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A classic steep colour, for expert skiers only and with tricky route-finding
The Best Freeride Routes in Alpe d'Huez
Detailed freeride guides to kickoff your adventures in the French Alps.
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Description
Snow, sun, adventure: this popular ski resort in the French Alps has it all. Known for having the most days of sunshine on the slopes in a year, Alpe d’Huez is nicknamed ‘l'isle de Soleil’ or The Island of the Sun. Sitting at a mighty 1869m above sea level, and encompassing the Sarenne glacier at the high point of Pic Blanc, there’s reliable snow coverage and the season is long, spanning from early December to late April.
Being the 5th largest ski area in France, not only is there an impressive amount of slopes to suit every level, but there’s also a wide and ever growing variety of freeride routes.
Sources:
https://www.alpedhueznet.com/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/resort-guides/france/alpe-dhuez/
Adventures
A lovely off-piste run in a quiet corner of the ski area
A great companion route to La Fare Canyon, sharing the same approach
A slightly easier entry to the Perrins bowl, via a lovely short couloir, but still through serious terrain
A fantastic off piste adventure, in serious terrain
A fine but tricky route in serious terrain
One of the hardest off-pistes in Alpe d'Huez
A great off-piste adventure, but in serious terrain
An easy access and gentle off-piste route.
A beautiful, sunny route away from the crowds, but be aware of the avalanche risk.
A very nice off-piste with a 15 min walk up a steep section.
One of the steepest and most exciting pistes you will find anywhere in the World!