Glistening snowfields, awesome descents and plunging through powder, that's what skiing Alpe d'Huez is all about.
Located in the Grandes Rousses Mountain Range in the great Rhône-Alpes, Alpe d'Huez offers skiers and boarders:
- 220km of groomed pistes
- An astounding 2,200m vertical
- Night skiing
- Awesome terrain - on and off piste
- 2 Snowparks
- 300 Sun filled days every year
- Longest black run in Europe 'La Sarenne'
84 lifts combine to offer an uphill capacity of 95,000 riders per
hour including 45 drag lifts, 23 chairs, 10 gondolas (Telecabines) and 6
cable cars.
Mountain Statistics
| Season | December to April |
| Snowfall Average | 5.5m |
| Snowmaking | 64 hectares |
| Summit Elevation | 3,330m |
| Base Elevation | 1,120m |
| Vertical Rise | 2,230m |
| Terrain Area | 236 hectares |
| Trails | 121 |
| Longest Run | 16km |
| Lifts | 84 |
| Lift Capacity | 95,000 riders/hour |
| Beginner | 43% |
| Intermediate | 30% |
| Advanced | 27% |
Location
Getting there
Closest International Airport
Geneva - 163km
Transfer from Geneva
2 1/2 hours
Closest Regional Airport
Grenoble - 110km
Transfer from Grenoble
1 3/4 hours