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Les Deux Alpes - Resort information

Les Deux Alpes
Resort elevation:
1600m
Top elevation:
3600m
Base elevation:
1300m
Beyond the slopes: 

Les Deux Alpes is a nice place to explore, and there’s a huge range of activities beyond skiing and boarding. There's an outdoor pool and ice rink (free on the lift pass), and a couple of sports centres with pools, squash and so on. There are also two bowling alleys, a climbing wall, paragliding, helicopter flights, snowshoeing, sleigh rides and an abundance of picturesque mountain walks.

On the mountains, you can take a snowcat tour or visit a spectacular cave of ice carvings created 3,200m (10,500ft) up on the glacier. The new sport of speed riding, which involves descending the slopes with a small parasail on your back in order to get some really big air, is also available here.

Beyond the resort, take the gondola down to the pretty village of Venosc. Helicopter flights are also available to Alpe d'Huez.

Family fun: 

Children will have fun here and what’s more Les Deux Alpes has been awarded the ‘Famille Plus’ certification by the French government for the range and quality of it's facilities for families. Unique fun activities here include the 'ice glider' (dodgem cars on ice) at the ice rink and the 'robocoaster' (an avalanche simulator). There are also regular firework displays, sledging and a visit to the local donkey farm.

There are several ski schools in Les Deux Alpes. The British-run European Ski School, 102 avenue de la Muzelle (tel: 0]4 7679 7455; www.europeanskischool.co.uk), offers lessons only in English, and is excellent for children (from age four). The Bonhomme de Neige centre, rue des Sagnes (tel: 04 7679 0262), offers non-ski childcare from six months to 12 years.
 

Retail therapy: 

There are plenty of shops in Les Deux Alpes, including a number of clothes stores with racks of knock-down fleeces, as well as trendier spots such as Quiksilver Boardriders Club, place des 2 Alpes. La Marjolaine chocolate shop, 114 avenue de la Muzelle, is exquisite, or head to Le Montagnard Gourmand and Le Vieux Chalet, place des Arcades, for local meats, cheese, wines and drinks, such as the local liqueur génépi.

Splashing out: 

Take a helicopter ride to Alpe d'Huez, for a day's skiing, to explore or simply for the wonderful views. Or hire a guide and book the helicopter for your own private heli-ski trip. These experiences are available through SAF Helicoptères (www.saf-helicopters.com).

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