France Ski Resort Guide for Alpe-d'Huez
About the Resort
This is a large village spread across an open mountainside. Its buildings come in all shapes, sizes and designs. It is a large resort with its central focus being the main Avenue des Jeux. It has an efficient and modern lift service, and a good bus service around the resort. There are a few good restaurants and shops near the slopes.
About the Mountains near Alpe-d'Huez
The slopes are divided into four sections with good connections between them. The biggest sector is directly above the village on the slopes of Pic Blanc. There are good runs for people of all abilities and short walks from the slopes. A lower area of challenging runs is at Clocher de Macle. This is in essence, a good resort for the expert skier with plenty of black runs and areas off piste. Intermediates also have a great selection of runs all over the area. There is a large area of green runs above the village for the beginner.
Après Ski at Alpe-d'Huez
There are plenty of good mountain restaurants with some being self service. There is a wide range of bars and clubs some getting very lively late on in the evening.
Alpe-d'Huez Resort Ratings Guide
 | Snow Reliability |  |
 | Number of Lifts | 87 |
 | Resort Height | 1860 m |
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| 6100 ft |
 | Slopes / Runs | 1120-3320 m |
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| 3670-10890 ft |
| Queues |  |
| % of Green Pistes in resort | 33% |
| % of Blue Pistes in resort | 30% |
| % of Red Pistes in resort | 25% |
| % of Black Pistes in resort | 12% |
Local Tourist Office Information
Web address: www.alpedhuez.com
Email: info@alpdehuez.com
Telephone: 0476 114 444
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