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Key facts
| Resort | 1860 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1100-3330 m |
| Lifts | 84 |
| Pistes | 237 km |
| Green | 32 % |
| Blue | 26 % |
| Red | 28 % |
| Black | 14 % |
| Snowmaking | 30 % |
| Price index | 100 |
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Alpe d'HuezFrance
The upside
- Extensive, high, sunny slopes, split interestingly into different sectors
- Vast, gentle, sunny nursery slopes
- Efficient access lifts from villages
- Some good mountain restaurants
- Livelier than many French resorts
- Pleasant alternative bases
The downside
- Some main intermediate runs get badly overcrowded in high season
- Many runs get too much sun
- Many of the tough runs are very high, and closed in bad weather
- Practically no woodland runs
- Sprawling, messy resort
Latest user reviews
Just back from a week in Alpe d’Huez (26th Mar…
mabz2011 5 Apr 2011
Went with party of eighteen 65 to 78 year olds, mainly…
lewis 11 Feb 2011
The name “L’île au soleil” is very…
judithphillip 3 Feb 2011
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Summary
There are few places to rival Alpe-d’Huez for extent and variety of terrain – in good wintery conditions it’s one of our favourites. But as the season progresses the effects of the strong southern sun become more and more of a problem.
If you don’t fancy staying in Alpe-d’Huez, think about the smaller bases – especially Vaujany and Villard-Reculas.
News – this season 2011/12
A smart new hotel, the Alpenrose (yet to be given a star rating), is due to open in the quarter of Les Bergers, 250m from the lifts, and a CGH 4-star residence, Le Cristal de l’Alpe, is due to open in the centre of the village. More free off-slope activities have been added to the Visalp lift pass, and the name has changed to Ski+. The Premium card is available as an extension, which includes equipment hire.
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