Les Deux Alpes

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Les Deux Alpes in the French Southern Alps has around 108 km of marked pistes, and the balance is clearly tilted towards easier skiing: 20 km green, 63 km blue, 17 km red and only 8 km black. With 76% of the terrain green or blue (83 km) and 63 short easy runs starting next to a lift base, it works well for beginners and for families; eight magic carpets cover first turns. Experts get less: black, expert and freeride terrain is just 7%, and the longest vertical on a single run is 678 m.

The area runs from 1,284 m up to 3,511 m, including glacier skiing, so snow cover at altitude is reliable. There are 46 lifts, among them 13 chairlifts, 5 gondolas or cable cars and 3 funiculars — the gondolas let small children ride without chairlift loading. The longest run measures 2,769 m.

At a glance

Pistes
108 km · official 200
Lifts
46
Altitude
1284–3511 m
Vertical
2227 m
Runs
228
Longest run
2.8 km
Biggest vertical on one run
678 m
Magic carpets
8
Gondolas & cable cars
5
Bubble/heated lifts
5
Nursery runs at lift bases
63

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green19.7 km
  • Blue63.0 km
  • Red16.5 km
  • Black8.0 km
  • Unclassified1.1 km

Lifts by type

  • 13Chairlift
  • 8Magic carpet
  • 6T-bar
  • 6Button lift
  • 5Gondola
  • 3Funicular
  • 3Mixed lift
  • 2Drag lift

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste km · 2026/27
200
Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
6-day pass (adult) · 2025/26
326.50 EUR
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-05-02
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-11-28

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 76% of pistes are green/blue (83 km)
  • · 7% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 8 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 63 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

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

Experts

not really

  • · 8 km black/expert/freeride (7%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 678 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesglacierhigh altitudesnow sure

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.