Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays
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Ski Holidays
Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays are for all those who’re searching for a skiing vacation like no other! Alpe d’Huez ski chalets are booked early; with justification! It has fantastic skiing, is connected to Les Deux Alpes, a really attractive village and a lot do off the slopes.
Alpe d’Huez has been a well-kept secret by the French for many years higher up within the mountains inside a sunny bowl opposite Les Deux Alpes, it commands spectacular views from the valley beneath and has turned out to be renowned for its sunshine record.
A lot of the resort is contemporary, purpose-built and spread out along the hillside, all connected by basket lifts.
Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays
Alpe d’Huez ski resort is among the premier resorts within the French Alps with excellent skiing for all skills along with a wide selection of evening life!
What Alpe d’Huez lacks in chocolate-box charm, it makes up for in comfort and scope. It is a skier’s resort, 1 of France’s genuine large hitters, with first class pistes, superb lift systems and massive amounts of snow.
With an exclusive concentration on superb ski holidays, Alpe d’Huez is blissfully simple to use and continuous investment and dedication keeps it State of the Art.
Ski Resort Alpe d’Huez
Ski resort Alpe d’Huez boasts over 249 kilometres of beautiful ski area to explore and infinite possibilities off the slopes so you can be sure there’s something for everyone. There are 84 lifts leading to 41 green runs, 34 blues, 40 reds, and 16 blacks.
Dubbed as the ‘island in the sun’ owing to the fact that it enjoys over 300 days of sunshine each year, Alpe D’Huez is part of the seven resorts that make up the famous Alpe d’Huez Grand domain- the ski area that combines resorts of Auris-en-Oisans, Oz-en-Oisans, Huez-en-Oisans, Vaujany, Villard Reculas and Alpe d’huez into one gigantic playground.
It offers you access to the fifth largest ski area in France and varied runs for all abilities.
Located at the centre of the Oisans region in French Alps and with a transfer time of about 2 hours from Grenoble Airport, only a few resorts in the Alpes can be an equal match of Alpe D’Huez. It’s a sizeable modern resort popular for its sunny extensive terrain boasting spectacular views across the Southern Alps.
This historical resort was the pioneer in installing fully operational ski lifts system that’s so efficient such that, it can be accessed from 7 different locations across the town- so wherever you are the ski lifts are just a stone throw away.
L’Alpe d’Huez Ski Resort
On the slopes of L’Alpe d’Huez you can access the longest ski run in the Alps, Sarenne, the famous ‘Tunnel’ run that’s best left for experienced skiers and from its highest peak at Pic Blanc, you can enjoy an astounding panorama over the Ecrins National Park, Les Deux Alpes, the iconic Mont Blanc, La Grave, and La Meije.
Life off the slopes is pretty exciting the resort has a fascinating choice of non-skiing activities on offer from ice-skating to ice-driving and if you fancy some relaxing activities you can take a dip in their beautiful outdoor swimming pool.
Once the sun goes down at dusk there is a good selection of restaurants and bar to make your nightlife and social scene lively.
Alpe d’Huez Ski Accommodation
Alpe d’Huez ski accommodation has a fantastic range of luxurious hotels and residence for a special getaway treat as well as a great choice of budget-friendly self-catering options.
It’s paramount to take note of where you are staying to get the best of this skiing area: if you opt for an accommodation in the main resort you will benefit from the central location with easy access to all levels of slopes.
On the other hand, if you’re on a shoestring budget or you simply want a more spacious accommodation you can consider choosing a self-catered apartment that’s away from the centre of the resort in one of the many peaceful hamlets.
Smaller villages also offer a more tranquil, charming and warm base that’s perfect if you yearn for peace after a long day on the mountains.
Alpe d’Huez France Ski Resort
Alpe d’Huez France ski resort is a thriving playground just as busy in summer as in winter which means you can plan your visit at any time of the year and still have a full blast of everything the resort offers.
Alpe d’Huez Ski Chalets
Alpe d’Huez is really a conventional French ski resort fantastic for skiers and non-skiers. There’s a fantastic choice of ski chalets in Alpe d’Huez which can accommodate ski groups of any size.
The Alpe d’Huez Ski Chalets has variety from eight sleepers towards the biggest sleeping 20.
Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays
Alpe d’Huez Ski Packages prices are per person, based on full occupancy of rooms.
Prices may vary subject to availability, flight/room supplements and/or changes.
Images from the Alpe d’Huez Tourist Office.
| The Resort | |
|---|---|
| Non Skiers | Excellent |
| Families | Excellent |
| Nightlife | Excellent |
| Skiing Altitude | 3320m High, 1120m Low |
| Resort Altitude | 1860m |
| Glacier | Yes |
| Number of Pistes | 114 |
| Number of Lifts | 87 |
| Terrain Parks | 1 park, 1 pipe |
| Mountain Restaurants | 15 |
| Snow Making | 22% |
| Linked Resorts | Les Deux Alpes |
| Disabled Skiing | No |
| Leisure Centre | Yes |
| Non Ski Childcare | Yes |
| Ski Kindergarten | Yes |
| Baby Care | Yes |
| Transfer Time | 2 hours |
| Skiing Difficulty | |
|---|---|
| Beginners | Excellent |
| Intermediate | Very Good |
| Advanced | Very Good |
| Off Piste | Very Good |
Skiing in Alpe d’Huez
Beginners
Unbeatable wide gentle green and blue runs to get an effective beginning to skiing. The well-regarded ski college will offer the important fundamentals.
Intermediates
The selection is fantastic and also the great circumstances are tough to match elsewhere. Fearless intermediates ought to appreciate the majority of the super lengthy black runs from Pic Blanc. You will find some beautiful lengthy runs down to 0z and Vaujany. Most intermediates could be finding it extremely difficult to cover all locations of Alpe d’Huez inside a week.
Advanced
Perfect for specialists as has a few of probably the most testing terrain in France, such as La Sarenne, 1 of the longest black runs in Europe and also the notorious Tunnel Run (from 3300m you are able to ski black runs nearly all of the way to the village at 1860m!), plus numerous off-piste choices.
Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays
Snowboarders also have lots of possibilities in Alpe d’Huez having a couple of boarder-cross parks and snow parks with ramps, jump and rails. Additionally they have vast powder fields and all-natural gullies.
For great ski offers
Alpe d’Huez Ski Holidays provide a wide choice of Après-Ski activities to help keep everybody pleased!
- Snow Shoeing
- Interior & Exterior Swimming Pools
- Museum
- Library
- Ice Driving
- Paragliding
- Helicopter Flights to Les Deux Alpes
- Hand Gliding
- 30 km of cleared Snow Trails
- Internet Access
- Classical Music Concerts
- 4 Night Clubs
- Movie Theatre
- Ice Skating Rink
- Night Skiing
- Loads of Bars
- Plenty of Cafés
- A good variety of Restaurants
- Shops
- Bank

