Alpe du Grand Serre explained

Alpe du Grand Serre
Location:La Morte, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nearest City:Grenoble
Coordinates:45.0239°N 5.8622°W
Pushpin Map:France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes#Alps
Pushpin Relief:y
Base Elevation:1368m (4,488feet)
Top Elevation:2184m (7,165feet)
Liftsystem:14 (3 chair lifts, 11 surface lifts)
Number Trails:35 (5 green, 16 blue, 11 red & 3 black)
Skiable Area:55km (34miles) of marked trails
Snowmaking:27

Alpe du Grand Serre is a ski resort located in the commune of La Morte in the department of Isère and region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The resort is in the French Dauphine Alps at an altitude of 1368m (4,488feet). The village itself is located at the summit of a mountain pass[1] at the gates of the Oisans valley, between the Romanche valley and the Roizonne valley. Neighbouring mountains are the Taillefer (2857m (9,373feet)) and the Grand Serre summit (2141m (7,024feet)). It remains a small mountain village with traditional alpine buildings and atmosphere. Thus, it is mostly visited by local people and families from the Grenoble urban area.

History

The ski resort has been created in 1938 in the village of "La Morte". Its name changed to Alpe du Grand Serre in the 1960s with the build of the Petit Mollard lift. Today, the skiable area represents some 220ha, based upon 14 lifts. Having been historically ruled by the commune of La Morte, the ski resort of Alpe du Grand Serre has been managed since 2001 by société d'aménagement touristique Alpe d'Huez grand domaine (S.A.T.A.).

Technical characteristics

Skilifts :

See also

Notes

  1. See site de la société d'aménagement touristique Alpe d'Huez grand domaine (S.A.T.A.) .

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