Nearest resorts to AlpBase

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

La Grave– La Meije - Piste Map

Distance from AlpBase: one hour by car

Mountain data:
Altitude: 1,500 – 3,550m
Vertical Drop: 2,150m
Lifts: 4
Pistes: 5km
Green/blue: 100%
Artificial snow: 0km (it doesn’t need any)
Cross Country: 10 km of trails
Recco detectors used

What’s it like?
Let’s be quite clear what this place is all about – off-piste heaven! No lies this place is internationally renowned. Whenever we ski or board here we always meet foreigners, and I am not talking French people! It’s huge, open, magical and yes sometimes serious. You have to take avalanche transceivers, probe and shovel, but don’t be put off – off it is simply beautiful and a massive adrenaline rush! If it hasn’t been snowing for a while it’s just like a normal unmarked open ski resort. But after a fresh dump of powder it is simply the best, and it feels like you have the whole huge mountain to yourself. As mentioned the easily skiable vertical is over 2000m (that’s 7,000 feet in old money) and full of drops, cliffs, gullies, chutes, steeps, trees and bowls. There are so many couloirs, it's pointless to name them, but some names that spring to mind are the Trifide, the Couloir du Lac, and the Banane. But one thing about La Meije is that you really should ski with a guide if it’s been snowing. You can access Les Deux Alpes from La Grave or vice versa, and if you would like a three day ski or board safari between La Grave, Serre Chevalier, Alpe-d’Huez and les Deux Alpes we can easily arrange it using local British or French guides.