Alpe D'Huez - Quick review

The trick is not to think about it for too long because you'll spook yourself if you do. That ledge is a very lonely place when your bottles gone. Spot where your first couple of turns are going to be and drop in. Once you get past the traversed bit at the top it opens up. In truth if you can ski the bits to get to the tunnel then you shouldn't have any problem with the bit after the tunnel.
Thing is you never quite know what you're going to find when you emerge out of the tunnel, I've skied it 6 or 7 times I guess but I don't think two of the runs have been similar in conditions. If it's busy hang back in the tunnel a bit rather than on the ledge.

We're heading there for the first time this January, thanks for the info!

It's not just another black run.

We are off there at Christmas - spurred on by the positive comments here. So looking forward to it.

My daughter and I took the Pic Blanc Gondola in order to go and run down/ fall down "Tunnel", at the top my daughter, boyfriend with her decided that it was not for them and carried on down "Sarenne" I took right turn following the signs to""tunnel" down a few bomps, round a big curve....... Suddenly found myself back on Sarenne.

I was so angry with myself for going the wrong way... :twisted:

Never got back up due to closures :evil:

Next time...

TP

It's an easy mistake to make, the entrance isn't particularly obvious.

andyhull wrote:Alpe D'Huez

Thought I'd start a quick review thread for my favorite resort ADH.

Pros
Varied terrain, outlying villages all offer something different. Big ski area.
Easy skiing close to town.
The perfect resort for mixed groups.
The red-run down into Oz is a must do run (knocks spots off Jerusalem in my opinion).
Position of resort gives tendency for intense snowfall, followed by clear skies. Frequent powder days.
Amazing black runs.
Loads of lift served off piste.

Cons
When bad weather closes the higher lifts there's limited advanced skiing. (Epic when it reopens though)

9.5/10 My favorite resort, will keep going back again and again.

Do you remember which specific red to Oz?
Think we may be headed to ADH next year (ps. wont be doing the tunnel. Found the face in VDI stretching enough and the tunnel looka way more difficult)

Yes, there are several routes down but my favourite starts on the Les Rousses run from the Top of the DMC lift (Troncon 2)
Three quarters of the way down the piste splits, right towards the L'Alpette lift, stay left onto the Bartavelles piste, which eventually joins the Alpette piste down into Oz.
Make sure you stop at the La Grange Alpette restaurant during your stay, it's a superb pizza restaurant, good value too. It's set back on the right on Les Rousses just before the Alpette mid station.
From there you can follow the Chalets blue then the La Fare black down to Vaujany.

Also make sure you ski the Sarenne, it's a fabulous run. Amazing views and feels like the middle of nowhere. A couple of tricky bits at the top (easier than the Face), but then just a lovely long run right down to the valley and a well earned hot chocolate at the restaurant on the right near the bottom.

So many brilliant runs in the area.