Oisans - Oz-en-Oisans (Alpe d'Huez)

Well designed and traffic free (there is a large underground parking), Oz en Oisans is safe for children and much quieter than nearby bustling Alpe d’Huez.

The ski school, nursery slopes, main gondola lift, bars, restaurants, sport shops, supermarket, nursery and ice rink are all within a short walking distance of each other. This makes Oz en Oisans the ideal resort for a hassle-free family holiday.

Discover what Oz en Oisans has to offer at the weekly tourist office’s mulled wine welcome drink and presentation of the resort: après-ski activities include ice skating snow shoe excursions, cinema, kids’ tournaments (snowmen making, tobogganing etc…).

Easily accessed from Grenoble (50km) by the main trunk road.

Oz-en-Oisans Resort Opening Dates

Oz en Oisans opens on 13/12/08 and closes on 25/04/09

Alpe d’Huez opens on 06/12/08 and closes on 26/04/09

Follow the links below

Why Oz-en-Oisans?

·          Part of a massive snow-sure ski area

·          Ideal small and friendly resort for families and those seeking a peaceful base

·          Very convenient with all services within short walking distance

Childcare in Oz

Garderie – 0033 476 80 75 06 or haltegarderie.oz@orange.fr

From 13th December 2008 to 19th April 2009
From Sunday to Friday: 9.00 to 17.00
Children between 6 months to 6 years old.
Capacity: 25 children, including 5 children less than 15 month.

Next to one of the gondolas, in front of Chalet des Neiges residence.

Costs 08/09:

1 hour - €11

½ day - €19

6 ½ days - €105

Day - €3

6 days - €165

Childrens Ski Lessons in Oz-en-Oisans

Children can ski from 4 years old in Oz-en-Oisans with ESF.

Peak Retreats can pre-book this. See here for details.

Activities in Oz en Oisans

Climbing, skating, snowfootball, snowshoeing, trampolining, hang gliding, walking, visit to ice cave, parapenting Ecole du Parapente Français
Tel : +33 4 76 11 05 84 / +33 6 09 85 95 38

Ice rink

Opening times: all afternoons. Evening skating: twice a week.

Climbing

Recently built and offering a wide choice of routes for all levels, Oz's climbing wall is available to you freely. Come with your gear and call the Tourist Office.

Snowshoeing

Mountain instructors regularly organize day or night time outings.
• Alain Hilion : Tel +33 4 76 79 88 71 - 06 85 73 53 41 - nathalain51@free.fr

Pedestrian walks
Walkers can explore the Grandes Rousses massif. Take a gondola from Oz:

-Access the altitude of 2000m and marked pedestrian trails, altitude restaurants and nordic skiing tracks
- to visit the ice cave (2700 m)
- to admire one of the most beautiful panoramas in the Alps from the Pic Blanc summit (3330m)

Parapente
You could hang-glide in company with qualified instructors. Two-seaters hang-gliding on the Massif des Grandes Rousses.
Contact
- Ecole du Parapente Français - Tel : +33 6 22 66 27 71

Eating Out and Après-Ski in Oz en Oisans

8 restaurants and 5 more on the slopes, bars. Other restaurants and bars in the surrounding hamlets (3). More lively après ski at Alpe d’Huez.

Other amenities in Oz en Oisans

General food store, bakers, newsagents/tobacconist, cashpoint, web access with French phone cards.

All the above information is for information only. For the most up-to-date information please visit the resort tourist office website

Oz en Oisans Tourist Office          

Office de Tourisme 38114 Oz-en-Oisans Tel +33 476 80 78 01

www.oz-en-oisans.com

Open everyday during the tourist seasons.
Closed on week-ends and bank holidays off season.

Access to Oz-en-Oisans         

By Road: Distance from Calais to Oz en Oisans 566 miles (8hrs) A26 Reims, Dijon then A6 Maçon, Lyon then A432/A48 Grenoble, then take the D5/N91 in the direction of Les Deux Alpes then turn onto the D44 following signs for Oz.

By Rail: Nearest station Grenoble (55k) +33 892 35 35 39. Direct link from Grenoble bus station to resort Saturdays only. Daily coach service from Grenoble bus station to Rochetaillée, then free shuttle bus to resort.

Airports:

Grenoble Saint-Georis is 95km from Oz en Oisans (1 hour)

Regular bus service from Grenoble Saint-Georgis and Grenoble bus station – Autocaars Monnet +33 476 93 40 00

www.grenoble-airport.com

Chambery is 116km from Oz (1 ½ hours)

www.chambery-airport.com

Lyon Saint Exupéry is 145km from Oz en Oisans (2 hours)

Regular bus Lyon airport to Grenoble bus station.

Satobus +33 472 68 72 17. www.satobus-alps.com

www.lyonairport.com

Geneva Airport is 195km from Oz en Oisans (2 ¼ hours)

www.gva.ch/en

Turin Airport is 198km from Oz (2 ½ hours)

www.aeroportoditorino.it

DIRECT LINK GRENOBLE to VALLÉE DE L’EAU D’OLLE  to OZ STATION
Ligne 3080

Each Saturday only from 20th December 2008 to 19th April 2009

• Single ticket : 5.20 Euros

(Indicative prices open to change from the coach service)
Booking service and information: www.transisere.fr

Access Plan

Oz-en-Oisans

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Resort Map

Oz-en-Oisans

The Grandes Rousses has many-sided slopes facing in all directions, so skiers can always find the best snow and conditions by simply following the sun and, with 300 days of sunshine a year, this should be easy!

The skiing is spectacular with fantastic views all round from glaciers and forests to villages nestling in the valleys below. You can ski back home on a choice of gentle blue or red slopes.

Home to the longest black slope in the world – SARENNE – which is 16km (10 miles).

Oz-en-Oisans Lift Pass

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

PR-BOOK* your 6 Day Grandes Rousses Lift-Pass

*Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

Special Family Offer:  6 day Visalp Grandes Rousses: £144/adult (+13yrs), £103/child (5-12yrs). The offer applies to a minimum of 4 people (2 adults + at least 2 children under 20yrs) when proof of direct family affiliation & co-residence can be provided. €2/pass for hands-free card included in above.

Photos only required for 9+ days

The Grandes Rousses lift pass will also allow you to ski on the other Grande Galaxie domains (Les 2 Alpes, Serre Chevalier, Puy Saint Vincent, Italian Milky Way)

**With the 6 day lift pass we can include the VISALP option (£11-13 extra) which gives you entry to the swimming pool and sport centre in Vaujany and swimming pool (use of sauna and steam room before 4pm), ice rink, night skiing, concerts, golf practice and much more… in Alpe d’Huez.

Please note that there is also a cheaper lift pass covering Vaujany ski area only although we cannot pre-book this. Beginners are advised to buy this pass in resort

Oz-en-Oisans Ski School

PRE-BOOK* your 6 Half-Days Group Ski/Board Lessons

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

¹ 2hrs 30 per day – SKI Times: 13/12-07/02: 9.20-11.50 + 14.05-16.35; from 07/02: 9.20-11.50 + 14.30-17.00

² 2hrs 30 per day - Afternoons only – 13/12-07/02: 14.05-16.35 from 07/02: 14.30-17.00 - (+8yrs)

DATES AND TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGES

Individual Tuitions (08/09 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school

Please note that prices are only an indication and are subject to change

Ecole du Ski Francais Oz-en-Oisans  +33 476 80 74 93

* Private lessons of 1h30 are not possible during school holidays.

Mountain restaurants

5

Cross-country

50 km of Cross Country pistes at Bourg d’Oisans and 50km at Alpe d’Huez also Cross Country Skiing available in nearby villages.

Nordic skiing can be practiced at the altitude of 2000 m and the tracks can be accessed by gondolalifts between December and April.
- Lakes Circuit 20 Km
- Poutran Loop 10 Km

Miles of nordic tracks are also available in the Oisans plain, starting from Allemont. A free shuttle links OZ Resort to Allemont in about 15 minutes.