The Skiers' Guide to Alpe d'Huez: Expert Analysis & Reviews

Great family resort if you want something for everyone. Our family were looking for great off-piste, challenging skiing, apres ski, terrain parks, cruisy blues and reds, ski in ski out, easy to access by car, big ski area, modern lifts, some shopping and off-slope activity (e.g. swimming and ice skating), good value for money, high altitude / snowsure. Alpe D'Huez delivered on all of these and kept everyone in the family happy. We went in half term. It was busy but we soon found our way around and generally managed to avoid the big queues. Great holiday, booked again for next year!

I just spent 11 days in Alpe D'Huez by myself. The first week I was in the MMV Les Bergers which is right beside the Marmotte lift and the rest of the time I was at La Castallan Hotel near the Grand Sure lift. The resort had a wide range of terrain for all levels. The black runs are mostly at the top from Pic Blanc or Marmotte 3 lift and the greens are by the village. There are some runs that do have flat bits which can be difficult for boarders but if you are a decent boarder you will be fine to get across them. My favourite run was Sarenne, which is a black run from Pic Blanc 3300m and I got fresh tracks on it with the pisteurs. You can buy a ticket for 26 on top of your ski pass. Overall a great resort!

Nice town with good choice of shops and restaurants. Some great restaurants on the mountain. I liked being able to ski to the quieter smaller resorts.