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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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August 16, 2008
Sara from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Stuart Adamson, British Masterclass. He is listed on the resort website. Great ski instructor as are his whole team. Try the resort in summer too - fantastic walking, VTT bike tracks, pools, rink, summer luge, clock golf, 9 hole golf course,tennis, all sorts of activities...and further afield white water rafting, canyoning, Aventure Parc (wires and obstacle "runs" in the trees) fantastic alpine pastures filled with flowers etc. Au Petit Creux is fab restaurant, and Au Dahut local bar/restaurant where the locals go. Great resort
June 28, 2008
Pete from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skied Alp, Jan 2008. A really good resort. We stayed in a ski-in, ski-out catered chalet for 360 squid each, which was very good. The resort itself is purpose built and is not the prettiest of places but there's plenty to do other than ski (sports centre, outdoor and indoor pool, lots o' bars and shops e.t.c.) The skiing is just great with loads o' piste for all levels of skier. Some great long cruisey greens and blues for the less experienced and plenty of more challenging ones for the more experienced. Will be there at least once again in 2009. So give it a whirl.
April 14, 2008
Stephen from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just finished one week skiing at ADH last week and wish I was still there! Can't believe I'm sitting behind a desk when this time last week I was skiing in the sun! This was my second visit. Last time we stayed at Les Bergers hotel, which was fantastic - although the accommodation was a bit cramped for a family with 4 children. This time we stayed at Christiana 2. These apartments are bigger and, at around £400 for one week, offer great VFM. The skiing was magic, with all runs complete and plenty of new snow and sun. Our favourite run is the Omellete. Try out Le Tremplin restaurant bar!
March 20, 2008
Rick Paris from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi. Anyone who wants to "do" Alp d'Huez on the cheap should stay in the very cheap club hotel, MMV BERGERS. It's right on the slopes and you get full board, unlimited wine with meals, a cheap bar and all for around £330+ for 7 days. Even peak weeks don't cost too much more, it's fab! It's like a cheap club MED, which is right next door. Fill yer boots.
March 10, 2008
Peter from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned after a weeks skiing. It was our first time in Alpe d'Huez. Had a fantastic holiday in a catered chalet (Viking with First Choice). As fantastic as the resort is, I spent as much spending money as I did last year on a self catering holiday in Italy. My wife and I were paying between 30-40 euros for lunch and 10-12 euros for a round of drinks in the evening. The average prices were twice as much as Italy. I don't think the skiing was twice as good so I will probably stick with Italy next year.
February 21, 2008
Sarah from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Returned on 18 February after 4 days great skiing. Blue skies; not a cloud in sight. Snow; fantastic. Slightly icy in the morning after a very cold night but once the lovely warm sun hit those great mountains, the runs were great. We have been to ADH 5-6 times now and each time find somewhere different to ski. My husband and I love the green and blue runs, which there are many of. My 6 year old son, who has now been with us 3 times, feels he can conquer the red ones. ADH is great for the beginner or intermediate. Easy to get to the ski lifts. Not very cheap to eat out, especially with the Euro rate being so low, but all resorts in France must be pretty much the same. Cheeseburger and chips 15 Euros (£12) on the mountain restaurants - cokes £3 pounds. So beware. Enjoy. We believe, on leaving the resort, they were expecting fresh snow this week.
February 03, 2008
skibummess from Ski Norway Norway
Going back to Alpe again in a few days and just had to do a bit of advertising for this fantastic place! Been back to Alpe at least once (sometimes more) a year for the last 6 years. In my opinion it's a fantastic resort - it's got a great variety of pistes, so that both the beginners and the advanced skiers can enjoy the holiday. The village is very charming, and the nightlife is great fun. (Can recommend Underground bar - live music 2-3 nights a week). Been to a lot of French resorts, but keep returning to Alpe - it's irresistible :-) Can't wait to go back and check out the massive amounts of snow in the Alps - it's been too many years of too little snow....
January 22, 2008
Rich from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Back again from a lovely weeks skiing from the 12th to 19th Jan. Big dump of snow first day and sprinklings in the week made the conditions perfect with loads of sun too. Great resort I thought, lot's of bars although quite quiet from 11pm onwards but I was tucked up in bed with a poor James Herbert novel by that point. Stayed in the L'Eclose bit, Maeva Horizons d'Huez. Can ski right to the ski lockers so it is ski in, not ski out but a short walk to the lift. A sherpa near by and a ski rental place too. 5 min walk to town too so quite recommended. Great choice of beginner slopes and blues for the beginners/intermediates. Get further up and there is top off-piste options, no trees but that's one less worry. Sarenne has a tricky bit at the peak of Pic Blanc but if you take the Marmotte lift just short of the top then the whole of the Sarenne is like a cruisey red/blue; piece of cake! Is it really 16km? Hmmm, bit of billy bullpoo there, I reckon. Tunnel is flippin' hard I thought, especially the daunting drop-off when you emerge from it. Like to think I went down it looking pretty good but no doubt I was bolt upright and awkward as hell, as usual.
January 21, 2008
Michelle from Ski France France
Just back from a weeks skiing in Alpe d'Huez and what an amazing week it was! The snow conditions were fantastic - best I have skied on ever!! It snowed most evenings and then was beautifully sunny the next day. The pistes were also incredibly quiet and no queues at any of the lifts either. Bars and restaurants were all good too especially the underground bar which had regular live music on and was always buzzing! Can't wait to go again!
February 24, 2007
skibum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Back from 10 days second time in the same resort this season. Skiing was very good. We had just one day of morning slush/rain but to compensate there were 4-5 days of heavy snowfalls so the conditions were just bril. You could ski all the way from the Vadjany end the Auris end with no problem and in fact some of the times the edges were even better than the center. Plenty for a week or two. Tried all the apres-ski night skiing (did the tunnel and the Sarenne all the way down), badmington, table tennis, climbing wall, outdoor swimming and ice ring. We did, probably, the most skiing mileage for a good few years and my family is over the moon and even now thinking of buying something there so we can go and visit more often even during the summer. The best place is to stay near the top of the resort or the opposite of the Bergers side of it near the kind of high street. The lower parts and the corner of Bergers was very quiet in the evenings, we thought. Try and park your car indoors (50ish Euros ) that way you won't have any trouble cleaning it and clearing the way out. This year we were very pleased to stay in Grenoble on the way. We had good walks and the gondola goes up to the castle. Honestly, this year the place made a good mark and we all have very positive vibes with the whole area.