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Montgenevre Ski Resort
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
In Montgenèvre, February 11- 12, 1907, it was finally decided to hold the first international ski competition. Alpine troopers, local soldiers, members of the Swiss and Italian armies and Swedish and Norwegian ski champions competed ...
Turin Montgenevre Bus
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
In 1942, one year after the inauguration of the world's biggest cable car in Chantemerle (now also known as Serre Chevalier 1350), Edmond Astier was one of three piste workers in the budding ski resort. ...
Serre Chevalier Transfer
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
Originally naive depictions of cows going to pasture, wooden poyas are now a popular art form. Serre Chevalier's artist Penelope has made them one of her trademarks.
Speckled, brown or black, they patiently follow one ...
Turin Serre Chevalier Transfer
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
Ski resorts are taking on the Residence de Tourisme concept to an increasing extent these days. The idea has been around since the 1980s, but do you know what it involves and what are its ...
Chantemerle Apartments
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
The designer of Ride Doctor Pro Twin skis lives in Serre Chevalier, France. His first name is Eric, but everybody calls him Bob, which is short for his surname Bobrowicz. After 15 years designing skis ...
Car Ferries to France
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
The mountain tops in Serre Chevalier were long inaccessible, held in mystery and supposedly home to both Gods and other worldly creatures. Man conquered this universe in the 19th Century and the fragile glaciers are ...
Hotel Plein Sud Reviews
By Jane Richardson · 15 years ago
The communal bread oven features centrally in each Serre Chevalier village; many are still in use today.
The communal bread ovens occupy a key position in the rural villages of the Guisane Valley. They date ...