Les Deux Alpes - France

Les Deux Alpes sits at 1650m in the Dauphine region of Isere, close to the Italian border, and rises to a glacial peak of 3600m. It's biggest asset is its large glacier (the largest in Europe) which enables Les Deux Alpes to survive as a year-round ski resort. It forms part of the Grand Galaxie ski area, which includes the resorts of Serre Chevalier and Alpe d'Huez, and is popular with French, English and Italians alike.

Les Deux Alpes main selling points are the wide range of accommodation options - making it a viable option for both budget travellers and families, its huge glacier with relatively gentle blues and greens, an excellently maintained snowpark and boardercross area, and a brilliant apres-ski scene.

Most of the accommodation runs along the road that cuts through the resort, and as a result your apartment or hotel is never far from the piste. Although it could once have been described as a concrete monstrosity, many of the buildings that line the main thoroughfare have recently had face-lifts, with many of them now looking like authentic alpine chalets.

The ski area itself is compromised of 220kms and the lift system is modern and fast. Although it sometimes suffers from overcrowding during the busy French holiday period (the two weeks in mid February and the Easter holidays at the end of March). Les Deux Alpes' excellent snow record and good après-ski facilities make this an attractive resort for any ability of skier.

Key Information

Resort altitude	1650m - 1650m
Highest lift	3600m
Lowest lift	1300m
Kms of piste	220kms
No of lifts	51
Black pistes	16%

Red pistes	24%
Blue pistes	40%
Green pistes	20%
Snow parks	0
Glacier	Yes
Snowmaking	214

Our penny’s worth

Beginners and intermediates have a good range of pistes on offer, although experts may want to head towards the off-piste areas that head from the glacier down to the ancient climbing village and extreme skiing territory of La Grave.

Don’t leave Les Deux Alpes without…

Spend the day skiing one of the other resorts in the Grande Galaxie
Relax in the spa at the Chalet Mounier hotel
Children can play in the Espace Luge play area
For apres-ski, go to Smokey Joe's for some rip-roaring fun
Dine at Le Cellier for a meat feast or a good selection of local fare

At a glance

Nearest airports	Type of resort	Stay in	Go for a
Geneva Grenoble Lyon	Mega resort	Chalets Hotels Self-Catered Tour operator	Week Week+
Good for	On the piste	Children	Food and drink
Freestyle Heli-skiing Off-piste Ski-touring Snowboarding	British ski schools Snow sure	Creches Babysitting Ski schools	Apres-ski Evening drinking Resort dining Vegetarian Family friendly Live music Late drinking Mountain dining
Other	Other activities
Internet access Churches	Adrenaline fuelled Sightseeing Relaxation Shopping

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Snow Report:

Les Deux Alpes

Report date:	3 Dec 2008
Last snowed:	30 Nov 2008
Fresh snow:	10cm
Lifts open:	9 out of 51
Snow depth:
Lower slopes:	10cm
Upper slopes:	55cm
Piste information:
On-piste:	Good
Off-piste:	Fresh
Resort runs:	Good

Snow conditions:

Good skiing on well groomed pistes

Weather:

Light clouds dotting the sky