Overview

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Serre Chevalier is a snowkite spot in the famous Serre Chevalier ski resort (Hautes-Alpes), at 2255m altitude in the Briançon valley. This major Alpine ski area offers wide open snowfields and plateau terrain ideal for snowkite in winter. One of the highest-altitude snowkite spots in the French Alps.

Mountain snowkite — coordinate with the ski resort for access and permitted zones. Avoid ski piste intersections and respect other mountain users. Wind is often from the West-North-West down the valley. Check avalanche risk and weather carefully. Spectacular views of the Écrins massif.

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Spot forecast for Serre Chevalier

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:41

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Serre Chevalier: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

69h

in January · 9.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in January: 7 rideable days a month and 69 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is October, with 173 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 13 cm.

Monthly averages: Serre Chevalier

Monthly averages — Serre Chevalier — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	69 h	0 °C	105 mm
February	5.0	43 h	1 °C	56 mm
March	7.5	52 h	2 °C	139 mm
April	3.0	25 h	5 °C	110 mm
May	0.0	0 h	9 °C	85 mm
June	0.0	0 h	16 °C	121 mm
July	0.0	0 h	17 °C	68 mm
August	0.0	0 h	18 °C	53 mm
September	0.0	0 h	11 °C	129 mm
October	0.0	0 h	8 °C	173 mm
November	4.5	32 h	3 °C	65 mm
December	7.5	52 h	0 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Serre Chevalier spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 2,255 m

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