• ABOUT THE SPOT

Skiing in Alpe d’Huez, Isère, Rhone-Alpes France

Alpe d’Huez Resort:
17 Black, 44 Red, 32 Blue, 41 Green Piste
Alpe d’Huez Resort:
236km146.64/mi Downhill; 50km/31.06mi Cross Country Piste
Lifts:
85 Ski lifts
Resort Altitude:
1860m/6069ft
The Alpe d’Huez ski resort, in Isère Department at the Rhône-Alpes region, in southeast France, lies in the Oisans Alpes of the Central French Alps. The Resort is well known as home to many snow competitions and for the prestigious ''Tour de France'' cycle Tourneau.

Alpe d’ Huez is one of the best places for skiing, and known as a premier resort in France with first class snow, facilities and great design. With 85 different ski lifts which require a £2/2.50/3.30$ deposit, this location spot is ideal for any skier. This is a great place to come for any skier, from the ones who need lessons to the more experienced ones that fancy a go on the black slopes.

The vast number of nursery slopes is located close to the resort centre; this is where you can train yourself so as to build up to the bigger slopes. Alpe d’Huez is home to the longest black run in Europe which spreads at 16 km/9 mi, you have the chance to start at the top of Pic Blanc at an altitude of 3300 m/10826 ft.