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The
bustlingresort of Les Deux Alpes
has a varied après ski scene which caters for
all ages with various inviting bars and
clubs.
The resort has great
views from the glacier to the rugged Ecrins mountains
and over to the Briancon valley.
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.
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).
Les 2 Alpes Resort Opening Dates
Les 2 Alpes opens on 27th November 2010 and closes on
30th April 2011
Partial opening 23/10/10 - 01/11/10 for event.
Follow
the links below
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.

Les 2 Alpes has acquired the Famille Plus label for
its childcare facilities. It also has the Top of the
French Alps award. Please view here for
more information on the Famille Plus & Top of the
French Alps label.
New for
2009!!
Le Bonhomme de
Neige
-
Creche, day nursery and leisure centre all under one
roof! Located close to the snow garden, this new
centre caters for children from 6 months to 6
years.
Creche at Les Deux
Alpes
– from 6 months
– 2 years
Qualified nurses look
after children. Hot meals available at
lunchtimes.
2 half-days of
adaption are required. Health books are required.
Previous day booking. Open from 08.30-17.30.
Rates
(approx):
Mornings,
08.30-12.30 : €20 with meals and €17
without.
Afternoons,
13.30-17.30 : €8, afternoon tea
included.
Full days,
08.30-17.30 : €31.50 meals included.
Contact : 0033
476 79 02 62
Day Nursery at Les
Deux Alps
–from 2 years –
6 years
Everyday from
08.30-17.00.
Takes children for
½ or full days with or without nap. Health
book required. Registration will be made on
site or by phone, daily from 8:30 to 11:00, later
than the day-ahead, the extent of available places.
Rates
(approx):
Day from 8:30 to 17:00 (possible from 3
years)
1 day = € 31.50
2 days = € 63.00
3 days = € 90.50
4 days = 118.00 €
5 days = € 144.00
6 days = € 168.00
Half day + lunch + nap from 8h30 to
14h00
1 day = € 22.00
2 days = € 44.00
3 days = € 65.00
4 days = € 85.00
5 days = € 103.00
6 days = € 121.00
½ day + dinner 8:30 to 12:30
1 day = € 20.00
2 days = € 40.00
3 days = € 60.00
4 days = € 78.00
5 days = € 94.50
6 days = € 110.00
Morning 8:30 to 11:30 or afternoon 14h00-17h00
without nap (possible from 3 ½
years)
1 day = € 16.00
2 days = € 31.50
3 days = € 47.00
4 days = € 60.00
5 days = € 72.00
6 days = € 84.00
Home after ski school from 12:30 to 17:00
(possible from 3 years)
1 day = € 22.00
2 days = € 44.00
3 days = € 65.00
4 days = € 85.00
5 days = € 103.00
6 days = € 121.00
* A child will never be allowed in full day on the
first day. An adaptation of at least half a day is
required (with or without meals).
MEALS
* For hygienic reasons, no meal can be brought from
outside.
Contact : 0033 476 79 06 77
Leisure Centre at
Les Deux Alpes
–from 6 years
– 12 years.
During the holidays, all areas combined open every
day except Saturday, from 8:30 to 17:30.
Excluding holidays, open Wednesdays and Sundays from
8:30 to 17:30.
Animation proposed: Crafts, snowshoeing, board games,
painting, games, swimming.
Each week, a specific program is available from
information points Les 2 Alpes.
For more information and to pre-register, you can
contact FRANCINE and EMILIA 04 76 79 85 40.
Rates (Approx):
½ day = 10 €
½ day with lunch = 13 €
day without meal = 19 €
day with lunch = 22 €
Package 5 days = 90 €
Children’s Ski Lessons in Les Deux Alpes
Children can ski from 3 years old in Les Deux Alpes
with ESF or from 4 years old with European Ski
School.
Peak Retreats can pre-book this. See here for
details on 2 Alpes ESF and ESS Ski Schools.
Children’s Activities in Les Deux Alpes
Quad
Tel:@ 0033 681 31 64 01
Quad2alpes@wanadoo.fr
Kid’s circuit – centre of resort opposite
Hotel Cote
Brune and the Coolidge ski lift, kids can try out
quad biking on a safe circuit (helmets provided).
From 4 years. Open 10.00-12.30 and 14.00-18.00
(weather dependant) in Les 2 Alps.
Espace Luge (Sledging)
Tel: 0033 621 65 64 31
Open all afternoon - €5
Alpette Sledge Run
For children only. Protected, access free.
NEW FOR WINTER 2009/2010 – BOOKABLE VIA PEAK
RETREATS
Helicopter
ski outing to Alpe d’Huez
Alpe d’Huez (Grandes Rousses – Vaujany/Oz
ski area) is another popular large high altitude ski
area. Although it’s only around 5km from Les 2
Alpes the drive actually takes about an hour due to
the windy valley roads going up and down the
mountains. Skiers can treat themselves to a
helicopter transfer between the two resorts and enjoy
a day of skiing on another world-class ski area.
Departs 09.00 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
– leaves back from Alpe d’Huez at 16.00.
One full day access to Alpe d’Huez ski area is
already included in the 6 day Les Deux Alpes pass
pre-booked with Peak Retreats.
Cost
is £69 return per
person – to be booked in advance
via PR (can be weather dependant).
This is NOT heli-skiing; the drop off point is at
Altiport in Alpe d’Huez – which is just
off the main slopes).
Activities in Les Deux Alpes (not
pre-bookable via PR)
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…
The Glaciers 3200m-3600m
Apart from a mountain restaurant, admire the view of
Mont Blanc, La Meije, La Barre des Ecrins, La
Muzelle…see the Grotte de Glace (ice cave)
with its ice sculptures, take a trip around the Dome
de la Lauze (3600m) on a white cruise (Croisiere
Blanche) I,e a tracked minibus.
To book: 0033 476 79 75 03.
Sled rides in Le Deux Alpes
0033 685 25 88 90
1hr 15 sled ride with a tea at the La Moliere Farm.
Everyday, booking necessary. Adults €25,
children €20.
Acqua Centre des 2 Alpes
94 avenue de la Muzelle
Open from 15.00-20.00, 7 days a week.
AQUAFUN Pass:
Swimming pool + sauna + Jacuzzi + hammam -
€15-18
Massage 1hr from €55
Other treatments available.
Swimming pool/Jacuzzi/Sauna/Skating rink
complex
Immeuble la Croisette. Rue des sagnes
Pool: 25mx12m. Open air, heated. Open from
14.30-19.00.
Jacuzzi: open from 14.30-19.00.
Sauna: open from 17.00-19.00.
Artificial skating rink: open air.
Ice glider: bumpers cars on ice
Bowling 1800
Les 2 Alpes 1800 (under Hotel
Mercure)
6 lanes, special childrens lanes. Open everyday from
17.00 to 2 in the morning. €6 per game before
8pm and €7 after.
Le Strike Bowling Alley
Place de Venosc (near to Le
Cortina)
Open everyday from 17.00 to 2 in the morning. Before
8pm €5 per game/pers. Includes shoe hire.
Le Slalom Cinema
Rue des Vikings
2 cinemas, 2 screenings at 6pm or 9pm.
La Ferme de la Moliere at Le 2 Alpes
Open from 10am-6pm. Visit the farm with its sheep,
goats, rabbits, hens..sale of regional produce,
cheese and honey.. Free admission.
+ stacks of other activities.
Eating Out and
Après-Ski in Les Deux Alpes
62 restaurants.
Les Deux Alpes nightlife – over 30 bars & 2
nightclubs in Les Deux Alps.
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. Les Deux Alpes 1800 has a further
selection of bars, restaurants and shops.
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.
3 public laundrettes:
- La Buanderie (self-service) – 11 Rue des
Sagnes
- La Diablotin (not self-service, linen is washed,
dried and folded for you) – Rue des Vikings
- Mister Clean (self-service, washing powder and
money machines available) 37 Avenue de la Muzelle.
Wifi available in tourist office and many bars have
the facilities to check your email.
All the above information is for information only.
For the most up-to-date information please visit the
resort tourist office website
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
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 at
no. 8 (Briancon, Vizelle, Stations de
l’Oisans), then take the RN91 towards Briancon
via Le Bourg d’Oisans. As you come out of the
tunnel at the Le Chambon dam, turn right onto the
D213.
By Rail: Grenoble station 70km – Shuttle
bus to Les Deux Alps
+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 118km from Les Deux Alpes (1
¼ hours)
www.grenoble.aeroport.fr - Shuttle bus Monnet +33
476 93 40 00
Chambery Airport is 140km from Les Deux Alpes (1
¾ hours)
www.chambery-airport.com
Lyon Saint-Exupery is 160km from Les Deux Alpes (2
hours)
www.lyon.aeroport.fr - Shuttle bus Satobus
Turin Airport is 182km from Les 2 Alpes (2 ½
hours)
www.aeroportoditorino.it
Geneva Airport is 219km from Les 2 Alpes (2 ½
hours)
www.gva.ch/en
Getting around Les 2 Alpes
A Free shuttle bus service runs in winter from
8am-8pm in Les 2 Alpes.
Routes:
- Place des 2 Alpes (centre of resort) – Point
Info Mont de Lans – Les 2 Alpes 1800m.
- Place des 2 Alpes (centre of resort) –
Residence du Soleil – La Diable gondola lift.
Visit the tourist office on arrival for a timetable.
This is only for guidance.
Airport Transfers to Les 2 Alpes
Pre-book your private taxi transfer with Peak
Retreats from £71 per person.
Les Deux Alpes from Lyon, Grenoble, Chambey and
Geneva.
For
Les Deux Alpes transfer prices view here
We can also arrange car hire
from Lyon or St-Etienne airport to Les Deux
Alps.
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