Serre Chevalier Ski School

We have a blast all winter skiing with all type of skiers. Beginners making their first turns. Nervous skiers and ‘intermediates’ eager to quickly fix what they’re doing wrong. Proficient fall-line skiers wanting to up their game. Skiers hankering after some serious fun in the trees off-piste. Children demanding more than ‘boring ski school’.

Our Serre Chevalier ski school is made up of a small team of fully qualified British and French instructors led by B.A.S.I. ski teacher and ex-examiner Gavin Crosby. Gavin has been living and skiing in Serre Chevalier since 2001. He and his colleagues know the mountains here inside out; they are looking forward to sharing them with you!

Yet again, Gavin more than delivered. He has brilliant and creative ways to help you re-think your skiing. He continues to help us adults improve and try new things and our children feel safe and inspired skiing with him. His love of the mountains and of skiing is infectious too! We love Serre Chevalier, but even if we didn’t, we would come back here specifically for Gavin’s teaching. Matt, April 2019

Need more info about Serre Chevalier? Check out our Serre Chevalier Resort Guide.

Personalised Service

From the time of booking to your return home, receive a dedicated service from Mel and Gavin.

Tuition you can trust

First-class coaching with our fully qualified and experienced Serre Chevalier instructors.

Peace of mind

Help is on hand throughout your stay from Mel, based all-year round in Serre Chevalier.

Choose your ski lesson in Serre Chevalier

Adult Group Ski Lessons

Children’s Group Lessons

Private Lessons

Technical Ski Clinics

Guiding & O ff-Piste

Corporate Lessons

Our Serre Chevalier Ski School meeting points

Where you’ll meet your instructor

Subject to availability and only when pre-arranged, we can meet you at any of the lift stations e.g. Monêtier (our main base, at the bottom of the BACHAS chairlift), Villeneuve-Le Bez (at the bottom of the Fréjus bubble), Chantemerle (usually outside Café Soleil, Ratier) or Briançon (Prorel). During peak weeks e.g. February Half Term, we ski from our Monêtier meeting point.

Download your Serre Chevalier meeting point map

Monêtier Meeting Point

Villeneuve Meeting Point

Meet our Serre Chevalier team

Mel Crosby

Gavin Crosby

Contact our Serre Chevalier team directly to check availability or to book

Serre Chevalier FAQ’s

What lift pass will I need for the lessons?

If you happily ski blue runs and above, the best value ski pass for a week-long stay is the 6 day Serre Chevalier lift pass.

For novices, ‘beginner’ passes can be purchased daily at around 14 € with a subsequent Serre Chevalier upgrade for the remaining days of your holiday (this will give you access to all sectors of Serre Chevalier.) Be sure to check the deals your tour operator or accommodation supplier can offer as substantial savings can be made.

What happens if I’m in the wrong group?

We do our best to ensure that this doesn’t happen during the booking process. If your instructor feels that you are in the wrong group however we will do our best to move you into a more suitable level.

Where can I stay in resort?

EurekaSKI
For independent travellers looking for high-quality accommodation (many with spa facilities); make the most of the additional services such as ski coaching and guiding, transfers, catering, childcare, …

Arts et Vie
A very recent 4-Star ski-in and out residence – serviced apartments for up to eight guests, situated right opposite the village’s thermal baths, Monêtier.

Chalet Lumiere Bois
Beautiful chalets in Serre Chevalier valley

Chalet Prestige
You won’t get a better standard of accommodation than that offered by this relatively new chalet company. Expect a higher price for your winter holiday – but it’s worth it! Monêtier and further.

Crystal
Ski & Snowboard holidays in Serre Chevalier, Monêtier, Villeneuve and Chantemerle

Hotel L’Alliey & Pré des Ors apartments
A beautiful hotel (with serviced apartments) that sees lots of returning guests. Make sure it’s ½ board so you can enjoy their ‘Maison Alliey’ restaurant, Monêtier.

Hotel L’Europe
Sarah & Pascal Finat always provide a warm, French welcome – and treat you to some inventive French cuisine and a relaxed bar (Sarah speaks English – she is English!), Monêtier.

Inghams
Ski holidays in Serre Chevalier, catered chalets and hotels in Villeneuve.

Pinewood Chalets
Budget holidays, catered chalet and self-catered apartments in Villeneuve.

Snowed Inn Chalets
A fantastic three-man team Jo, Steve and Matt, run catered chalets in Serre Chevalier. They do a fabulous job, guests return year after year.

Zenith Holidays
A niche tour operator with two chalets and a number of hotels in Serre Chevalier, mainly in Chantemerle and Villeneuve.

Where can I get my skis and snowboard equipment?

Serre Chevalier has an abundance of equipment hire shops in each sector but we do have some favourites:

– Monêtier: www.aoraki.info – our clients enjoy a 20% discount all season (30% at Easter)

– Villeneuve: http://www.brechu-sports.fr/

– Chantemerle: http://skisserrechevalier.com/

– Briançon: http://www.krakatoa.sport2000.fr/fr/

How can I get to resort?

Serre Chevalier is just 1.5hrs from Turin airport, 2hrs from Grenoble, and is only 35 minutes drive from the TGV train station at Oulx (Italy), direct from Paris. You can drive from one of the northern ferry ports in 10 hours. Local firms offer airport transfers e.g. The Alpine Transfer Company (all airports) and Linkbus (Turin only).

For a more detailed look at how to get to Serre Chevalier, click here.

Where can I find more information about Serre Chevalier?

We’ve handpicked some super Serre Chevalier websites and resources to help you discover more about the resort:

www.serre-chevalier.com – Tourist Office website
www.eurekaski.com

http://welove2ski.com/serre-chevalier

www.serrechevalier.com

http://www.wheretoskiandsnowboard.com/the-book (a printed bible of ski resorts – thoroughly recommend)

Take me to the Serre Chevalier webcams!

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Feedback from our clients in Serre Chevalier

“Superb! Mel, Gavin, Jean-Mi at New Gen Serre Chevalier / EurekaSki absolutely excellent as ever. Thank you!“

Will H. April 2017

“Brilliant lessons with a great teacher! Great lessons….my daughter thoroughly enjoyed her time with Gavin and I can’t recommend his lessons highly enough! Many thanks!”

Angus R., April 2017

“‘Gavin has taught both myself and my husband so when we wanted our children to learn to ski he was our first choice. The availability of lessons with him was one of the key factors in choosing the resort for their first skiing holiday. We were very happy with the result. Gavin is wonderfully patient and a great instructor. Our children made great progress that was apparent after only one lesson and they went from strength to strength.“

March 2017

“Bravo to Mel and Gavin. Everything ran smoothly – which in half term week is no mean feat. My son loved his group lessons and made amazing progress. I spent an afternoon focusing on technique for advancing as an instructor. It couldn’t have gone better – moguls are no longer something to be dreaded!”

February 2017

“New Generation – the best ski school in Serre Chevalier! Brilliant as always – Gavin is so patient when we don’t get it quite right but pushes us to be the best we can be and as always we come home better skiers than when we arrived. Also a mention for the girls in the office – always efficient and helpful which makes booking easy and hassle free. See you next year – we wouldn’t book lessons with anyone else!”

February 2017

“I need to do this again! From start to finish I had a great experience with New Generation Serre Chevalier. Mel was very attentive and responsive to my emails and Gavin was a very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful guide. I’d say that ski touring with Gavin was one of the best experiences of my life (on skis)! I can’t wait until next season when I can go back and do it again!”

January 2017

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