Alpe d’Huez
Slope Breakdown
Alpe d’Huez at a glance
Alpe d’Huez is a ski resort in France, part of the Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine ski area. It offers 250 km of slopes served by 68 lifts, with skiing between 1,120 m and 3,330 m (2,210 m vertical). That makes it the 23rd largest of the 40 ski resorts in France listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Alpe d’Huez is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 52% of the slopes are red runs. Freestylers get 2 snow parks.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 30 cm of new snow at the top (3,330 m) in the next 3 days, 1 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Alpe d’Huez, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Chambery (CMF) — about 63 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 68 EUR (2026/27 season). Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine day pass, high season rate.
About €0.27 per km of piste the pass covers (250 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Alpe d’Huez
Rules for a car in France, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Motorway tolls by distance. A43 (AREA) Saint-Quentin-Fallavier barrier (Lyon) to Chambéry Nord, 88 km, class 1 €13.40, A43 (AREA) Chignin barrier to Aiton, 31 km, class 1 (towards Albertville and Maurienne) €4.20
Winter tyres
Winter tyres or chains on board, 1 Nov to 31 Mar, in the signed mountain zones
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 31 Mar (90 km/h, rear disc)
Alpe d’Huez resort facts
These figures cover the whole Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine area, which Alpe d’Huez shares with 1 other resort on Intski, not Alpe d’Huez's own sector. Difficulty shares from skiresort.info.
About Alpe d’Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort set on a mountain pasture in the commune of Huez, in the Isère department of south-eastern France.
Resort Highlights
A high pasture above the Oisans
L’Alpe d’Huez is a ski resort set on a mountain pasture in the commune of Huez, in the Isère department of south-eastern France. It belongs to the Grandes Rousses massif and looks over the Oisans, with Grenoble 59 km away. The road up is famous in its own right: the resort is reached from Grenoble by the RD 1091 along the Romanche valley, through Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d’Oisans, or from the Haut-Oisans over the Col de Sarenne. The climb is an iconic Tour de France venue, used regularly by the race, including twice on the same day in 2013.
The skiing
The Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine offers 250 km of pistes on 68 lifts, and the vertical is the headline: from 1,120 m at the lowest point to 3,330 m at the top, a drop of 2,210 m. Above 2,200 m altitude makes a real difference to snow reliability, and here a large share of the terrain lies well above that line, which is why the resort carries a snow-sure tag. The resort itself sits at around 1,250 m.
The difficulty mix leans towards intermediate runs. Of the 250 km, 70 km are graded easy, 130 km intermediate and 50 km expert. Expert pistes make up 20 per cent of the total, and it is the off-piste tag as much as the piste split that explains why Alpe d’Huez attracts strong skiers as well as families. Two terrain parks cater for freestylers. Beginners are well served too, with 70 km of easy runs. Sixty-eight lifts on 250 km is a moderate density, roughly one for every three and a half kilometres, so runs tend to be long, and with that much vertical some of them are very long indeed. Put together, the profile is that of a resort that can hold a mixed group for a fortnight: families stay on the easy runs, strong skiers head for the expert terrain and the off-piste, and everyone meets on the intermediate pistes that make up the largest share.
Beyond the skiing
Alpe d’Huez has a summer identity as strong as its winter one, thanks to the cycling, and in 2019 it became the site of the first Tomorrowland Winter festival. The setting, high above the Romanche valley on the Grandes Rousses, earns the resort its scenic-views tag.
Practicalities
The season runs from December to April. Chambéry is the nearest airport, roughly 63 km away as the crow flies, and Grenoble is 59 km by road. The resort’s official website covers lift passes, opening dates and conditions.
Frequently asked questions about Alpe d’Huez
About 2,210 m, from the lowest lift-served point at 1,120 m to the top station at 3,330 m.
Of the 250 km, 70 km are easy, 130 km intermediate and 50 km expert, and there are two terrain parks.
The climb to the resort is a regular Tour de France stage, and in 2013 the race climbed it twice on the same day.
Yes. With a top station at 3,330 m, much of the terrain sits far above the 2,200 m line where altitude makes a real difference to snow cover.
A winter edition of the Tomorrowland festival, first held at Alpe d'Huez in 2019.
Alpe d’Huez has 250 km of marked slopes: 70 km easy (blue), 130 km intermediate (red), 50 km expert (black), served by 68 ski lifts.
The skiing in Alpe d’Huez ranges from 1,120 m at the base to 3,330 m at the top — a vertical drop of 2,210 m.
The ski season in Alpe d’Huez typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Alpe d’Huez works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 28% of the slopes (70 km) are easy blue runs.
Alpe d’Huez has 50 km of expert (black) slopes — about 20% of the total. It is also known for its off-piste terrain. There are 2 snow parks for freestylers.
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