Resort Guide for Alpe D Huez, France

Resort Profile

A high, sunny well spread out resort which manages to combine a range of modern, purpose built accommodation with the opportunity to stay in more traditional villages linked to the main resort. The excellent all round range of well maintained skiing and the resort's committed investment in improving the uplift network and the range and quality of skiing terrain contribute greatly to the enduring popularity of Alpe d'Huez. The range of skiing is excellent. From the extensive off-piste, Europe's longest black run (17km black and 2000m of vertical from the top of the Pic Blanc down the Sarenne to valley level. Intermediate skiing has been improved with a wider choice of genuine intermediate runs. So too there is an excellent ski school and a web of green runs for the novices and less experienced radiating out from the main village at 1880m. Skiing to village level is supplemented by a share of the armoury of nearly 400 snow cannon. More than 220km of skiing in total

Resort Statistics

	Resort Height : 1860
	Top Station : 3330
	Bottom Station : 1860
	Vertical Descent : 2210
	Drag Lifts : 87
	Chair Lifts : 23
	Opens : Autumn 231004-31104, Winter 41204-300405
	Expert Rating : 7
	Intermediate Rating : 7
	Beginner Rating : 6

Lift Pass prices

• Adult One Day Pass : 35.2 Euros
• Adult Six Day Pass : 182 Euros
• Child One Day Pass : 24 Euros
• Child Six Day Pass : 129 Euros

Accomodation & Après Ski

Alpe d'huez offers some top class restaurants, but you have to pay for what you get. Being one of the larger, more spread out, resorts nightlife is varied and lively. The buildings aren't particularly kind to the eye but rather of a more functional nature, the older part of the village however is more in keeping with the charm of the mountain. Off piste activities are plentiful in Alpe d'huez, from skating to a climbing wall, to paragliding.