Alpe d'Huez Ski, Snowboard & Summer Holidays
A wonderful, sunny resort set high in the Grandes Rousses mountains of the Southern Alps.
Alpe d'Huez is the 5th largest skiing area in France. The skiing and snowboarding is extensive and varied, with the Alpe d'Huez area plus 4 smaller villages which link into it - Vaujany, Oz, Villard-Reculas and Auris.
It is renowned for its sunshine, and many of the slopes are south/south-west facing. Alpe d’Huez is situated on a fully south-facing plateau at 1860 m above sea level, and its skiable area enjoys maximum exposure to the sun. In December there are up to 7 1/2 hours a day of sun and up to 11 hours a day in April. The
French Weather Bureau has recorded an average of 300 days’ sunshine a year at the resort.
Summer holidays in Alpe d'Huez:
Alpe d'Huez is traditionally one of the stages of the annual Tour de France cycling competition.
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Winter activities include:
helicopter rides, cross country skiing, fitness centre, ice rink, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, ice driving, night skiing, climbing wall.
Summer activities include:
hiking, walking, mountain biking, swimming, parapenting, indoor and outdoor pools, via ferrata, climbing, horse riding, golf, tennis.