Alpe d'Huez

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: with caveats

Part of Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski

At a glance

Pistes
73 km
Lifts
36
Altitude
1489–3313 m
Vertical
1824 m
Runs
164
Longest run
8.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
1664 m
Night skiing
1.8 km
Cross-country
14 km
Magic carpets
5
Gondolas & cable cars
17
Bubble/heated lifts
17
Nursery runs at lift bases
27

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-23. Official figures may differ.

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green23.6 km
  • Blue16.1 km
  • Red16.3 km
  • Black16.7 km
  • Unclassified0.7 km

Lifts by type

  • 15Gondola
  • 7Button lift
  • 5Chairlift
  • 5Magic carpet
  • 2Cable car
  • 2Mixed lift

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 54% of pistes are green/blue (40 km)
  • · 23% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 5 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 27 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 5 magic carpets
  • · 17 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

with caveats

  • · 17 km black/expert/freeride (23%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 1664 m

Famous pistes

Race courses and legendary runs.

Sarenne8.0 km

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.