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Summer 2012

Welcome to Alpe dHuez

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Huez village : 1450 m - Alpe d’Huez station : 1860 m - Pic Blanc : 3330 m
Location : Massif des Grandes Rousses - Oisans - Isère
Exposure   : Southern
Characteristics : Health and touristic resort, referenced as "Grand Domaine"
Activités : Winter and summer multiactivity resort
Population : 1700 permanent residents - 32,500 beds.

Since 1936, Alpe d’Huez has expanded at an altitude of 1860m on the southern flank of the Grandes Rousses Massif. Also called “The Island in the Sunshine”, this resort enjoys long periods of sunshine (an average of 300 sunny days per year) and a particularly active microclimate.
Only 1 hour away from Grenoble and less than 5 hours from Paris, Alpe d’Huez is a great playground with varied activities to enjoy with your family and friends.


ALPE D’HUEZ, THE LIFESTYLE RESORT !
This special naming of "Lifestyle Resort" is justified by the resort's natural features and richness.
The resort has been awarded the regional Reception Trophy in 2003, and the Quality Charter for an ever growing number of rental accommodations, the large number of skiing and non-skiing activities,the
Vue station performance of the ski lifts, 4 itineraries with 2000 meters vertical drop... and runs such as the Sarenne, the longest run in the world with a length of 16 kilometres that guarantees a long-time skiing pleasure...


Rich with numerous sporting activities – hiking, aerial,  mountain and road biking, horesback riding, ….  Culture and relaxation,  Alpe d'Huez offers activities to last the entire Summer !

 

Unique Features

21 famous hairpin turns of the Tour de France ( 21 turns)

A mountain range of 10 000 hectares : "Les Grandes Rousses"

A network of 9 lifts serving 220 km of mountain bike trails (MTB area)

The Sports and Convention Center  (Sports Centre)

An airport – heliport (Henri Giraud)

An automobile race track (l’Eclose)

An international equestrian training center  (Poutran) (equestrian center)

An indoor and outdoor heated swimming pool   

An olympic size, exterior, ice skating rink

A 9 hole golf course

A footbal terrain with synthetic turfgrass (football terrain)

A museum (Musée d’Huez et de l’Oisans) ( cultural activities)

An archeological site ( cultural activities)

A municipal library ( cultural activity) 

 
 

  

 



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