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(update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras
(update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- (update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Serre Chevalier
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Serre Chevalier.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Serre Chevalier is a major ski resort in Southeastern France, near the Italian border, located in the Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Before the resort map
The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of Serre Chevalier before modern tourism.
This edition leaves that part of the timeline open rather than mistaking the first surviving sporting reference for the beginning of the place.
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ACCESS CHANGES
A route reaches Serre Chevalier
There are 61 lifts: 1 cable car, 5 gondola lifts, 20 chairlifts in total, 10 high-speed detachable chairlifts, 10 fixed-grip chairlifts, 28 surface lifts, 3 ski tows, as well as 4 magic carpet lifts.
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La Cucumelle - Serre Chevalier
La Cucumelle , a mountain in Serre Chevalier known for off-pist skiing. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- La Cucumelle , a mountain in Serre Chevalier known for off-pist skiing
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
World Cup champion ski racer Luc Alphand was born and lives in the valley below the resort.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Serre Chevalier is recorded at 44.959° N, 6.579° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,800 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.SERRE-CHEVALIER.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.SERRE-CHEVALIER.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.SERRE-CHEVALIER.V00
(update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras
(update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- (update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
TODAY
Serre Chevalier now
Situated to the northeast of Écrins National Park in the French Alps, the resort encompasses a large skiing area, with 250 km (155 mi) of slopes and favourable weather, boasting 300 days of sunshine a year.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
(update) Stage 18 Pinerolo → Col du Galibier - Serre Chevalier, 201 km (Mountain) came through Château-Queyras
AOD.EU.SERRE-CHEVALIER.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
La Cucumelle - Serre Chevalier
AOD.EU.SERRE-CHEVALIER.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Serre Chevalier overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.