Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez, France

Rated: 5/5 (from 6 ratings)

Ski Area Highlights

Recommended For	Expert Skiers, Intermediates, Beginners, Snowboarders, Snowfall and Apres-Ski!
Total Piste Length	236km
Highest Lift	3,330m
Resort Height	1,860m
Nearest Airports	Grenoble and Chambery
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Alpe d'Huez

A world class ski resort, Alpe d'Huez has one of the largest vertical ranges anywhere. Skiers of all levels are well provided for, whether Beginner or Expert, and the ski area includes some epic, long descents such as the Sarenne.

Summary

The French ski resort of Alpe d'Huez is in the French Alps at an altitude of 1,860m, with 236km of marked runs.

Alpe d'Huez is part of the Alpe d’Huez grand domaine Ski area with access to 389km of downhill skiing, with 304 marked pistes, served by a total of 150 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Alpe d'Huez itself (236km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Alpe d’Huez grand domaine Ski ski resorts of Auris-en-Oisans, Oz-en-Oisans, Vaujany and Villard Reculas.

The ski resort itself is at 1,860m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With ski lifts as high as 3,330m, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowboarding

Alpe d'Huez is very highly rated by Snowboarders and there are a variety of Snow and Terrain Parks in Alpe d'Huez.

Notable Ski Runs

The longest possible descent in Alpe d'Huez is 16km long and the most difficult run is the 'Tunnel', which is 16km in length.

Ski Area Stats

Skiing

The vertical drop of 2230 metres from Pic Blanc is one of the world's biggest, and includes the 16km (10 mile) Sarenne Black run.

There are a variety of pistes to suit all levels of skier ability, from Beginner to Expert.