Les Deux Alpes
Why choose Les Deux Alpes in Isere for your ski holiday?
- Amazing high-altitude skiing with an excellent snow record
- Between 2020 and 2024, huge developments have been made in upgrading lifts and redesigning slopes
- Les Deux Alpes has one of the largest glaciers in the Alps and one of Europe’s largest summer skiing areas
- It has above-average sunshine conditions
- 'Famille Plus' resort - good children’s facilities and great for families
- It’s excellent for all standards of skiing, with massive off-piste potential
- Excellent après ski with plenty of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs
About Les Deux Alpes, France
Les Deux Alpes - a convenient mere 1hr drive from Grenoble Airport or train station (c.75km) - has a varied après-ski scene that caters for all ages with various inviting bars and clubs. The impressive selection of bars, restaurants, and shops are spread over the mile-long narrow stretch of this bustling resort.
The ski area company SATA Group-AEON, which since 2020 has been responsible for the ski lifts in Les 2 Alpes, is seeking to modernise and transform the ski area into one that is even more accessible to everyone, all year round and for all sporting and non-sporting activities (cycling, mountain biking, hikers, runners, pedestrians, ski tourers, people with reduced mobility, etc.).
After the completion of the Super Venosc gondola lift, the 3 hybrid lifts of Diable, Vallée Blanche and Belle Étoile, the redesign of the lower beginner slopes and the redevelopment of the Vallée Blanche sector, the latest project to finish in 2024 was to replace the Jandri Express gondola (which dates back to 1985) by the Jandri 3S (making the journey to the glacier much faster and more comfortable, originally it took 40 mins and now just 17 mins!). It is the biggest project in the French Alps in the last 10 years. Another new feature of Les 2 Alpes ski area is the renovation of the funicular railway located at 3,100m. The funicular provides an underground lift enabling skiers, pedestrians and other visitors to reach an altitude of 3,400m. This facility is undergoing a complete renovation to ensure a smooth, high-quality experience from the resort to the summits. The building (both inside and out) and its inclined lift have been completely renovated.
Well worth the visit is the charming little village of Venosc at the end of the resort, which has a direct gondola link (8 minutes) from Les Deux Alpes. You also have the small village of Mont de Lans at the entrance to Les Deux Alpes.
Read about Les Deux Alpes in our blog - The Inside Track
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