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Alpe d'Huez Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Alpe d'Huez Ski Resort

Alpe d'Huez Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 82 votes and 110 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.3

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Alpe d'Huez is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.4

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Alpe d'Huez has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.0

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.1

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.9

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Alpe d'Huez

Public Transport: 3.8

  • There are no buses or taxis to Alpe d'Huez
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.4

  • No places to stay in/near Alpe d'Huez
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.6

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.9

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Alpe d'Huez

Ski in/Ski out: 4.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.2

  • There are no child care facilities at Alpe d'Huez
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.1

  • Alpe d'Huez relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.1

  • There are no snow groomers at Alpe d'Huez
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Alpe d'Huez are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Alpe d'Huez is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.4

  • If snow conditions are poor at Alpe d'Huez, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.1

  • Alpe d'Huez usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.1

  • The staff at Alpe d'Huez are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Alpe d'Huez are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.6

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.3

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.4

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.5

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.5

  • No intermediate terrain at Alpe d'Huez
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.4

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.7

  • Not even a kicker at Alpe d'Huez
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.8

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Alpe d'Huez
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.5

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Alpe d'Huez has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.0

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.1

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.5

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.9

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.9

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.7

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.8

  • Overall, Alpe d'Huez is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.8

  • Overall, Alpe d'Huez is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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January 24, 2012
Rod from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skied over New Year. Loads of snow. Not glamorous but great customer service and no queues in restaurants and little on lifts.
January 06, 2012
Andrey Gilvanov
Interesting place, not so glamorous as Courchevel or Chamonix, but has variety of slopes and character. Cons: customer service is bad,.. chair lifts were shut down due to blackout on Dec 30, 2011 so we walked for an hour from the place we skied at the moment. I came 2 times to ticket office trying to get additional day of skiing, but was just asked "to submit an application that will be viewed in 2 or 3 weeks.." It's sad that nobody couldn't make a decision in such obvious situation...
December 19, 2011
Barry Allsuch from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have stayed in Alpe d'Huez each Feb for 10 seasons. Very friendly village, it helps if you parlez-vous Francais. We use Rond Point ski hire next to the Grade Rousse Eve and Arlette run the shop and have now become great friends. My personal favourite run is Village which takes you down to Huez. Hardly ever used, this has become our own private piste.
December 12, 2011
Alber from Ski Czech Republic Czech Republic
Skied at Alpe d'Huez in April 2011. Very little snow but the piste groomers made the most of what was left. Excellent job. Stuart of Masterclass Ski School managed to give us some good lessons on the receding snow. Stayed at Lasource Ski Chalet in Villard Reculas. Lovely little village connected to the main Alpe d'Huez runs. Lasource gave us a lift to Les Deux Alps for 2 days, where there was some good snow left to ski on. Will be returning in 2012, when the snow will hopefully be more abundant than 2011. Alber
April 06, 2011
Carl & Lisa from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
April 2nd 2011 Just returned from ADH (Alpe d'Huez), albeit snow limited we had a fantastic time. We stayed in the Altiport area (just 500 mtrs from town) in a catered chalet. The food was amazing as were the hosts (Louis & Lewis......Lou , Lou:). As we were the oldest in our chalet (40) we were concerned by the mix of youth we'd be sharing with for the week! As it was, we ended up with 11 Uni students who were fantastic, albeit noisy coming back at 5-6 am in the morning. Nevertheless, they were great company and would recommend anyone to venture to catered chalets as it's certainly the way forward. paid £269 for flights, transfers, accomo, & food (Igluski)...unbeatable!! Also leave it late to book!!! Your lift pass allows you 2 days skiing in Les 2 Alps, which for me was the best area to ski in that week. Powder from the Wednesday to Friday and the apres-ski at Pano bar at Jandin 2 is just the best!! Very warm, so slap on the sun cream, our friends have just commented that we look like we've returned from a 2 week break in the Caribbean:) Enjoy, but be warned the snow is melting very quickly.
March 28, 2011
Sara from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skiing in Alpe d"Huez at the moment. Despite unusual lack of snow for this time of year, had a great day skiing today - lots of hard work going in to keeping the slopes as well groomed as possible and therefore open. Looking forward to a day in Les Deux Alpes with Stuart Adamson of British Masterclass, who are based in AdH. Stuart and Mel are great guides and teachers, who know AdH like the back of their hands, and can always find the best snow. And the outdoor pool is wonderful at this time of year!
March 22, 2011
Mike from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just back from Alpe d'Heuz. Had a fantastic time. Snow isn't the best I've seen but all runs are open. I noticed a lot of people complaining about prices of food a drink on the hill. Me and my wife found an absolutely great place at the foot of the DMC: the hotel Beausoleil is British run and is by far the cheapest for food and drink and it is right next to the main lift, staff are great and it's very well run. The night life in Alpe d'Heuz is very like any French resort, drinks can be expensive. We stayed at the Hermitage hotel, sadly it's a bit run down and we didn't feel it was worth the money. Bit worried about the snow lasting until the end of April but loved the place anyway.
March 11, 2011
Jill & Dan from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
11/3/11 Just returned from Alpe d'Huez this morning. Had a great time, sunny all week, but snow deteriorating rapidly. Many runs closed and there are freeze thaw conditions. Some runs in the main bowl were excellent: Couloir and Vachettes. Generally quite icy until 11am. The Petit Prince into Villard Reculas a wonderful run at 11am onwards. Lack of snow a problem. Just for info, we went into The Spoting bar in the centre and met the most stuck up meeter greeter ever. Previous years always very welcoming, this year we were treated in a very off hand manner and we never returned after the first night
February 07, 2011
J & Clare + 8 others
Group of 10 work colleagues traveled to Alpe d'Huez on 29/01/11. The runs were good despite the last dump being over two weeks earlier but they did deteriorate late in the week. The best runs, when conditions got icy, were towards Villard Reculas and Montfrais. We stayed at Royal Ours Spa Hotel Blanc in the centre of the resort. Excellent hotel with courtesy coach, friendly staff, clean rooms, good food and spa area. The gem of out trip, with six wanting ski/board instruction, was finding Oli and Seb c/o Stance-Snow based at Alpe Sports. Oli and Seb without doubt gave everyone confidence and improvement beyond expectation. The shop provided great quality ski and board hire with care on getting you the right equipment. Helmet hire and lockers were included and with the shop being situated at the base of the main DMC lift area, we felt we had found the best hire facility in town. Would recommend the resort, hotel, instructors and hire without hesitation.
April 11, 2010
Cei1971 from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from Alpe d'Huez after an excellent week. Fantastic snow conditions and great runs for everyone. The La Eterlous class my 3 year old daughter was in was superb. We will be looking to return. Fantastic facilities in resort i.e swimming pools, ice rink etc.