Les Deux Alpes, France
Introduction
Les Deux Alpes ranks amongst France’s biggest and most friendly resorts. Not just friendly, but snowboard-friendly. The resort has plenty of testing and rider-friendly terrain, and an excellent terrain park. The pistes are big and wide, pretty featureless, but great for beginners and intermediates.
As a glacial resort, when other areas are suffering from a lack of the white stuff, Les Deux Alpes has no such problem although the lower slopes can get pretty icy. Once freeriders have exhausted the local area, and if you’ve got the guts, you can hike or snowcat and drop into neighbouring resort La Grave. 
A great time to visit this place is summer, as the glacier allows for some fine summer riding in T-shirts, plus there’s a huge array of jumps and rails, not to mention 2 half-pipes. A lot of camps are held here in June and July, with camp programmes mainly aimed at freestylers.
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: 19th june/28th Aug
Lifts
Total Lifts: 54
Cable cars: 2
Gondolas: 4
Chair lifts: 20
Drag lifts: 26
Other lifts: 1 Funicular, 1 Sloping Lift
Max people per hour: 61,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 75
Total ride area: 125miles (200km)
Longest run: 12 km
Top lift: 3568m
Vertical drop: 2298m
First lift: 1270m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 24%
Red runs: 60%
Black runs: 16%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Super Ski 51 lifts
1 Day pass 35.5 euros
6 Day pass 168.50 euros + free la Grave access
Season 750 euros
Ski Sympa (21 lifts)
1 day only 17.50 euros
2 Alps + La Grave day 45 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 20%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
Yes
Snowboard Schools:
120 euro 5x3hrs
The Maison des 2 Alpes offer off-piste guiding days for 60 euros per person, including bleepers. Contact guides2alpes@yahoo.fr tel: +33(0)4 761 13629
Snowboard Hire:
Atelier du Snowboard charge:
Board & Boots 28 euros per day, standard kit 108 euros for 6 days. Add another 10 euros for 6 days riding the better stuff.
Heliboarding: :
Yes
Snowmobiles:
Yes
Further information
Quick Pick:
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Les Deux Alpes
Decent all-year, all-style resort, with some great carving terrain and good off-piste, but the place can be hellishly busy at weekends and over holidays.
ON THE SLOPES Good
OFF THE SLOPES Good
MONEY WISE This is not a cheap resort, but with prudence you can manage.
Terrain & parks
Halfpipe:
Yes - 1 (Maintai
Terrain park:
Yes - 1 (Maintained year-round)
Backcountry/off-piste:Yes
Tree runs:No
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Top Holiday Offers
| Date | Dept | Basis | Days | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/Dec | Gatwick | Catered | 7 | £ 305 |
| 13/Dec | Gatwick | Catered | 7 | £ 313 |
| 13/Dec | Birmingham | Catered | 7 | £ 327 |
| 13/Dec | Exeter | Catered | 7 | £ 328 |
| 13/Dec | Leeds & Bradford | Catered | 7 | £ 332 |
| 13/Dec | Cardiff | Catered | 7 | £ 332 |
| 13/Dec | Birmingham | Catered | 7 | £ 333 |
| 13/Dec | Exeter | Catered | 7 | £ 334 |
| 13/Dec | Cardiff | Catered | 7 | £ 338 |
| 13/Dec | Leeds & Bradford | Catered | 7 | £ 338 |
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