Nearest resorts to AlpBase

Puy-St-Vincent/Pelvoux | Serre Chevalier | Risoul/Vars | Mongenevre
La Grave | Les Deux-Alpes | Alpe-d’Huez


Alpe-d'Huez

Distance from AlpBase: 1.5 hours drive

Mountain data:
Altitude: 1,120 – 3,320m
Vertical Drop: 1,880m
Lifts: 86
Pistes: 230km
Green: 35%
Blue: 30%
Red: 25%
Black: 10%
Artificial snow: 53km
Cross Country: A total of 50km of prepared trails Recco detectors used

What’s it like?
The Paris of the Alps, Alpe-d'Huez is one of Europe's largest and highest ski resorts. It is also one of only 20 resorts in the world - all in Europe - with a lift-served vertical of over 2000 metres.
Built above the original village of Huez, the resort has expanded in all directions over the past 20 years. Today it is big and vibrant, with far more shopping and 'things to do' off the slopes than in most other ski centers, especially by French standards. There is a huge range of things to do - aerobics, rifle shooting, archery, body building, classical music concerts, curling, golf, ice driving, jazz dance, martial arts, squash, sumo wrestling and tennis. We don’t go here much mostly because of this fact, preferring real to plastic outdoor experiences. But then that’s just the way we are. The resort has a reputation for both good snowfalls and good sunshine with south facing slopes - the lower areas are protected by more than 400 snow cannons. There is a huge beginners area directly above the resort. From the top of the lifts you can see a reported 20% of France unless of course it’s raining! I can’t see it myself! Summer skiing and boarding on the Sarenne glacier is also very popular in July and August.

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