I have managed to get more time off for 4 days in Les Deux Alpes from 2nd March to 6th. Just wondering what anyone here thinks of the place? Or if anyone is there at the same time? I have skiied Alpe D'huez 3 times and was wondering if it compares?
Les Deux Alpes first week in March?
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Started by Gareth Fair in France 17-Feb-2010 - 7 Replies
Gareth Fair posted Feb-2010
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Chaletslovakia
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
I reckon D'heuz is better. The runs are more variable. L2A is a bit of a motorway resort.
Tony_H
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
Guy I know goes every year for Xmas, swears by the place. However, it is renowned for having a bottleneck on a piste back down into resort, and also a track record of closing higher lifts due to wind.
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Gareth Fair
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
Yeah, Alpe d'Huez is probably better but I got cheap flights to Grenoble and want to try somewhere new.
Anyone going?
Anyone going?
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Admin
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
You'd have to be very unlucky with the snow to have a bad time in LDA at that time of year.
If you're confident off the pisted runs then there's little to choose between Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez IMHO - both have huge amounts of easily accessible and relatively safe off-piste and both have their share of steeps and gullies if that's your bag. You can ski over into La Grave for a day from LDA too (do NOT do that without a guide though). If you're not comfortable with that then you'll probably enjoy the great big wide pistes that go on for miles... :D ...though the fun is usually between them...
The so-called "bottleneck" in LDA is, I presume, the long, fairly narrow Green that returns beginners and timid inters to town... but the Black alternatives (Valentin and Diablo?) are not going to be busy in early March and both are (I think!) usually groomed so not too fierce. If the snow is half decent (highly likely given current depths and recent temperatures) then there are some straightforward off-piste runs back too.
If you're confident off the pisted runs then there's little to choose between Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez IMHO - both have huge amounts of easily accessible and relatively safe off-piste and both have their share of steeps and gullies if that's your bag. You can ski over into La Grave for a day from LDA too (do NOT do that without a guide though). If you're not comfortable with that then you'll probably enjoy the great big wide pistes that go on for miles... :D ...though the fun is usually between them...
The so-called "bottleneck" in LDA is, I presume, the long, fairly narrow Green that returns beginners and timid inters to town... but the Black alternatives (Valentin and Diablo?) are not going to be busy in early March and both are (I think!) usually groomed so not too fierce. If the snow is half decent (highly likely given current depths and recent temperatures) then there are some straightforward off-piste runs back too.
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Gareth Fair
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
Cheers admin, I like the sound of all of the above. :D
When in doubt?....Flat out.
Huard
reply to 'Les Deux Alpes first week in March?' posted Feb-2010
I'm a big fan of LDA been many times. If your not skiing blacks off the mountain the easy solution to miss out the green goat track, ski to La Crete and take the egg down....easy as that!
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Enjoy!!
If you need any info let me know.
Enjoy!!
Topic last updated on 25-February-2010 at 11:34