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Oisans - Les Deux Alpes

The resort

Set high up in the picturesque Dauphine region of the Southern Alps, Les Deux Alpes is surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery and the whole resort lies alongside the main slopes on both sides so you are never far from a lift. The impressive selection of bars, restaurants and shops is also spread over the mile long narrow stretch. ...more


The bustlingresort of Les Deux Alpes has a varied après ski scene which caters for all ages with various inviting bars and clubs. In addition to a heated outdoor swimming pool, outdoor ice rink and sports centre, Les Deux Alpes offers a tanking centre with flotarium, sauna and Turkish baths to help relax any aching limbs at the end of a hard day’s activity, what else could possibly make Les Deux Alpes skiing holidays better.

The free shuttle bus service in Les Deux Alpes saves on some long walks from one end of the resort to the other. Well-worth a visit is the charming little village of Venosc with direct gondola link (8 minutes) to Les Deux Alpes.

Les Deux Alpes is a mere one-hour drive from Grenoble (75km).

 

Why Les Deux Alpes?

·          High altitude skiing and excellent snow record. One of the largest glaciers in the Alps and Europe’s largest summer skiing area.

·          Above average sunshine conditions.

·          Excellent for all standards of skiing with massive off-piste potential.

·          Very good après ski with plenty of bars, restaurants and discos.

 

Children

 

Crèche Les Deux Alpes Tel: +33 4 76 79 02 62

Nursery nurses and qualified staff welcome your children from 6 months to 23 months in a comfortable and recently equipped environment (beds, cots). There is a possibility of a hot lunch. Medical or vaccination records are necessary.  The number of places is limited, from 8.30am to 5.30pm.
Places must be reserved a day in advance before 5.30pm.
At the beginning of your stay, an adaptation period of 2 half days will be necessary in order to help your child settle. If there are still difficulties at the end of these 2 days, the care of the child will be decided by the team with the parent's agreement.Open 8.30am-5.30pm.

 

Full day plus meal c €30

½ day without meal c €16

½ day with meal c €19 

½ day with snack c €17

(Guide prices for 2007/2008)

 

Bonhamme de Neige Day Nursery Tel: +33 4 76 79 06 77

For children from 2 to 6 years.  Sports, play and cultural activities to suit the age of the child.  Open Monday – Sunday 8.30am-5.15pm

 

½ day with meal c €20

Full day with meal c €30

6 days with meals c €145 (Guide prices)


During the season, every day, at the centre or by phone from 8.30am to 11.30am and from 2pm to 5pm.


Open: From 27th October to 5th November 2007and from 1st December 2007 to 26th April 2008

Off season there is a telephone receptionist from 9am to 11am, Monday, Tuesday, (if no reply, please leave your details on the answer phone.)

Enrolment- at the centre every day from 8.30am to 11am and from 2.30pm to 5pm: Medical certificate must be shown, stating that the child's health presents no problem to his/ her integration in the nursery and that the child's vaccinations are up to date.
Proof of the parents or guardians identity is required.

Children do not do a full day on their first day.
The rest of the child's stay will depend on his/ her adaptation to the centre.
Children must arrive before 10am and leave before 2.30pm.

Activities:
Art and craft, cooking, model making, reading, music ...
The children go outside in the morning and afternoon to play in the snow (sledging, snowshoes, igloo) and discover the mountain setting.
A programme of activities for the older children is drawn up each week respecting the weather forecast.

 

Activities in Les Deux Alpes

Snowshoeing, ice climbing (on ice waterfalls), paragliding, climbing, quad, ice-skating, ice grotto, the ‘white cruise’ (discover the glacier on a tracked minibus), snow scooters, ice-driving…   

 

Eating Out and Après-Ski in Les Deux Alpes

Over 40 bars and 3 nightclubs – ‘Avalanche’ open 10.00pm to 5.00am, ‘l’Opera’ open 10.00pm to 4.30am, and ‘le Wasa’ open 10.30pm to 5.00am. Entry fees may vary from € 5 to € 12, depending on days and season. 

There are also quieter places too, plenty of choice of restaurants from budget Italian to 4 star classic French, a cinema… Les Deux Alpes is a very lively resort.

 

Other amenities in Les Deux Alpes

Open air heated swimming-pool (with 3 baths, incl a paddling pool), Olympic sized ice-rink, two sports centres with indoor pool, squash court, gym…), bowling, cinema, donkey farm with Ski-joering (let yourself be pulled along on skis by a donkey or mule) library.

Cash points, doctors, pharmacies, physiotherapists, several shops, bakeries… All the facilities and services that you would find in a large ski resort.

 

Les Deux Alpes Tourist Office

Open: Mon to Sun 8.00am to 7.00pm. (High Season)

Mon to Fri 8.00am to noon / 2.00pm to 6.00pm (Low Season)

English spoken

Tel +33 476 79 22 00

www.les2alpes.com

 

Access                        

By Road: Driving distance from Calais to Les Deux Alpes 587 miles (approx 8hrs25)

From Calais, take A26 Motorway towards Reims and Troyes, then Dijon, Lyon, A480 Motorway to Grenoble, exit no8 (Stations de l’Oisans), then N91 road to Briancon via Bourg d’Oisans. At the Chambon dam, take D213. It takes approximately 1 hour from the motorway exit to Les Deux Alpes.

 

By Rail: Grenoble station 85km – Shuttle bus +33 476 80 51 22 www.vfd.fr

Click here to check schedules for this service

We can also arrange car hire from Grenoble station

 

Airports: Grenoble Airport is 120km from Les Deux Alpes - www.grenoble.aeroport.fr - Shuttle bus Monnet +33 476 93 40 00

Lyon Saint-Exupery is 160km from Les Deux Alpes www.lyon.aeroport.fr  - Shuttle bus Satobus

 

Airport Transfers

Pre-book your private taxi transfer with Peak Retreats

Les Deux Alpes from Lyon, Grenoble, Chambey and Geneva

 

For prices click here

 

We can also arrange car hire from Lyon or St-Etienne airport

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access Plan

Les Deux Alpes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Deux Alpes Access Map, France

 

 

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Resort Map

Les Deux Alpes

 

 

 

Les Deux Alpes Resort Map, France

 

 

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To download a detailed map of Les 2 Alpes showing the various residences, ski lifts and ski bus stops click here

Skiing

As one of the very few internationally renowned resorts in our programme, Les 2 Alpes was chosen for its high altitude ski area - one of the highest in the world. It boasts an excellent snow record, well above average sunshine conditions and an amazing 220 km of snowsure ski slopes. ...more


The ski area is well suited to all standards of skiers/boarders. Beginners will enjoy the magnificent views from the top of the glacier with wide easy runs or the nursery slopes beside the village; Intermediates are well catered for with a good array of blues and reds. The extensive off-piste terrain is huge (5 different domains) and challenging. There is a good selection of serious routes with vertical drops; for the more adventurous, an outing to the slopes of La Grave is a must (guide necessary).

The resort also ranks amongst France’s best for snowboarding. At mid-mountain, there are two boarder-cross courses and a big terrain-park including half-pipe and higher up there are several innovative terrain features such as ledges, gullies, canyons, all of competition standard.

A new fast 6-seater has replaced older chairlift below Tete Moute. The Pied Moutet ski area has been vastly improved with a fast new 4-seater chairlift.

 

Lift passes

Save Time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking lift passes. See below for prices.

 

Pre-book your 6 day Deux Alpes lift-pass with Peak Retreats

 

Les Deux Alpes lift pass prices 2007-2008

Adult

£121

Child (under 13)

£96

Senior (over 60)

£96

 

Children under five and seniors over 75 receive a FREE lift pass

Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

*Compulsory ID photo

 

 

 

The Super Ski lift-pass will also allow you to ski on the other Grande Galaxie domains (L’Alpe d’Huez, Serre Chevailer, Puy-Saint Vincent, Italian Milky Way).  Also included is free entrance to the Ice Rink and swimming pool

 

Ski Schools        

Call us to pre-book your group ski lessons

 

The European Ski School is an independent ski school. Its name has become synonymous with a quality product. With a carefully selected team of national ski instructors from Italy, France, Britain and Austria, their aim is to provide a fun and effective way to improve your skiing.  All the non-British instructors speak great English, and the team is comprised of experts passionate about skiing.  All groups will benefit from video analysis (weather permitting).  All clients will receive progress reports and all children will receive a certificate and a medal.

 

Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will be charged.

 

European Ski School prices 2007/2008

 (lift pass not included)

 

Adults

Children

6-12yrs

4-5yrs2

6 half-days1 Beginners

£111

£111

£111

5 half-days3

£102

£102

 

5 half-days NBS4

£127

n/a

6 half-days Snowboard5

£127

£127  (Beginners over 10 only)

3 half-days Snowboard6

£70

£70    (over 10 only)

1 2hrs45min, Mornings - Sun start 11.00-13.45, Mon - Fri 10.00-12.45

2 Children 4-5yrs: Sun - Fri Mornings 10.00-12.30

3 Level 1+: 2hrs45min - Sun start 11.00-13.45, Mon - Fri 10.00-12.45, with Weds off

4 Natural Born Skiers Course incl 2 hours per day, a maximum of 4 per group, video analysis, progress log, off piste etc Level 4+

5 2hrs, Afternoons Sun - Fri, Beginners Only

6 2hrs, Afternoons Sun - Tues, all levels - max. 4 in group/queue priority.  

                                                                   

TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED

During high seasons, lessons times may be moved forward 1 hour too ensure maximum skiing time, avoiding to much queuing.

 

Mountain restaurants: 

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There are mountain restaurants at all the major lift junctions.

 

Cross-country

Les Deux Alpes: 2 marked tracks through the woods

Linked to Les Deux Alpes by cable car, the Valley of Veneon (Venosc) is an untouched natural area with 3 marked tracks from 3km to 24km.

 

 

 

Les Deux Alpes, Oisans

Resort Height 1650m-3600m

(5,410-11,810ft)

Ski Area

 

Les Deux Alpes

Km

 200

Lifts

 51

No. of slopes 104

 

 14

 

 18

 

 45

 

 27

Beginners

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Intermediates

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Experts

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Boarders

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Boardercross area with 12 banked bends and jumps, jump modules, a carving area, half pipe…

 

Snow cannons

55

Driving distance from Calais to Les Deux Alpes 587 miles or 8hrs25

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