Alpes d'Huez travel guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Driving directions

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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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

Address

Office du Tourisme
Place Paganon
38750 - ALPE D'HUEZ
FRANCE

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

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	31.00	25.35	-18%	39.00	31.89	-6%
6-Day Pass	183.00	149.62	3%	203.00	165.97	0%
6-Day Linked area Pass	183.00	149.62	-2%	203.00	165.97	-7%

	EUR	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	859.00	702.32	46%

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

	EUR	GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots:	29.00	23.71
4hr Group Lesson (full day):	38.00	31.07

Snowboard Schools: ESF do a 2,1/2hr/day over 6days freestyle and freeride courses for 115 euros
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.