bar I might be able to reserve by email and then camp in till midnight (kids 11 & 15).
Thanks and cheers for all the updates!
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@kingwhite, village supermarkets are open until around 7-8pm every night including Sundays. Ski shops until around 7pm. Depends where your staying for the most convenient. Melquiond Sports is a large one on the main road (there's a supermarket there too).
They have lockers down near the lifts to store skis and boots too. Pizzeria in Chantemerle is La Cabassa https://www.facebook.com/La-Cabassa-LY-157128384647903/
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@Hells Bells thank you so much - that looks really great. Can't wait!!!
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Not too good on the roads here with the weather and hordes leaving the slopes and as ever gridlock either side of Chantermerle.
Cars not coping and those with chains on driving at 20kph
Had to take daughter down to Puy St Pierre above Briancon at 16:30 just as it was starting, then on the way back gridlock from La Salle to Briancon in an ever increasing blizzard!
Have go and pick her up in an hour or so, looks like roads have quietened down but conditions out there are bonkers.
@Spin Doctor, wouldn't get too concerned about being no skis for kids to rent, if it were me I'd walk around and see which shops have the smallest queue.
I'm in Chantermerle later so will look at the name of another pizzeria if I remember !
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@Weathercam, the roads are lethal, look wet after today's warm temps, but are black ice as the temp falls away again........
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@kingwhite, Pizzeria l'Etable, last building on the right going toward Villeneuve, has been recommended to us several times, the sport shop almost next door (Sport Rent) also
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Cheers for the info
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@KenX, that's the pizzeria I was thinking of, the bus stop right outside, I've eaten twice in there.
I heard last night that the Cavailou is fully booked for NYE and that was in August!
I'll post some pics from the road mayhem in a new thread, just have to think of a suitable title
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Haven't eaten anywhere in Chantemerle for a couple of years now.
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@Hells Bells, one of the best restaurants in the valley is Le Triptyque in Chantermerle.
Was taken there as a thank-you last season for the first time and very impressive.
As for today many a lift closed due to high winds so we opted for Monetier - arrived at 11:45 and car parks rammed and a big queue for the Bachas - brought three hour ticket for €25 as Yret, Echauda and Cibouit were closed and took Aya up as not queue then up the Lauzieres chair then skied nigh on empty pistes either side of the drag and then back down and no queue for the Bachas.
You just gotta love the French the way they all clear off at Noon
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@Weathercam, we've eaten there before, just not for a while. Heard they were under new management?
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If there's much more falls, @Weathercam's bird table is going to disappear, the patio table is long gone.
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sat in Liverpool airport .... tapping fingers nervously 🤪
@Hells Bells, have a nasty feeling it's going to consolidate pretty rapidly tomorrow
Close to a few rattles getting thrown out the pram today as attempted to get one of my daughters to ski untracked powder, even though it was on the piste and then lower down on Le Bez / Frejus pistes were somewhat challenging with all the fresh snow and large bumps and snow which was getting heavier lower down and of course viz was a bit of an issue, but she sort of managed it, just need to keep at it.
Off piste was getting tracked out very quickly as many of the people skiing at this time of year are from well off families with second homes here and have been skiing for a long time many having private lessons / guides so they know lots of the secret off piste stashes and the younger uber keen ones are just skiing all day and ripping it all up.
And away from the mountain the roads are just crazy and some of the sights are just unbelievable. Those cars parked along any main road are totally buried as snow ploughs have just pushed snow up against them or blown the snow being cleared on top of them.
Then as temps rise to double figs tomorrow those that have not bothered to clear their car or have no idea it's been buried are going to have problems as the snow melts then refreezes.
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Arrived ... great transfer over from milan with Alpine transfer company
Would this be the best conversation to check for weather in Puy-Saint-Vincent?
Arrive on the 10th for 10 days.
Thanks
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@Cymro66, I don't think we have a separate Puy thread right now, so yes, if someone has any info on the current conditions, which should be good, I'm sure they will be along soon.
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@Hells Bells, thanks
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@Cymro66, normally gets the same snow as where we are, so plenty
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Biggest fall I’ve had in 20 years today .... such an idiot ... sliding into monetier down clot gaillard for the first time .... didn’t spot the sneaky slow sign and subsequent jump!
Other than the fact that i’ve nearly killed mesen ... we enjoyed our first trip to montier.
.... right where’s the ibuprofen?
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Ouch! I'd blame the flat light.............
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Big day yesterday with @KenX, and some mates doing Couloir Guibertes
Currently some of the strongest gusts I think we've ever had going on outside at the moment and still I can see skiers up the hill coming down and going up the CDB !!!!!!
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Due out to Serre Chevalier on the 21 January 2018 for a week staying at Club Med. Will be my third trip to the resort and can't wait. Snow is looking pretty good at the moment - hope the current wind and rain does not damage it too much. Serre Chevalier does not look to be due as much of a drenching as some of the resorts further North though. More snow potential over the weekend so fingers crossed it all comes good.
Griggs
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Hope the winds have kept my current guest off the mountain and with his unannounced St Bernard puppy. I'm have visions of it eating the sofa if it is left unattended
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@Griggs, I can assure you on the basis on "sods law" you will have a truly epic week as that's when we're in Japan
@Hells Bells, I'm trying to recollect where I saw a puppy yesterday that could have been a St Bernard though at the time I thought it was a Bernese and did have what looked like part of a sofa in its mouth
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Epic week would be amazing @Weathercam, however after the slightly ropey snow of last year I would settle for anything close to normal to be honest ! Serre Chevalier has never let us down. I presume that there is a solid enough base in place to be able to weather the current slightly inclement weather event?!
Griggs
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@Weathercam, Bernese, St Bernard who knows.
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The conditions and my bruised ribs were far better than I expected! The weather seemed to drive most off the mountain ...
only accents in the bar at the end of the day were us tykes and a big group of geordies ....
was snowing from about 9.30pm and all night long i think.
just short of knee deep and still going - very beautiful!
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Looks like you’ve lucked out with temps. Raining hard at 1500m over in CH for several hours. What’s the avalanche risk over there? La Grave might be very tempting over the next few days!
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@BobinCH, only just lucky, 0 degrees and the snow is very wet, not going up today as it would be unpleasant and higher up very dangerous after the high winds........
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I can confirm ... full on drowned rat status ... sat by the fire in bivouwac (sp?) drying off
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10 and we will at least be in France.
.... such an idiot ... sliding into monetier down clot gaillard for the first time .... didn’t spot the sneaky slow sign and subsequent jump!
