Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez - Piste Ratings
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Alpe d'Huez

Standing at the resort’s highest point of 3,300m on a clear day one fifth of France can be surveyed, and clear days are pretty much guaranteed with over 300 days of sunshine a year.  The high altitude also makes Alpe d’Huez snow-sure from before Christmas until well after Easter.  Its popularity is further secured by almost 250km of marked piste, one of the world’s longest black runs, the Sarenne, and a lift system that reaches far and wide.

On piste beginners are spoilt for choice with a good selection of nursery slopes by the centre of town. A variety of blue and red runs offers intermediates plenty to do, with the Canyon and Balme pistes providing a good test.  There is also a fine choice of black runs for the experts who can ski down from the very top of the Glacier de Sarenne.  Alpe D'Huez has a good reputation for boarders with a wide choice of off piste, a natural half pipe and fun park. The lift pass also includes the option of a day’s skiing in the nearby resorts of Les Deux Alpes, Puy St Vincent, Montgenèvre and Serre Chevalier.

There’s also plenty of activity for the non-skier with a large sports centre offering, amongst other activities, free indoor swimming, climbing and squash.  The après-ski is another great attraction of Alpe d’Huez with over 50 restaurants and 40 something bars.

Snow Forecast

Recommended Runs

Lac Blanc-l'Alpette
650m vertical

Pic-Blanc-Alpauris
'Sarenne' - 2'000m vertical

Villard-Recluas
Powder boarding

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