Alpes d'Huez, France
Address
Office du Tourisme
Place Paganon
38750 - ALPE D'HUEZ
FRANCE
Flying
Fly to Lyon with a transfer time of around 2 hours.
By bus/coach
Bus services go direct from Lyon airport to the resort. Transfers from Grenoble visit www.vfd.fr
By train
To Grenoble or Lyon
By car
From Grenoble take the motorway A480. Take the No.8 exit (Vizille - Stations de l'Oisans) onto the N91 until you reach Bourg d'Oisans. Alpe d'heuz a further 13km. 163km from Lyon
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: Oct to Nov
Lifts
Total Lifts: 87
Cable cars: 6
Gondolas: 10
Chair lifts: 24
Drag lifts: 45
Other lifts: 2 Lifts
Max people per hour: 98,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 117
Total ride area: 238km/10,000 ha
Longest run: 10 miles (16km)
Top lift: 3330m
Vertical drop: 2210m
First lift: 1120m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 34%
Red runs: 54%
Black runs: 12%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half-day 27.3 euros
1 Day 36.20 euros
2 days 70.50 euros
6 days 187 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 20%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
Tues & Thurs, Signal Slalom Stadium piste open. 950m and apparently the lighting is as powerful as that of the floodlights in the Stade de France. 8.5 euros or free is you have a 2 day pass or longer.
Snowboard Schools:
ESF do a 2,1/2hr/day over 6days freestyle and freeride courses for 115 euros
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
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Alpes d'Huez
Supersized resort that draws a lot of people to its slopes
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1
Terrain park:
Yes - 2
Backcountry/off-piste:Yes
Tree runs:No
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Piste Map
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