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Pat Heffron is a qualified mountaineer, holding the Mountain Instructors Certificate and the European Mountain Leaders Award. He has over 30years experience of adventure leadership and is a qualified diver, skier, canoeist, rock climber and mountain biker.
Pat Heffron is a qualified mountaineer, holding the Mountain Instructors Certificate and the European Mountain Leaders Award. He has over 30years experience of adventure leadership and is a qualified diver, skier, canoeist, rock climber and mountain biker.
Pat Heffron is a qualified mountaineer, holding the Mountain Instructors Certificate and the European Mountain Leaders Award. He has over 30years experience of adventure leadership and is a qualified diver, skier, canoeist, rock climber and mountain biker.
 

 

Alpine Skiing at Super Devoluy in the Southern Alps.  Hotel rooms or appartments .   6 days skiing. All in holiday from £450..Come for a w/e or a few days..not February ..enjoy cheap flights, uncrowded pistes and lower hotel costs.

 

Super Dévoluy lies in the Devoluy Valley 60 kms south of Grenoble and north west of Gap. It is beautiful wild mountainous area with limestone summits and forested flanks.

Our Hotel with ensuite rooms/20m from the pistes..It has a sauna, games room ,excellent restaurant, swimming pool ,sauna and creche during the French School holidays. We now have brand new appartments within the hotel complex..please see full details below.

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Road access is via Grenoble on the N85 to Corps and then into the valley via St. Disdier. SuperDévoluy lies in a sunny snow bowl with a direct link to its sister resort La Joue du Loup. The runs at La Joue are included in the SuperDévoluy lift pass.

Transfers. Marseille Airport ..departures at 12.15 or 15.00 a  luxury coach  takes clients from the Airport directly to Super Devoluy  by  16.10 or 18.55 . For the return on the following  Saturday morning the same coach delivers you to Marseille Airport by 12.45 or 18.15.

There are 100 kms of runs from 1500m to 2800m with an excellent snow record from December to early April. There are 32 lifts and 60 pistes with 16 green, 23 blue, 16 red and 5 black runs. Access to the resort is maintained by snow canons if necessary. Pat Heffron will guide clients around the resort on the first day if they wish. He will also provide cross country ski days , snowshoeing and winter snow walks on request . A small charge will be necessary . This can be arranged on arrival or on a day to day basis.

There are special areas  for surfers and boarders with jumps, tubes and a free ride zone.

 ACCOMMODATION ....Hotel Chardonnelles at Super Devoluy..Family run and with a great friendly service .Ski from the front door straight onto the first runs.We include half board in the price .The hotel provides  good buffet meals at lunchtimes . Clients can then return to the hotel at lunchtime for a light meal and a rest before hitting the slopes again. The fast chair lifts provide easy access to the upper slopes in great comfort .We recommend the appartments for families as they provide greater flexibility and economy than the hotel. The appartments are brand new and extremely well equipped with a kitchenette, all linen and towels provided plus balcony or terrace.

 

  SuperDévoluy

SuperDévoluy

PRICE: Prices for 2010 .. HOTEL BASED in appartments. rooms or chalets...  Please contact us for a personalised quotation and some idea of your requirements. Ski holidays are becoming more and more expensive so by working personally with you we can hopefully help reduce your costs.  

An example...family of 4 with 2 children aged 10 and 13....E2300 in February.much cheaper in March..including 7 nights appartment accommodation, lift pass for 6. days,ski hire ,transfers from Marseille and ski guide for day one.

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Snowshoeing and XC skiing are also available on request during the week , payment locally.

 

 

 

Dates ..Weekly starting from the  9 January to the 17th April 2010.

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Sking with the apartments in the distance

 Skiing with the resort in the distance

Access.    If driving down..... From Grenoble take the N75 to Veynes then the Gap road and follow signs to resort. If travelling by train. The nearest Station is Veynes and there is a link via minibus or Taxi to Super Devoluy.