Les Deux Alpes
Les 2 Alpes is a ski resort in the French department of Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The village sits at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and lifts run to 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix. It has the longest, normally open full on-piste vertical available in the world. It is a 71 km (44 mi) drive southeast of Grenoble. The famous Off-Piste resort La Grave is also reachable by foot from the top of the glacier.
Introduction from the English Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?4 / 5
Top of the ski area: 2,750 m · Bottom of the pistes: 1,559 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 101 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 96% · Glacier skiing
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?4 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 109 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 109 km · Lifts: 29 · Balance between piste levels: 89%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?4 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 76% · Magic carpets: 5 · Sledging runs: 1 · ESF ski school · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 3 · Famille Plus label
- AccessIs it easy to get to?2 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 4 hr 41 · Nearest railway station: 59 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 0 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 43
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?4.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 18 · Nightclubs: 3 · Restaurants: 61 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 6,463 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?2.5 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 1 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 32% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 1 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
The domain is due to open on 28 November 2026 and close on 2 May 2027. Open pistes and lifts will appear here as soon as the resort publishes its daily report.
Right now at the ALPE-D'HUEZ station (1,860 m)
Avalanche danger
7-day forecast
Village 1,650 m · top 2,750 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Average snow depth by month
Good snow from December to April: a long, reliable season.
☀️ Average daily sunshine : Nov 6.8 h · Dec 6.1 h · Jan 6.4 h · Feb 7.9 h · Mar 9.1 h · Apr 10.6 h — 27 bright days in April (Open-Meteo estimate, 2015-2025).
- November20 cmInsufficient · 31%
- December73 cmGood skiing · 86%
- January110 cmGood skiing · 99%
- February134 cmGood skiing · 100%
- March150 cmGood skiing · 100%
- April123 cmGood skiing · 100%
- May56 cmVariable · 70%
30 cm on the ground: the benchmark for groomed-piste skiing. Bar = monthly average depth; percentage = share of time above 30 cm.
- Good skiing: 30 cm on more than 8 days in 10
- Variable: 30 cm on 5 to 8 days in 10
- Insufficient: 30 cm less than one day in two
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
27 complete winters measured, from 1988-1989 to 2025-2026 — on average 101 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec30 cmInsufficient · 38 %
- 16-31 Dec40 cmVariable · 59 %
- 1-15 Jan57 cmVariable · 77 %
- 16-31 Jan71 cmGood skiing · 81 %
- 1-15 Feb78 cmGood skiing · 84 %
- 16-29 Feb92 cmGood skiing · 92 %
- 1-15 Mar90 cmGood skiing · 90 %
- 16-31 Mar70 cmGood skiing · 81 %
- 1-15 Apr55 cmVariable · 66 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2019-2020 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1992-1993 — 5 days at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →133 pistes, by level — 109 km
- Skiable vertical
- 1,191 m (1,559 m → 2,750 m)
- Lifts
- 7 gondolas, 11 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 5 magic carpets
- Snowpark
- 2 mapped zones, 4.4 km from the resort — Freestyle Land · Toura (easy)
OpenStreetMap, surveyed on 18 September 2026. OpenStreetMap does not map individual features (kickers, rails): what is counted here are the named zones. - Glacier
- Some pistes run on a glacier (OpenStreetMap; summer opening to check on the official site)
- Snowmaking
- 19% of pistes
- Without skis
- 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 40% · E 16% · S 8% · W 35% (descent direction of 103 OSM pistes, terrain model)
- Mountain restaurants
- Le Diable au Cœur (2393 m) · La Fée (2227 m) · La Belle Étoile (2181 m) · Un R de différence (2094 m)
- Season 2026-2027
- opens on 28 November 2026, closes on 2 May 2027
- Tourist office
- Maison des 2 Alpes · 4 Place des 2 Alpes, 38860 · 0476792200 · [email protected] (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Piste map (PDF)
- 2026-Plan_Hiver_Vo_BD (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Resort app
- Android (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
- Famille Plus
- The resort’s family page (declared by the resort, ANMSM)
Resort data: declared by Maison des 2 Alpes and distributed by ANMSM · read on 18 September
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
Official piste map
Open the piste map (image, 5.8 MB) ↗
Link to the resort’s own file — a piste map is a copyrighted artwork, we host no copy.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Les Deux Alpes only (“DEUX ALPES (LES)”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in Les Deux Alpes
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (13) →Official players of the resort, live image. Checked on 18 September 2026.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to Les Deux Alpes
From Paris: 7 hr 06 (641 km) by road.
By road
- From Grenoble: 1 hr 17 · 69 km
- From Chambéry: 1 hr 56 · 128 km
- From Valence: 2 hr 13 · 158 km
- From Annecy: 2 hr 25 · 175 km
- From Lyon: 2 hr 29 · 171 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Genève: 2 hr 54 · 212 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 3 hr 02 · 220 km
- From Marseille: 4 hr 17 · 295 km
- From Montpellier: 4 hr 20 · 362 km
- From Dijon: 4 hr 21 · 372 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 4 hr 21 · 339 km
- From Besançon: 4 hr 40 · 401 km
- From Nice: 5 hr 36 · 404 km · avoids Col de Restefond, closed in winter
- From Perpignan: 5 hr 42 · 510 km
- From Nancy: 6 hr 28 · 583 km
- From Toulouse: 6 hr 38 · 596 km
- From Strasbourg: 7 hr 03 · 639 km
- From Paris: 7 hr 06 · 641 km
- From Bordeaux: 8 hr 20 · 726 km
- From Pau: 8 hr 32 · 786 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Jarrie - Vizille station
halt · then 59 min drive (54 km)
Nearest main station: Grenoble, 1 hr 17 by road.
No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables (checked on 13 September 2026): ask the resort about a private shuttle or a taxi.
Shuttles and buses from the station: see the resort’s official website.
By plane
- Grenoble-Alpes-Isère (GNB): 1 hr 43 by road · 111 km
- Chambéry-Savoie (CMF): 2 hr 07 by road · 135 km
Take me there
These links open the app with Les Deux Alpes as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
7 charging stations within 2 km
20 charging points · up to 60 kW
- LES DEUX ALPES - Rue des Vikings · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 0.3 km
- LES DEUX ALPES - Place des Deux Alpes · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.4 km
- LES DEUX ALPES - Place des Deux Alpes · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 0.4 km
- LES DEUX ALPES - Mont de Lans parking village · EASYCHARGE · 2 points · 22 kW · 0.7 km
- LES DEUX ALPES - Entrée Station · EASYCHARGE · 3 points · 60 kW · 1.2 km
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Off-piste & ski touring
The resorts for off-piste skiing →Named itineraries: Thuit 4 · Pierre Grosse 5 · Rivets · Ancienne piste noire "Vallée Blanche 5" · Diable 2 · ancienne piste intermédiare "Bons"
Itineraries surveyed on OpenStreetMap within a 4 km radius (7 September 2026): “marked” means an itinerary exists on the map, not that it is open or safe on the day.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of Les Deux Alpes — up to 2,050 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mais · par les pistes | 1.2 · E1 · F | 450 m | 1,650 → 2,106 m | E | 1.3 km |
| Pied Moutet · Versant E | 4.1 · E3 · D- | 1,020 m | 1,317 → 2,339 m | E | 1.5 km |
| Tête des Rachas · Face N des Rachas et déversoir du lac du Plan | n/a · PD | 52 m | 2,696 → 2,748 m | NW | 1.5 km |
| La Grande Aiguille (2 Alpes) · Couloir NE | 5.1 · E2 · TD- | 930 m | 1,247 → 2,181 m | NE | 2.2 km |
| Col du Jandri · Clot de Chalance | n/a · PD- | 1 m | 3,150 m | NW | 3.3 km |
| Aiguille de Venosc · Couloir N | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,865 m | 864 → 2,830 m | N | 3.6 km |
| Aiguille de Venosc · Traversée SE > NE | 4.3 · E3 · D+ | 1,900 m | 930 → 2,830 m | SE · E · NE · S | 3.7 km |
| Pic du Diable · Versant N | 2.2 · E1 · PD+ | 1,449 m | 1,636 → 2,872 m | NW · N | 3.8 km |
| Cime du Pied de Barry · Couloir N de la "Tête de Chèvre" | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,710 m | 930 → 2,637 m | N | 4.3 km |
| Aiguille de Venosc · Versant W | 5.1 · E2 | 1,840 m | 990 → 2,830 m | W | 4.4 km |
| Tête de la Muraillette · Face N | 4.2 · E3 · D | 2,050 m | 965 → 3,019 m | N | 4.5 km |
| La Coche · Face NE | 5.1 · E3 · TD- | 1,220 m | 1,170 → 2,328 m | N · NE · E | 4.7 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at Les Deux Alpes
Ice rink
- Patinoire des Deux Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 0.5 km away
Swimming pool
- Piscine des 2 Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 0.5 km away
Paragliding
- Ecole de Parapente - Air Ailes Parapente · Les Deux Alpes · 0.4 km away
- Ecole de Parapente - Air 2 Alpes · Les Deux Alpes · 0.6 km away
- Ecole de Parapente - 2 Alpes Parapente · Les Deux Alpes · 0.8 km away
Museum
- Eco musée des Cours - Musée rural "Alice" · Auris · 5.7 km away
- Musée "Mémoires d'Alpinismes" · Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans · 7 km away
- Maison Départementale des Alpages de l'Isère · Besse · 8.2 km away
- GALTA la Galerie des Trésors Alpins · Le Bourg-d'Oisans · 8.8 km away
Cinema
- Cinéma des 2 Alpes - Le Slalom · Les Deux Alpes · 0.1 km away
- Cinéma Les Ecrins · Le Bourg-d'Oisans · 9.1 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
6,463 bed spaces in tourist residences, holiday villages and hostels
- 24 hotels · 1,098 rooms (3 × 4★, 13 × 3★, 3 × 2★)
- 4 holiday villages and family centres · 1,088 bed spaces
- 16 tourist residences and apartment hotels · 4,621 bed spaces
- 3 youth hostels and sports centres · 754 bed spaces
- 2 campsites · 122 pitches
Commune: Les Deux Alpes · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
Ski school
ESF Les Deux Alpes
207 instructors
🇬🇧 135 English-speaking instructors — lessons in English available
🗓️ This school sells its lessons online — book ↗
Source: esf.net
Days without skiing
- Cinema · Le Slalom
- Bowling · Bowling Le Strike
- Ice rink · Patinoire
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is Les Deux Alpes?
Les Deux Alpes sits at 1,650 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 2,750 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Les Deux Alpes have?
Les Deux Alpes has 109 km of pistes served by 29 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in Les Deux Alpes?
The longest piste is Diable 1: 4 km (black run), for 598 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in Les Deux Alpes?
The highest lift, Dome La Lauze (drag lift), tops out at 3,642 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does Les Deux Alpes have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 46 installations at Les Deux Alpes (2 aerial tramways, 3 gondolas, 15 chairlifts, 16 drag lifts, 8 magic carpets, 2 funiculars and similar), for an authorised capacity of 63,122 people per hour, of which 3,600 for Bellecombe alone. The fleet spans 1960 to 2024, an average age of 23 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to Les Deux Alpes?
By road, Les Deux Alpes is 1 hr 17 from Grenoble (69 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Jarrie - Vizille, 59 min by road from the resort. No direct bus line from the station to the resort appears in the open-data timetables. The nearest airport is Grenoble-Alpes-Isère, 1 hr 43 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to Les Deux Alpes?
7 hr 06 for 641 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
When does Les Deux Alpes open?
According to the official website, the resort opens on 28 November 2026 and closes on 2 May 2027 (2026-2027 season).
Is the snow reliable in Les Deux Alpes?
Yes: good snow through most of the winter according to ten winters of reanalysis (estimate); in season the daily report prevails.
Is Les Deux Alpes good for beginners and families?
76% of the pistes are green or blue: a very accessible area. The resort holds the Famille Plus family label.
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