Les Deux Alpes Ski

Set up high in the picturesque Dauphine region of the southern French alps, Les Deux Alpes is lively, colourful and a great place to get hooked on skiing.  Not only, one of the oldest French ski resorts, Les Deux Alpes is also one of the most affordable for both skiing and apres-ski, for which it has an enviable reputation.

With a vast area of over 200kms of pistes, an impressive snow record and an above average amount of sunshine, this area caters for all levels of skier and snowboarder.  Beginners will find plenty of variety, with spacious nursery slopes at village level and a fine array of easy runs on the glacier.  Intermediates enjoy the versatility of the resort with both sunny skiing and long runs in the trees down to picturesque villages such as Bons.  There are considerable attractions for experts too with both the quantity and quality of off-piste served by the extensive lift network.  Snowboarders and freestylers have their own snowpark with La Toura restaurant and its sunny terrace.

Les Deux Alpes is a lively village with a large variety of bars and restaurants to suit all pockets and tastes such as the Tribeca Bar and Restaurant or the Windsor Pub.

In addition to skiing and snowboarding, there are a number of other outdoor activities to try your hand at such as parapenting, ice climbing, walking and snow-shoeing.

The Les Deux Alpes ice caves are a magical grotto of glistening sculptures. The ice caves were dug out many years ago by two local guides  and they have now become a permanent feature; each winter expert ice sculptors arrive to create a new exhibition based on a different theme every year. Located at 3400m the caves are accessible via a ski lift and a funicular and well worth a visit.