{
  "name": "Serre Chevalier",
  "alternateNames": [
    "セッレ＝シェヴァリエ",
    "塞尔舍瓦利埃"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/serre-chevalier/",
  "summary": "A long ski area in the Guisane valley, linking several villages between Briançon and Le Monêtier-les-Bains.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Hautes-Alpes",
    "latitude": 44.94,
    "longitude": 6.57
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2800,
    "village": 1200
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.serre-chevalier.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 10.8,
      "february": 8.5,
      "march": 10.1,
      "april": 8.8,
      "may": 7.2,
      "june": 0.1,
      "july": 0.1,
      "august": 0.2,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 3.3,
      "november": 10.1,
      "december": 11.1
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 15,
      "february": 11,
      "march": 15,
      "april": 11,
      "may": 8,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 16,
      "december": 18
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -10,
        "high": -2.2
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -8.2,
        "high": 0.5
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -7.3,
        "high": 1.4
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -4,
        "high": 4.4
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -0.2,
        "high": 8.9
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 5.3,
        "high": 16.3
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 7.2,
        "high": 19.3
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 7.1,
        "high": 19.1
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 3.7,
        "high": 14.6
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 0.2,
        "high": 9.9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -5.8,
        "high": 2.3
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -8.3,
        "high": -1
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 95,
      "2017/18": 133,
      "2018/19": 92,
      "2019/20": 108,
      "2020/21": 98,
      "2021/22": 66,
      "2022/23": 80,
      "2023/24": 148,
      "2024/25": 90,
      "2025/26": 90
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Serre Chevalier official website",
      "url": "https://www.serre-chevalier.com/en/ski-area/ski-area"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serre_Chevalier"
    },
    {
      "label": "Serre Chevalier winter season dates",
      "url": "https://www.serre-chevalier.com/en/blog/all-you-need-know-about-winter-2025-2026-serre-chevalier"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}