The resort of Les Deux Alpes
The DEUX ALPES ski resort located between the Northern and Southern Alps in the Oisans massif and administratively in the Isère department is 60 km from Grenoble and 50 km from Briançon via the Lautaret pass. These 10 turns in lace from the lake of Chambon will lead you to 1650m of altitude where spreads a plateau of 2 km of length joining the mountain pasture of Mont de Lans and that of Venosc. The Avenue de la Muzelle stretches all the way and houses sports shops and clothes, bars, restaurants and other shops to stroll pleasantly.
Alpe d'Huez twin station, it is international as well by the presence of its glacier at 3600m of altitude allowing the teams of international skiing to train during the summer and also before the great competitions that by that of Sports enthusiasts of all nationalities.
Its strong ski area of :
- 415 Ha groomed ski
- 60 ha of cultured snow
- 224 enneigneurs (snow cannons)
- 10 Ha not groomed
- 44 ski lifts (20 chair lifts - 18 drag lifts - 2 gondolas - 1 rope tv - 1 treadmill - 1 lift and an underground funicular leading to the top of the glacier at 3600m
It has 96 tracks of which 5 are free (12 blacks - 22 reds - 45 blue and 17 green). From 2016, there is a blue piste allowing all skiers (beginners and beginners) from the glacier to reach the resort after 10km of nonstop descent with A negative difference of 1800m. Of course other activities complete the skiing, snowshoeing, sleigh rides towed by dogs or horse and still swimming pool, skating rink, night skiing, snowmobile excursions, etc…
But Les Deux Alpes is also the summer with all sorts of activities including skiing on the glacier alone with Tignes-Val d'Isère to know this benefit but also its many mountain bike trails, and still its toboggan runs Summer, paragliding and all kinds of activities for young and old alike.
So when you come to Les Deux Alpes you are sure to recharge your batteries, recover, relax, practice sports, enjoy the local gastronomy and enjoy the benefits of mountain nature.
A bit of history : It is after the 2nd World War as of 1946 that the 1st ski lift is installed in the 2 alps by a Lyonnais (diviner or mad ski); The mayors of the time (Mont de Lans and Venosc) presided over its development. In 1955, Louis CARREL (local figure) proposed « Deux Alpes » and this name was adopted. In 1956, the resort is classified as a « national », it offers 216 rooms, in 1960 it could accommodate 1500 people and 45 ski instructors and in 1973 15000 beds offered for hire in 1983 22000 beds. The station will continue to grow.
After the past, the future : The immense project of linking the stations of the Deux Alpes and the Alpe d'Huez is more than ever envisaged and feasibility studies have been voted by the region. This achievement would make it possible to have the largest ski area in Europe and even the world. It is also planned to extend the production of artificial snow from 650m3 to 2000m3 to compensate for the deficiency of recent seasons and again the replacement of the Jandri express gondola. This confirms the desire to improve our station.
