Isère, France
L'Alpe du Grand Serre ski resort
- Top 2,166 m
- 37 km of runs
- 14 lifts
- ❄️ About 17 mm of snow forecast this week
Good for
- Beginners62% of mapped runs are easy
From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.
The short answer
L'Alpe du Grand Serre has about 37 km of mapped runs and 14 lifts, with skiing from about 1,363 m up to 2,166 m (7,106 ft), a vertical drop of 804 m. By mapped runs it is number 60 of the 138 France ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB), about 57 km away in a straight line.
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Booking.comL'Alpe du Grand Serre 7-day mountain forecast
At about 1,765 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC
About 17 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).
- Fri 130°-3°0.2 mm
- Sat 149°-4°1.3 mm
- Sun 157°1°8.7 mm
- Mon 165°0°6.3 mm
- Tue 173°-4°15.2 mm
- Wed 184°0°11.2 mm
- Thu 193°-1°11.7 mm
Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.
Ski area facts
- Top elevation
- 2,166 m7,106 ft
- Vertical drop
- 804 m2,638 ft
- Mapped runs
- 37 km52 runs
- Lifts
- 14mostly platter lifts
Runs by difficulty
About 62% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 35% intermediate and 4% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).
| Difficulty | Runs | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 6 | 2.5 km |
| Easy | 28 | 20.1 km |
| Intermediate | 16 | 12.7 km |
| Advanced | 2 | 1.3 km |
Lifts
14 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.
| Lift type | Count |
|---|---|
| Platter lifts | 11 |
| Chairlifts | 3 |
Piste map
For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.
Nearest airports
Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).
| Airport | City | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) | Grenoble | 57 km |
| Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) | Chambéry | 70 km |
| Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS) | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône | 99 km |
| Geneva (GVA) | Geneva | 138 km |
Ski transfers to L'Alpe du Grand Serre
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of L'Alpe du Grand Serre?
The highest mapped run starts at about 2,166 m (7,106 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,363 m (4,472 ft), a vertical of 804 m (2,638 ft).
How many km of ski runs does L'Alpe du Grand Serre have?
OpenStreetMap maps about 37 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.
What is the nearest airport to L'Alpe du Grand Serre?
Grenoble Alpes Isère (GNB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 57 km away in a straight line.
Where can I see the L'Alpe du Grand Serre piste map?
Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.
Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.
Grenoble → L'Alpe
85 km by road