Discovery Areas

Learning with peace of mind

#fisttime

Experience the magic of the 1st time!

At Serre Chevalier, everything has been designed to ensure that your learning experience, or your children's, is a calm and gradual one. Areas specially designed for beginners allow you to learn to ski with complete peace of mind.

Start with confidence in our Discovery Areas, located on the snow front or at easily accessible altitudes. These special areas allow you to familiarise yourself with gentle slopes, thanks to short, safe green runs. Each sector, from Briançon to Monêtier, via Chantemerle and Villeneuve, offers a unique and tailored experience.

Discover the pleasures of skiing in an exceptional setting at your own pace!

Discovery areas at each site

Briançon*
1 return Prorel gondola lift, section 1
Unlimited access Pitchounet ski lift

Chantemerle*
1 return trip on the Ratier gondola lift, section 1
Carpet accessible to all and 2 Pré Ratier lifts

Villeneuve*
on the snow front**: 3 ski lifts: Chazelet, Mickey, Aiche
at altitude: 1 return trip on the Aravet gondola lift and the Espace Découverte Aravet with 2 carpets

OR
at altitude: 1 return trip on the Pontillas cable car and unlimited access to the new Espace Découverte with 1 covered carpet on the Méa plateau and the Clot ski lift (see below)

Monêtier*
2 ski lifts on the snow front**: Ecole, Pré Chabert

Each of these ‘beginners’ areas allows you to train in complete safety on green runs.

*Opening subject to change and/or snow conditions

**Bottom of the resort

#new

New: the Espace Découverte Méa

Large covered carpet

Thanks to the Pontillas cable car in the Villeneuve sector, skiers can reach the Méa sector at an altitude of 2,255 metres in just 8 minutes.

A 1.9-hectare beginners' area has been created, with a large 150-metre-long covered carpet, enabling beginners to ski easily and safely up the gentle slope of the Méa plateau. This covered carpet offers a number of advantages :

It protects skiers from the elements and the cold.
It provides easy access to the green and blue pistes on the Méa plateau.
It makes it easier for beginners to progress, allowing them to repeat exercises without tiring themselves out.
It increases the transport capacity of the ski area by reducing queues.

As part of the ongoing development of this beginners' area, the 450-metre Pré de Jeanne ski lift with reel will be installed for the 2025-2026 season, in addition to the existing Clot and Méa ski lifts.

The Easyboarder complements this beginners' offer with a fun course specially designed for skiers and snowboarders of all ages and levels, especially beginners or those who want to progress gently: it is a track that winds around the plateau, punctuated by woops (small waves of snow) and banked turns. It is one of the events in the Serre Chevalier Grand Prix.

The development of this new high-altitude beginners' area is part of a strategy to adapt to climate change, guaranteeing good conditions for learning to ski for years to come while reducing the need for artificial snow.

Useful information and rate

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Rate: single price per day and per person for each Discovery Zone: 19.50 €.

Info: If you're a ‘first-timer’, i.e. you've never skied before :

a cable car, near the Chazelay, Mickey and Aiche lifts, is available on the snow front* as well as the Bez lift (near the Pontillas gondola departure station) in Villeneuve.
NB: a cable car is a type of ski lift consisting of a man-high cable that is gripped by hand and gives access to a gentle slope.
The Chanteloube ski lift on the snow front at Monêtier is also a good place to try your hand at skiing.

The Ski Bus gives you easy access from one sector to another. To find out more.