Les Deux Alpes Overview

Les Deux Alpes

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Now officially known as 'Les 2 Alpes', the resort formerly spelt 'Les Deux Alpes' began life shortly after World War 2, when in 1946 the local ski school was formed and three ski instructors employed, with an impressive 45 pupils on the first day. It was in fact based on the old French ski area of La Berarde which sprang up in 1925 after the first road to the area was completed. That was France's second ski area after Chamonix so its had plenty of time to establish its excellent snowfall and sunshine records. Today with around 60 lifts, including an underground funicular, serving 220km (143 miles) of terrain including year round glacier skiing, over one of the world's biggest lift-served vertical drops, and accommodation enough for over 35,000 guests per night, Les 2 Alpes may safely be regarded as one of the guest success stories of the global ski industry. Although now more than 50 years old, it was ten years after it began life that the resort really started to take off. Success followed the opening of the Diable gondola in 1956 and a year later the creation of one of the world's first known ski pass - covering all the lifts in the young resort. By 1970 there were 40 hotels and 46 lifts, including two gondolas and six chairs and by 1980 150km of trails were groomed and lift-served. In 1984 the lifts extended to the current peak of 3568m giving year round access to the glacier ski area with the fast Jandri Express gondola up to the glacier opening the following year and one of the world's few underground funiculars, the Dome Express, following in 1989.

Elevation

Summit

11706 Ft.
Vertical Drop

7283 Ft.
Base

4265 Ft.

Terrain

Beginner Runs

25%

Intermediate Runs

45%

Advanced Runs

30%

Expert Runs

KM of Nordic Open

N/A

KM Pistes

225.00

Terrain Parks

N/A

KM Night Skiing

N/A

Lifts

Eight Person Lifts: 0
Gondolas & Trams: 0
High Speed Sixes: 0
Quad Chairs: 1
Triple Chairs: 0
Double Chairs: 8
Surface Lifts: 19

Common Misspellings

Le Deux Alps, Les Deux Alpes, Les Deux Alps, Les2Alpes, Les2Alps, The Deux Alps

Contact Details

Tourist Office 38860 Les 2 Alpes, France

38860 Les Deux Alpes, F 38860

Phone: 33 476 792200

les2alp@les2alpes.com

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: Dec 3, 2011

Projected Closing Ski Season: Apr 28, 2012

Years Open: 2012

Les Deux Alpes Reviews

by JammingStand27 Oct 28, 2010
- Overall Rating 4.0
- Family Friendly 2.0
- All Mtn. Terrain 4.0
- Terrain Park 4.0
- Nightlife 5.0
Skieur

Pros: Ski d'été, magnifique paysage, Vue sur le Mont Blanc à 3500m
Cons: rémontées mécaniques
by collro May 12, 2009
- Overall Rating 3.0
- Family Friendly 4.0
- All Mtn. Terrain 3.0
- Terrain Park 2.0
- Nightlife 2.0
collro

Pros: great linking runs/ less than a minute walk from hotel to slopes
Cons: limited number of runs/ poor snow
by jimyoung2001 Jan 13, 2009
- Overall Rating 3.0
- Family Friendly 1.0
- All Mtn. Terrain 4.0
- Terrain Park 5.0
- Nightlife 5.0
Les 2 Alps review

Pros: Night life
Cons: High winds and icey runs