Alpe d’Huez is one of Europe’s premier skiing venues.
With 249 kilometres (155 miles) of piste and 84 ski lifts, the resort is now one of the world’s largest. Extensive snowmaking facilities helped combat the ski area’s largely south-facing orientation and helped Alpe d’Huez appeal to beginner skiers, with very easy slopes. The expansion of the skiing above the linked resorts of Vaujany, Oz-en-Oisans, Villard Reculas and Auris boosted the quantity and quality of intermediate grade slopes but the resort is mostly known for freeskiing, drawing many steep skiing enthusiasts to its high altitude terrain.
As from 2022 an impressive new ski lift which will connect the resort to Les Deux Alpes in a mere 18 minutes.
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