Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine is a ski area in Auris, Isère, France. Its 334 mapped downhill runs add up to 163 km, which ranks it #12 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 1.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 488 m long.

Slopes at Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine

About 55% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 27% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 82 lifts: 22 gondolas, 17 button lifts, 15 chairlifts, 15 magic carpets, 5 combined lifts, 4 cable cars, 2 funiculars, 1 rope tow, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,123 m up to 3,305 m, a vertical drop of 2,182 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 27.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), about 60 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 18 min by car; Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) is 65 km away. Nearby ski areas include Les Deux Alpes (108.3 km), Domaine Alpin du Col d'Ornon (7.1 km), Domaine Nordique Col d'Ornon and Domaine de Beldina, which together add 217 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.