Alpe d'Huez 2019

Alpe D’Huez is Located at an altitude of 1860 meters above sea level, 59 km south east from Grenoble, in the French alps.
Famous for the most demanding ascent in the tour de France,
Alpe D’Huez is making a comeback in the last years, to the leading line of ski resorts.
and awarded in the last 2 years “best ski resort in Europe” by 120000 voter.
first,
thanks to Alp d'Huez communication office for letting us use some of their footage for the things we were missing.
thanks for FATMAP for letting us using screen recording from their amazing app.
We will show you the most important things you need to know before booking a vacation in Alpe D’Huez,
And if you will stay until the end of the video, you will get some great tips that will help you to take better decisions and have a more enjoyable vaction.
How to get to Alpe D’Huez?
the closest airports to Alpe D’Huez are Grenoble, Lyon and Geneva, with the transfers times of 1and a half hour, 2 hours and 2 and a half hours accordingly.
one of the tips we can give you is not to book during the vacance because the accommodation prices are much higher. Also, the ski schools groups are usually full to their limits and the private instructors are usually booked at the best hours.
also, the best nightlife happends before and after the vacance as the young crowd usually avoid the top prices of the vacance.
Alpe D’Huez is built on a south-facing plateau and aka l’isle du soleil or island of the sun. a network of lift systems covers the village, so it is very convenience, and the worst-case scenario is to be located 5 minutes from a lift or ski trail.
the tellevilage lift system connects Alpe D’huez to the old village of Huez and runs south west north east.
The alpe axpress gondola system connects village center and the quarters of passeaux and enclose to the lifts hob at Les bregers, and runs east west.
There is a green ski run that cross the village parallel to the television system.
the main street is ave des jeuax which include indoor shopping center, ice ring, outdoor heated public pool.
Just south of the street you can find the village indoor sport center with indoor pool, squash courts, and many other sport facilities.
The ski area of Alpe d’heuz itself has 250 kilometers of ski runs which devided to 70 km of blue and green runs, 130 km of red runs, and 50 km of black runs.
From the latter, 16 km belongs to the longest black run in the world, Sarenne.
this piste starts at the top of the pic blanc at 333.0 meter above sea level and has a vertical drop of 2 km.
The ski area of alpe dheuz, which spread from 3330 meters above sea level to 1135 meter above sea level. One of the highest elevation differentials in any ski area.
The ski area topography characterized by very gentle and easy slopes close to the village, that become more and more steep as you move away from the village to the higher altitude ski areas.
Most of these gentle beginner’s runs are south facing, therefore, constitute a great nursery for beginners.
the main 2 ski school meeting points and lifts hob:
The first,
Rond point the pistes, at the highest point in village,
under the snowpark and signal mountain.
From here you can ride the DMC lift system to les jeux pic, lac blanc pic and eventually to pic blanc cable car that will carry you to pic blanc.
The 2nd important hob and ski school meeting point and lifts hob is Les bregers:
From here you can ride the alpauris chairlift towards Auris en oisanns and signal de l’homme mountain or the marmottes chairlift that will carry you to the foulie douce apres ski bar and the rest of the ski area.
The ski area of alpe d’huez has 70 off-pistes areas and consider one of the best in Europe in that regard, and there is a special ski school for back country, ski touring and heliski with many options.
Alpe d’huez offer many other attractions like the alpine coaster, dogs’ sledges, snowbikes, airplane flights and many other winter activities
As part of the awakening of alpe d’huez, we can mention the fact that Tomorrowland chose this destination as the location of winter Tomorrowland.
Many young people attracted to this resort because of its livelihood.
regarding apres ski,
we recommend you to give a visit to foulie douce on your skiing back to village,
marmottes chairlift allow nonskiers to ride round trip from les bregers to foulie douce.
we recommend you to go to Le sporting club in ave de jeux
and if you still have the energy for the after hours, go down the stairs and continue on rue du coulet towards la cave or l’igloo, where the parties run till dawn.
Before sharing our tip for a vaction in Alpe D’Huez,
these are our numbers for Alpe D’huez:
for snowboarders: 9
beginners: 8.5
intermediates: 8
advanced skiers :9
freestylers: 8
free riders: 10
night live: 8.5.
apre ski: 9
Resort Charm: 7
Total score Alpe D’Huez is 8.7
Thanks for FATMAP.COM

[@d3r3kyasmar]

Thank you. I am ski bum. Wish i have money and time to go there. But for now i am happy living and skiing here in New England...

[@milosjovanovic9859]

Not bad for you, I heard alot of good things about Beaver creek. I am a bum myself, but luckily closer to France. The thing these videos don't show is the real price of staying there. Beer in those Aprés ski bars is around €8, other drinks are more expensive (exept wine - it's France afterall). Cheaper bars sell burgers for €10-15, more xpensive restaurants for €25-40. Other activities apart from skiing are anywhere from €30 up to that €75 for that helli ride. And this resort is considered to be on the cheap side.

[@milosjovanovic9859]

The good part is that you can get a cheap studio with a kitchen and a fridge and stockpile food and drinks from cheap supermarkets on your way to the vilage. Accomodation and ski pass will set you back €300 if you can find a good deal on the internet and 4 people to share a room with. If you don't mind focusing on skiing and spend a little more time in your room it can be afordable. If you decide to visit Europe for skiing, but still want to do it on a budget, Italy may be a nicer option, Sestriere in particular.

[@omercarmel1960]

great tips! very educational

[@sharonfink8849]

Top quality!

[@skiresortstv8542]

amazing video mates!

[@knarf_inc4790]

Chambéry is also a international airport nearby

[@SkiResortsVideo]

you are so right!, it is the 2nd closest

[@antelal]

at 0:48 its Val d'isère

[@GianlucaAlbera]

sure, and at 0:36 it is Courchevel as seen by la plagne ;-)

[@SkiResortsVideo]

good observation!

[@SkiResortsVideo]

@@GianlucaAlbera very good observation!

[@VincentLebeau-vlu]

This is a very disapointing resort. You cannot chain pists one with the other, simply because there is flat killing your speed after a good descent. And also the chairlifts are wrongly setup and very damn slow.

[@catlovertomgamingtom6200]

Hi I love your vids can u do a review of megeve

[@SkiResortsVideo]

dear Tom. we'll consider your request

[@philos5100]

Is there a Ski Resorts video for Saas Fee Switzerland

[@SkiResortsVideo]

we will film there next month, so expect a review, around Oct-Dec

[@דןכרמלשולמית]

this long black run looks not so steep? is it hard black or easy one?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

it is one of the easiest blacks

[@angedeclinand4767]

I am a local

[@angedeclinand4767]

The fact is that even though it’s not that complicated, once you’re engaged, you have to go through the 20km

[@1Flyingfist]

@@angedeclinand4767 Is it like Les Deux Alpes? I found LDA a bit disappointing, but it was good that we could go high up. The snow nearer the bottom was pretty much all melted, but the lift pass was still the same price. Worse still, it cost more than the Portes du Soleil pass and had only a fraction of the terrain. 😶

[@angedeclinand4767]

1Flyingfist les deux alpes is not the same resort, and I don’t like it either. Our resort is suite larger and I’m sure you’d love it. 😂 I realise I probably sound like selling the resort I go to but it is sincerely great

[@boriswouters]

With alpe d’HuZes

[@sunnychen7650]

Going on the 22nd

[@lauragatehouse7935]

It’s good skiing in alpe but the town is too spread out especially if you’re staying in a chalet in les Bergers - we stayed there and never went into town in the evening as it was a hassle to walk down and back up. La sarenne is a great run first thing in the morning to beat the crowds. Nice skiing down into the smaller villages as well.

[@SkiResortsVideo]

In 2021/2022 season *Alpe d'Huez and Les 2 Alpes will be connected!!* creating the 3rd largest ski area in France after 3 valleys and Portes du Soleil.

[@JelleS1311]

did not happen yet?

[@Cookiesports]

Didn’t happen I’m afraid, not planned for a couple more years yet- but a few new lifts have gone in the new email ADH ski area for winter 2021-22

[@Esbbbb]

These videos are so good please keep them coming! Next time I'm taking the girlfriend skiing I'll make an Excel list of your scores and tell her to pick the favourite. xD

[@jeremybillingham1235]

The longest, so called Black run in the world, is a joke. The last kilometre or two you'll be pushing as its as good as flat, even worse if it's either wet spring snow or fresh powder. Disappointing to say the least!

[@SkiResortsVideo]

you are right. Jeremy. In this winter we will upload longer reviews, with a much more thorough reviews and recommendations on slopes

[@jeremyslaney5644]

I read in a ski magazine several years ago that Alpe D'Huez was regarded as THE COURCHEVEL OF THE SOUTHERN ALPS

[@jamie_films2933]

Jeremy Slaney courchevel is in the southern Alps

[@jamie_films2933]

@@dimitrilovsky502 alpe d'huez isn't in new zealand

[@jamie_films2933]

@@dimitrilovsky502 agreed southern alps are in new zealand. Alpe d'huez cannot be the courchevel of the southern alps because it is not in new zealand, and hence, it is not in the southern alps...

[@jamie_films2933]

@@dimitrilovsky502 no no, I completely agree with what you're saying. My point is Courchevel and ADH are very near to each other, so saying that one is the southern counterpart of the other does not quite make sense.

[@hotdogtopdog]

Most disappointing thing was the expanse of piste. After skiing 3 Valleys and Arlberg i found it very limited.

[@allezchosetruc]

still 250 km...

[@VincentLebeau-vlu]

​@@allezchosetruc We did all of it in less than 3 days. The snowpark is cool bit too long (no specific chairlift for the snowpark).

[@hotdogtopdog]

@@VincentLebeau-vlu @chaix pascal We did it all in about 3 days also. Off to Les Arc/La plagne this year instead.

[@allezchosetruc]

@@VincentLebeau-vlu Tu nous démontre que tu est un troll, le télémixte des jeux dessert le snowpark!

[@paulmee7462]

I Completely agree, we did most of Alp D in around 2-3 days

[@medixienormous4889]

Please can you do Morzine!

[@SkiResortsVideo]

we will shoot there probably this winter, but will probably upload next winter

[@omerca6]

like always, the best ski resorts videos!! thank you

[@boriswouters]

I biked that mountain 2 times

[@חנהללוש]

amazing! thank you for this video :)

[@scottbaker1558]

can we get a morzine review?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

next season

[@simanakajulian2042]

Very nice all the best

[@YotamF-by5cv]

really helpful planning my next ski trip!

[@דןכרמלשולמית]

יופי של סרטון מאלף ועושה חשק לנסותו

[@ivokoimecs]

Meh ...

[@bertankaraimer2563]

Great videos! Can you also cover Les Deux Alpes?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

Thanks! we will upload Les Deux Alpes review around November/December

[@shayfrenkel8612]

Really beautiful

[@shaunharding1863]

Marcels farm 😂

[@adamforrest888]

Best run in the resort hands down, gotta hit the bell at the end

[@shaunharding1863]

@@adamforrest888 yup! Loved all of it

[@VercorsPassion]

La meilleure station de ski 🎿💚🇫🇷

[@louisonmeuriot]

Oui

[@christianvannereux2377]

Il y a d autres stations plus sympa ...

[@guigui9940]

Clairement !

[@philiplindegaard3450]

Do Chamonix next

[@SkiResortsVideo]

will film in this winter

[@ענבלכרמל-ט1ש]

Great video

[@gillesputtemans]

Portes du soleil and les deux alpes next season?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

we hope to film in Avoriaz this winter, so, portes du Soleil will be covered. regards to les duex alpes and Morzine, we will film after vaccination when the bars and nightlife will be back

[@ChrisThomson1001]

good, but could not hear everything clearly because of constant background music

[@SkiResortsVideo]

hi Chris, you can use the subtitles

[@adjo82]

Do none of these resorts have green runs?

[@VincentLebeau-vlu]

La Sarenne is like 2km exciting and then this is a green... Srly what a scam.

[@badroo]

Ski les Cheminees du Mascle instead then.

[@VincentLebeau-vlu]

@@badroo je dis juste que c'est vendu comme la plus grande noire d'Europe, en vrai c'est 2km de noire. Pas 7 ou je sais plus combien

[@OurLucylocket]

Looking for a Great Ski resort for bigginers? Is this the best place?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

Hi Kyla, sorry for the late reply. Alpes D'Huez is certainly a good option. you can save money, and go to bansko. Most ski resorts we reviewd are good also for beginners. the advantage of being a beginner is that you don't need a big area and therefore save money. Passo Tonale is kind of a mid way between Bansko and the top ski resorts. like alpes d'huez, Tignes also can be free ski pas for the first 2 days.( in both places you will need a skipass for the 3rd day and own. If I am too late, which place you've been, and how was it?

[@FRLLFC]

Fantastic resort!

[@mohammedalotaibi3870]

The question is do they open in the pandemic?

[@baresz94]

Hi there amazing video. Do you have one from the les sybelles area by any chance thank you

[@SkiResortsVideo]

we haven't been there. is it worth the trip. it seems quite big. have you been there?

[@baresz94]

travelers check Just booked first holiday never been there before

[@MegaRastaman]

The best ski in Europe

[@gillesputtemans]

Can you do Serre Chevalier?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

we will do a review on Serre Chevalier, hopefully this season(we already filmed there)

[@Rain-zx2lo]

When is peak season?

[@SkiResortsVideo]

feb8-march8

[@pulsar9354]

Winter