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| Beginners |
***** |
| Early Intermediates |
***** |
| Late Intermediates |
**** |
| Advanced |
***** |
| Expert |
***** |
| Non-skiers |
*** |
| Apres ski |
**** |
| Snowboarding: |
**** |
| Village height: |
1860m |
| Top Lift : |
3300m |
| Marked runs: |
220kms |
| Longest run: |
16kms |
| Slopes face: |
S SW NW |
| Snowmaking: |
Good |
| Glacier: |
Yes |
| Lifts: |
86 |
| Chair lifts: |
23 |
| Drag lifts: |
48 |
| Cable car: |
6 |
| Gondola: |
9 |
| Lift Pass:
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Alpe
D'Heuz |
| Photo needed: |
No |
| Extension areas: |
- |
| Ski bus: |
No |
| Mountain restaurants: |
16 |
| Kindergarten: |
Yes |
| Creche: |
Yes |
| Travel: |
4hrs from
Turin
12 hrs from Calais |
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OUR SUMMARY
One
of France's premier resorts with superb skiing for
all abilities. Our hotel is in a quiet, safe area
and is great for schools
What
Alpe D'Huez lacks in the chocolate box stakes it
more than makes up for as a true skier's resort.
It's one of France's real big hitters and has a
deeply impressive array of virtues. The lift system,
snow-making and piste design are all top class and
it's all blissfully easy to use. Although the skiing
suits everyone, oddly enough, beginners and experts
are particularly well suited. The way to appreciate
alpine charm as well as some of the best skiing
in France is to stay in Vaujany. There's a nice
bit of local skiing and an incredible 160 capacity
cable-car, which will whoosh you up to Alpe d'Huez
in minutes. This lift is only 200m from our hotel
and there's also a gondola at 1km. Overall, it's
great for school groups.
Alpe d'Huez is well known for sunny skiing on its
large, mostly south facing bowl and plateau. The
height and the snow cannons keep the snow in good
order and there's always the glacier if conditions
are poor.
Beginners have vast nursery slopes close to the
resort centre and an array of wide, gentle greens.
Intermediates have long, sweeping blues and tricky
reds. Experts have all the challenges they can handle,
including the longest black in the world.
Our hotel is located in pretty Vaujany, a village
of incredible antiquity bearing evidence of the
Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Romans! It sits on
what was once a strategically important pass and
is now an alpine village of the picture postcard
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An attractive and
interesting village with plenty of character and
an immediate connection to one of the biggest ski
circuits in Europe!
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skating rink (free entry) •
activities hall with table-tennis, slide-shows,
cinema and other activities •
snow-shoe excursions with local specialities •
themed evenings in local restaurants •
two night clubs •
library •
multi-media room with free email and Web access
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swimming complex with large pool, paddling pool,
waterfall, sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and health
centre •
bars and restaurants
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BUDGET
COACH
Chalet Cote Belle 2star (cap51)
Brand new hotel in a safe, quiet area. Will work well for
school groups.
This new hotel (only a year old!) is in the quiet village
of Villette, 200m from the Vaujany cable car and 1km from
the gondola. It is simple but safe, well kept and purpose-built
for schools. The coaches can park right outside the front
door. The huge dining room has windows all along one wall
looking at the mountains down the valley. There is a cosy
lounge with a fireplace, a games room and a separate ski room.
The bedrooms share adequate shower and WC facilities.
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