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Briançon
Briançon can be found in South East France, and at 1300m-2800m it makes Briançon the highest town in Europe, just 13 km from the Italian border, Briançon enjoys a beautiful setting with hilltop fortifications and links directly by gondola into this large ski area. There is a floodlit piste for night skiing, its own nursery slopes, as well as some attractive restaurants and bars on cobbled streets.
Grand
Serre Chevalier
An impressive, large linked ski area,
based mainly on characterful old villages such as Monetiers.
The
unique resort in the heart of the Alps is described as Provence in
the snow.
Beginners**
Intermediates***
Advanced** Snowboarders***
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Ski facts:
Grand Serre Che: 250km with 110 pistes, 13 black, 55red, 21 blue, green, snow park, boardercross, 45km cross- country.
Locally Briançon: 25km with 16 pistes: 3 green, 5 blue, 7 red, 1
black.
Lift passes:
Grand Serre Che: 6 days Adult €152.50, Child (6-11yrs) €108.
Briançon: 6 days Adult €96, Child (6-12yrs) €68.
Ski School:
ESF Briançon tel 0033 492 24 71 99.
Children: The Smurfs (6mths-3yrs) tel 0033 492 24 70 95.
Travel:
By car Calais 613 miles. By rail: Into Briançon. By air:
Turin 1.5hrs.
Bus
service:
A shuttle in each
municipality for both skiers and pedestrians, an express ski bus
servicing all the lift departure points of the Serre Chevalier valley in
30 min, and a regular bus service from the railway station in
BrianVon.
NOTE: Prices are approximate and
are to be used as a guide only. Travel
distances are approximate and travel times are subject to road
conditions.
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