Serre Chevalier is one of the biggest ski resorts in Europe. It covers 250 kilometres of pistes, at altitudes of between 1200 and 2800 metres and is for everyone from beginners to expert skiers!
Serre Chevalier is a long south-facing valley between the Col du Lautaret and Briançon with several villages and hamlets dotted along the way. These range from the ultra modern to the more traditional.
Serre Chevalier is in France’s Hautes-Alpes department, part of the PACA or Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The Hautes-Alpes is France’s only department in the alpine chain situated entirely in the mountains, making it the highest department in France.
I take pictures of mainly tourists who ski or surf, from beginners to the advanced as well as local competitions.
I spend all my day on the ski slopes as well, trying to find the ski lessons and shoot action pictures even of beginners. It depends the level: for example I will shoot a beginner on a blue or green slope and the advanced on a black one or even off piste (Not often because I waste time following them). Sometimes, I take pictures of beginners doing fake snowboard jumps. The photograph makes them look like they do a big jump.
In the evening I shoot snow scooters. Tourists complete a one hour ride after the slopes close.
