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Key facts
| Resort | 1860 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1100-3330 m |
| Lifts | 81 |
| Pistes | 250 km |
| Green | 31 % |
| Blue | 26 % |
| Red | 31 % |
| Black | 12 % |
| Snowmaking | 32 % |
| Price index | 100 |
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Alpine Answers, Club Med, Crystal, Erna Low, Esprit, Independent Ski Links, Inghams, Interactive Resorts, La Source, Lagrange, Mountain Wave, Neilson, Oxford Ski Co, Pierre & Vacances, Powder White, PowderBeds, Richmond Holidays, Rocketski, Ski Collection, Ski Expectations, Ski France, Ski Independence, Ski Line, Ski Solutions, Ski Supreme, Ski Total, Skitracer, Skiworld, Thomson, VIP, Zenith
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
- Spread out 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
Just got back from a week in this fab resort. We picked…
lady_britts 8 Feb 2010
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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 nearby – especially Vaujany and Villard-Reculas.
News – this season 2012/13
In Vaujany, a new ice rink is scheduled to open.
News – last season 2011/12
A six-pack replaced the long, slow Fontfroide chair on Signal de l’Homme. And a new blue run, Pré-Rond, was created from the top towards Auris-en-Oisans. An old drag in the same area was removed. At Oz-en-Oisans a new blue slope and 16 more snow-guns were added.
A new 4-star hotel, the Alpenrose, opened in Les Bergers, near the lifts, and a CGH 4-star residence and spa, Le Cristal de l’Alpe, was new in the village centre.
More free off-slope activities were added to the lift pass. The Premium card is available as an extension, which includes equipment hire and use of the indoor pool and sports centre.
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