Les 2 Alpes to extend season to July

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 18:44:21 GMT

Les 2 Alpes is preparing for another exceptionally long season, with the French resort confirming it will offer seven-months of lift‑served skiing again this winter, so we're not even half-way though the season there yet.

For a few years now the southerly resort has offered France's longest ski season, overtaking Tignes (which once opened 365 days a year, then for at least some of every month of the year). Most recently it gave up on its previous early autumn opening and shortened its summer ski season to just over a month.

Les 2 Alpes will stay open right through to 5 July thanks to one of Europe's most extensive glacier areas. Snow depths on the glacier are currently sitting at more than 3.5m, and skiers still have four months of turns ahead while most Alpine destinations start to wind down in March.

The full ski area will operate until 3 May, after which the upper glacier slopes, rising to 3,600m, take over for May and June. This high‑altitude terrain offers wide, cruisy pistes, dedicated race lanes and a world‑class snowpark, making it a magnet for international teams as well as recreational skiers looking for quiet slopes and reliable early‑summer snow. The glacier typically opens into early afternoon, with firm conditions for training early on and softer, spring‑snow laps later in the day.

Access remains fast and simple: the Jandri Express whisks skiers to 3,200m in under 20 minutes. Daily lift passes also become more affordable as the season progresses, dropping from Euro66 in winter to Euro56 from 11 April, then Euro52 from 4 May to 5 July, 2026.

Image credit: Pyrene Duffau

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