Alpe d´Huez

...the purpose-built ski resort of Alpe d’Huez markets itself (hmm, I do have to admit I find myself querying the island bit... but it certainly is sunny!) has to be one of Europe’s top ski destinations. I’ve returned year after year, sometimes twice a season, since 1997 and so have tonnes of others and my aim is to let you know exactly why! SKI AREA Alpe d’Huez lies in the southern most area of Isere, in the French Alps in an ...
...consists of 5 principle areas Alpe d’Huez, Auris, Oz, Villard Reculas, Vaujany, covers over 10,000 hectares and boasts 86 ski lifts 111 slopes (220 kms), 54 kms of cross-country trails and 30 kms of hiking tracks. 24 “piste bashers” and 700 snow cannons serve the area (although only working when the temp. is between –3°C and –7°C). It also boasts the longest black run in Europe, La Sarenne, measuring 16km. The 86 lifts ...

wease 06.05.2002 · Read full review
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Alpe De Huez is one of the furthest south in France and is approximately 6000ft about sea level. After just comming back from a week there with my family I thought I ought to reccomend it to people as it was so good. So what was so good about it and makes it better than other resorts then? Well in my opinion there is many advantages to spending a holiday here. Firstly it is cheap in the school holidays. We had a studio/self catering apartment ...
...the cable car. Alpe De Huez is where some of the Tour De France is done and every day you would see people on their bikes and riding up to the resort from the bottom. People were also roller skiing up the hill. They were so fit over there. We also took a drive out to a waterfall which was about half an hour from our resort out on the back road. I felt a week was long enough here as most things on site had been done and achieved within a week. I think ...

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Alpe d'Huez is where I have spent the last 4 seasons skiing, and I have to say I want to live there. This resort is one of the best resorts I have ever been to, with slopes for all types of people to Beginner’s (which is what I was when I first went there) to expert. This resort has the longest black ski run in the world it is massive and I have to say personally very scary and I refuse to even look down it otherwise ski down it. The slopes ...
...also, many youngsters are there going down the slopes at a hundred miles per hour with no fear in the world. The Ski School there are also excellent, all of the instructors can speak perfect English and you are not mixed with other tourists from other countries so you do not feel left out, at al. All the stages in Ski School are specific and it is almost impossible to get into the wrong class. I have attended the Ski School there for three years ...

Yankee_tam 30.01.2001 · Read full review
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...week of skiing in Alpe d'Huez (2-8 Jan 05) staying at Chalet Bruyeres with First Choice. I recommend going on a ski/boarding holiday in a large group to keep the costs down - I went as part of a group of 19 and we booked approx 6 months prior to the holiday. This meant the cost for a skier including hire, ski pass, insurance and chalet with breakfast, afternoon tea, evening meal and free wine was £530 and for a boarder was £544. Not bad! The transfer ...
...main roads. TOWN Alpe d'Huez is 1865 metres up in the Alps which is a lot higher up (before even ascending the pistes ready for skiing) than most resorts. The altitude had quite an effect on our health and we had to remind each other to drink extra water and take a rest from skiing more frequently than we would normally have done. A number of our party felt dizzy at times - and it wasnt the Stella! There are a lot of great reasonably priced clothes/ski ...

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...with my dearly beloved to Alpe D’Huez for a week in March 2000. We stayed in a First Choice “Fine dining” Chalet (Chalet Telemark). We were glad we didn’t go for their ordinary fare as it was only a bit better than average (I’m a bit of a “foodie” though). The Chalet itself was nice enough, en suite rooms and a good view from the balcony. There are plenty of shops and bars nearby, and it was also located quite close to a lift. It wasn't quite "ski-to-door", ...
...shared the Chalet with were a good laugh, and for those travelling as a couple that enjoy socialising, Chalets are a good option. The Underground was our local bar. Nice and noisy, it was full of mad Scandinavians and served a good range of drinks. The skiing area is great, a lot of variety and not much motorway stuff. As we were here in March, the snow was getting pretty wet in the afternoons as the sun beat down, but if you moved to north facing ...

jambo6 16.07.2000 (20.12.2000) · Read full review
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Alpe d'Huez is a great place for all the family. Like many of the famous French resorts, it has something for everyone and fairly good lifts to match. The Tour De France goes there most years in the summer, so if you want to know how ugly a ski resort looks in the summer, have a look on TV. At the top there is some quite steep stuff for those who want it. Plus plenty of motorway runs for the easy riders. This place can get very busy though. Peak ...
...time is great. When I went I got stuck on the mountain road, so if your going to drive, take the snow chains, like condoms, you never know when you might need to pop them on. This is package holiday heaven. That means if you don't like big groups then stay away. Overal though a great place to go if you've got a week to go away in Fed / March. ...

Stavros 05.12.2000 · Read full review
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We visited Alp d’huez on our second ski-ing trip and although without question one of the top resorts in France, we found that our lack of ability confined us to about 200 metres of piste for the whole week. Admittedly, there could have been more snow, but we couldn’t really see that it would have made much difference. It was very expensive, the package, the food and the drinks. The locals were typically French (say no more) The village is mainly ...

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I have now been to Alpe d'Huez for 2 seasons, it undoubtedly is one of the best resorts for learning to ski. If you are anything like me and have been skiing only for 3-4 years and are attempting to do red's then this is the place for you. Alpe d'Huez is a resort known for its wide runs, which means that skiiers like me who need to room to learn and make mistakes can do so. Yet it also has a variety of red and black runs to make it challenging for ...
...Having been there for 2 years in a row i would recommend the independent travller to book cheap flights on Easyjet or Ryanair and fly to Lyon (even though flying to Grenoble was better and is not possible now beacause the route is closed!! or was so this year). Its about 150-160 kms from Lyon and is a graet drive to do. Going up the windey roads upto Aple d'Huez is an adventure in itself. Once up on the moutain it is a cute town with stunning views. ...

hv007 23.04.2004 · Read full review
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I visited Alpe d' huez earlier this year and think that it is the best ski resort yever!! I went there with my family and i learnt to snowboard, it has an amazing nightlife and you could ski to the chalet doorstep. The chalet was called Les gentiannes and i recommend it to everyone although it has a restaurant nextdoor that sucks!! The snow and jumps there are brilliant! There is a 16k long glacier that you can ski down and reataurants at the ...

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