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Alpes d'Huez

Supersized resort that draws a lot of people to its slopes. It has some excellent off-piste freeriding opportunities.

Rating overall

7/10

Alpe d'Heuz, view from plat des marmottes

Alpe d'Heuz, view from plat des marmottes / Photo: WSG

Mountain stats
Top lift:3330m
Vertical drop:2210m
Bottom lift:1120m

LiftsLift count : 6 x Cable-cars   10 x Gondolas   24 x Chairlifts   45 x Drag-lifts   Other lifts 2 Lifts  

238km/10,000 ha OF PISTES (117 PISTES)
Easy
34%
Intermediate
54%
Advanced
12%

passes Pass (Low/High Season) : 36.00 Half-day , 31.00-45.00 Day , 183.00-225.00 6-day , 183.00-225.00 6-day linked area , 699 Season pass

New for season

2012/13: A new beginners slope: confortable, fun and educational! Alpe d'Huez has set up a unique ski+day-care structure called "Chalet des Enfants ESF" To help beginners learn how to ride in optimal conditions, a new télémixte (a combination of cable cars and chair lifts) has just been launched at the Bergers. A contempory style restaurant The Signal Restaurant 2108 has also been opened! . 2008/9:Order or re-charge your skipass online on www.sataski.com Free skiing for beginners (instead of 2 lifts, there are 4). A new run has opened at the arrival of the Marmottes II. Another new run : the Bartavelles, now links the Belvédère piste with the Rousses. 2007/8:New hands free ski pass system. 2007/8:New hands free ski pass system. 06/07: one new chair lift in Auris-en-Oisans and 15 new snow-guns. 04/05:new Funitel, the Marmottes III which connect sthe Marmottes II to the Herpie Cable car on the Sarenne glacier. Built to improve early and late season boarding.

Statistics

Freestyle
  • Number of terrain parks: 2
  • Total kickers:
  • Total Jibs:
  • Park details:
  • Number of halfpipes: 1
  • Boardercross: false
Freeride
  • Trees: No
  • Backcountry: Yes
Facilities
  • Night boarding: true
    Tues & Thurs, Signal Slalom Stadium piste open. 950m and apparently the lighting is as powerful as that of the floodlights in the Stade de France. 8.5 euros or free is you have a 2 day pass or longer.
  • Heliboarding: false
  • Snowmobiles: false
Snow
  • Average snow in a season:
  • Snowmaking faciities: 20
Season times
  • Season dates: Tue 12 Jun 12-Fri 26 Apr 13
  • Winter: Dec to April

Links

Getting there

  • Bus: Bus services go direct from Lyon airport to the resort. Transfers from Grenoble visit www.vfd.fr
  • Train: To Grenoble or Lyon
  • Driving: From Grenoble take the motorway A480. Take the No.8 exit (Vizille - Stations de l'Oisans) onto the N91 until you reach Bourg d'Oisans. Alpe d'heuz a further 13km. 163km from Lyon
  • Flying: Fly to Lyon with a transfer time of around 2 hours.

Address

  • Address: Office du Tourisme Place Paganon 38750 - ALPE D'HUEZ FRANCE
  • Email: [email protected]

Location

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