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Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine

The Island in the Sun — home of the longest black run in the Alps.

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279

Marked runs

223 named

164.6 km

Total slopes

Lifts

2175 m

Vertical drop

3304 m

Top elevation

1129 m

Base elevation

Green 37 kmBlue 46.5 kmRed 44 kmBlack 35.5 kmFreeride 0.2 km

The story of Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez sits on a broad, south-facing shelf high above the Romanche valley, soaking up so much light that the French call it L'Île au Soleil — the Island in the Sun. In summer its 21 hairpin bends are cycling's most famous climb, a Tour de France amphitheatre; in winter the same sun pours onto one of France's biggest linked ski areas, rising from village orchards to the 3,330 m summit of Pic Blanc.

From that summit launches the run that made the resort's name: La Sarenne, around 16 km of black-rated descent through a wild, road-less gorge — usually cited as the longest black run in the world. But the area's real strength is its breadth: enormous sunny beginner plateaus right above town, endless mid-mountain cruising, and a serious dark side too, with the steep Tunnel run and big off-piste faces that stay cold on the shaded aspects.

It's a resort where a family, a first-timer and a vertical-obsessed expert can share a lift up and each have their best day of the season.

Great for familiesGreat for sun seekersGreat for long-run loversGreat for mixed-ability groups

Signature runs

La Sarenne

Around 16 km from Pic Blanc through a remote gorge — the longest black run in the Alps, more scenic marathon than fright-fest after the steep top pitch.

Le Tunnel

Through a rock tunnel under the Pic Blanc ridge and out onto a genuinely steep, often bumped-out wall — the local test piece.

Signal de l'Homme sector

Quieter reds and blues facing the main resort, with the best views back across the whole sun-drenched bowl.

Local tips

◆Ski La Sarenne first thing after a grooming pass, or make it a long-lunch expedition with a stop at the gorge-bottom hamlet.
◆South-facing means spring conditions arrive by afternoon even in February — chase aspects like a local.
◆The DMC gondola queue melts if you start from the Marmottes side.
◆Villages like Vaujany and Oz, linked into the area, offer the same skiing with half the crowds and prices.

Did you know?

Pic Blanc's summit platform serves up a view claimed to cover one-fifth of France on a clear day.

The resort's 21 hairpins are cycling's most mythical climb, first won in the Tour de France by Fausto Coppi in 1952.

Alpe d'Huez hosted events during the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics — its bobsleigh run has since vanished.

Mountain records

Longest run

Sarenne

8.1 km · 1654 m vertical · Black (advanced)

Steepest sustained pitch

Tunnel

max 98.9% gradient · 408 m · Black (advanced)

The 10 best runs at Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

182
La Fare
2.6 km · 725 m drop · avg 28.2% · Outstanding
Black
277
Sarenne
8.1 km · 1654 m drop · avg 20.4% · Outstanding
Black
376
Bartavelles
3.0 km · 723 m drop · avg 23.7% · Outstanding
Red
473
Chamois
2.3 km · 500 m drop · avg 21.3% · Outstanding
Red
572
La Balme
1.8 km · 523 m drop · avg 28.3% · Outstanding
Black
671
Couloir
2.2 km · 510 m drop · avg 22.9% · Outstanding
Blue
766
Combe Charbonnière
3.1 km · 764 m drop · avg 24.6% · Excellent
Black
866
Rousses
2.7 km · 465 m drop · avg 16.9% · Excellent
Red
965
La Forêt
1.2 km · 422 m drop · avg 34.4% · Excellent
Black
1064
Campanules
1.6 km · 323 m drop · avg 20.5% · Excellent
Red

All 223 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
La Fare	Black	2.6 km	725 m	28.2%	82
Sarenne	Black	8.1 km	1654 m	20.4%	77
Bartavelles	Red	3.0 km	723 m	23.7%	76
Chamois	Red	2.3 km	500 m	21.3%	73
La Balme	Black	1.8 km	523 m	28.3%	72
Couloir	Blue	2.2 km	510 m	22.9%	71
Combe Charbonnière	Black	3.1 km	764 m	24.6%	66
Rousses	Red	2.7 km	465 m	16.9%	66
La Forêt	Black	1.2 km	422 m	34.4%	65
Campanules	Red	1.6 km	323 m	20.5%	64
L'Alpette	Red	2.1 km	468 m	22.5%	63
Col de Cluy	Black	2.1 km	468 m	21.7%	63
Bergeries	Black	1.1 km	357 m	31.1%	63
Village	Blue	2.0 km	359 m	17.5%	63
Pré-rond	Blue	2.6 km	390 m	15%	63
Villard	Blue	2.6 km	500 m	19.4%	62
Le Rosai	Red	1.1 km	315 m	27.4%	61
Loup Blanc	Green	1.5 km	224 m	14.4%	60
Vaujaniate	Red	2.1 km	362 m	17.3%	60
Le Belvédère	Red	1.5 km	297 m	19.3%	59
L'Olmet	Red	1.9 km	490 m	25.1%	59
Tunnel	Black	1.4 km	441 m	32%	59
Olympique	Red	1.1 km	267 m	24.8%	59
Cristaux	Black	1.0 km	265 m	25.2%	59
Glacier	Black	1.1 km	254 m	23.6%	59
Petite Sure	Red	949 m	257 m	27.1%	58
Les Bergers	Green	1.3 km	197 m	15.4%	58
Signal Bis	Red	786 m	240 m	30%	57
Farcis	Blue	1.4 km	269 m	18.8%	57
Babars	Green	1.2 km	200 m	17%	57
Stade du Taburle	Green	1.0 km	170 m	16.6%	56
Chalets	Blue	1.6 km	220 m	13.2%	56
Chez Roger	Green	1.3 km	144 m	10.9%	56
Agneaux	Green	2.2 km	294 m	13%	56
Stade	Red	1.0 km	295 m	28.7%	56
La Mine	Red	2.1 km	359 m	16.7%	56
Jeux	Green	1.4 km	226 m	16%	55
Edelweiss	Blue	1.9 km	370 m	19.4%	55
Chardons	Green	1.0 km	146 m	14.3%	55
Chez Roger	Green	975 m	154 m	15.8%	55
Violettes	Green	1.1 km	132 m	12%	55
Marcel’s Farm	Green	2.0 km	246 m	12.4%	55
Anémones	Red	1.1 km	237 m	20.2%	55
Les Bergers	Blue	1.0 km	255 m	24.3%	54
Signal	Red	871 m	249 m	27.9%	54
Fontfroide	Red	1.2 km	437 m	35.7%	54
La Fuma	Black	557 m	182 m	31.7%	54
Piste de Bob	Green	971 m	134 m	13.8%	54
Huez	Red	652 m	172 m	25.5%	54
Cassini	Black	1.1 km	248 m	21.6%	54
Roche Noire	Black	488 m	198 m	39.7%	54
Stade Désiré Lacroix	Red	926 m	247 m	25.7%	54
Le Rosai	Red	646 m	174 m	26.8%	54
Clocher de Mâcle	Black	843 m	234 m	27.5%	53
Boulevard des Lutins	Blue	825 m	130 m	15.8%	53
Poutran	Red	849 m	225 m	26.2%	53
Cascade	Blue	738 m	131 m	17.5%	53
Marmottes	Green	720 m	119 m	16.5%	53
La Brèche	Black	2.1 km	520 m	24.6%	53
Mur	Red	568 m	151 m	26.3%	53
Lièvre Blanc	Red	569 m	163 m	28.4%	53
École	Green	1.1 km	191 m	17.5%	53
Cristaux	Black	659 m	151 m	22.3%	53
Champ Clotury	Blue	1.3 km	262 m	19.8%	52
Éterlous	Blue	1.1 km	166 m	14.1%	52
Les Bûcherons	Green	702 m	105 m	14.5%	52
Ancolie	Blue	882 m	183 m	20.2%	52
Déversoir	Red	970 m	194 m	19.7%	52
Escapade	Red	1.1 km	289 m	25.1%	52
Agneaux	Blue	567 m	117 m	20.3%	52
Promontoire	Red	1.2 km	244 m	18.5%	51
Hermine	Red	702 m	237 m	32.7%	51
Petit Prince	Blue	1.2 km	235 m	19.7%	51
Herpie	Blue	1.2 km	239 m	20.3%	51
Farcis	Blue	464 m	103 m	21.8%	51
Tunnel	Black	561 m	124 m	21.6%	51
Dahut	Red	389 m	88 m	21.9%	50
Les Vallons	Blue	853 m	156 m	17.8%	50
Carrelet	Green	647 m	124 m	19.1%	50
Les Rhodos	Red	863 m	134 m	15.3%	50
Les Gentianes	Blue	759 m	168 m	21.3%	50
Chevreuils	Blue	1.2 km	224 m	19.1%	50
Tunnel	Black	247 m	112 m	44.7%	50
Bergers	Blue	434 m	86 m	19.2%	50
Poutat	Red	463 m	147 m	31%	50
Olympique	Red	404 m	88 m	20.6%	50
Chemin des Demoiselles	Green	868 m	143 m	16.4%	50
Couloir	Blue	401 m	82 m	19.3%	50
Le Rifnel	Green	545 m	37 m	6.8%	49
Étourneaux	Blue	853 m	226 m	25.9%	49
Crocus	Green	396 m	61 m	15.3%	49
Chez Roger	Green	391 m	64 m	16%	49
Les Clarines	Green	835 m	58 m	6.8%	49
Le Lac Blanc	Green	1.1 km	142 m	12.7%	49
Herpie	Blue	327 m	60 m	17%	49
Stade	Red	577 m	139 m	22.9%	49
Pré-rond	Blue	888 m	112 m	12%	49
Les Dolines	Green	442 m	57 m	12.6%	49
Petite Sure	Red	290 m	73 m	24.3%	49
Col	Blue	2.1 km	272 m	13%	48
Les Travers	Blue	613 m	103 m	16.6%	48
Gentianes	Blue	248 m	41 m	16.2%	48
Altiport	Green	794 m	81 m	10.2%	48
Retour 1800	Green	333 m	32 m	9.1%	48
Brebis	Blue	602 m	151 m	24.2%	48
Lys	Blue	993 m	249 m	24.8%	48
Les Clarines	Green	366 m	47 m	12.5%	48
Érables	Green	254 m	46 m	16.8%	48
Retour residence Ecrins d'Auris	Unrated	283 m	61 m	20.2%	48
Variante Poutran	Blue	277 m	62 m	20.7%	48
Chamois	Red	671 m	117 m	17%	48
Moutons	Green	291 m	43 m	14.3%	48
Les Bûcherons	Green	388 m	33 m	8.3%	48
Le Gua	Blue	1.2 km	145 m	12.3%	48
Cascade	Blue	152 m	39 m	22.2%	47
Col	Blue	173 m	33 m	19%	47
Chardons	Green	212 m	32 m	14.3%	47
Cristalliere	Blue	1.1 km	328 m	29.1%	47
Corniche Variante	Blue	285 m	26 m	8.6%	47
Les Bergers	Blue	127 m	30 m	20.3%	47
Village	Blue	204 m	40 m	17.6%	47
Ancolies	Blue	208 m	41 m	18.3%	47
L'Estacade	Green	177 m	23 m	11.5%	47
Chamois	Red	127 m	28 m	18.6%	47
Les Rhodos	Red	189 m	46 m	22.9%	47
Le Dôme	Red	430 m	116 m	25.6%	47
La Fare	Black	141 m	38 m	25.1%	47
Halfpipe de Marcel	Green	229 m	36 m	14.2%	47
Demoiselles	Blue	274 m	64 m	23.3%	46
Mélèzes	Green	602 m	57 m	9.1%	46
Club Med	Green	156 m	17 m	9.6%	46
Mélèzes	Green	163 m	14 m	8%	46
Chevreaux	Green	179 m	37 m	18.4%	46
Cloudit	Green	122 m	19 m	15.3%	46
Olympique	Red	74 m	17 m	22.6%	46
Olympique	Red	57 m	14 m	19.1%	46
Snowpark des Sagnes	Green	134 m	14 m	9.6%	46
Retour 1800	Green	126 m	22 m	14.7%	46
Chamois	Red	67 m	13 m	17%	46
Canetons	Green	166 m	15 m	8.5%	46
Cannetons	Green	151 m	15 m	8.8%	46
Vaujaniate	Red	66 m	19 m	25.9%	46
Herpie	Blue	56 m	10 m	13.6%	46
Ecureuils	Blue	520 m	68 m	12.6%	46
Chez Roger	Green	69 m	5 m	6.6%	46
Babars	Green	166 m	14 m	7.8%	46
Les Sagnes	Green	161 m	15 m	8.7%	46
Erables	Green	78 m	8 m	7.8%	46
Anémones	Red	94 m	16 m	16.4%	46
Agneaux	Green	73 m	4 m	5.4%	45
Stade Désiré Lacroix	Red	124 m	15 m	11.7%	45
Myrtilles	Blue	656 m	183 m	27.2%	44
Canetons	Green	312 m	36 m	11.1%	44
Chavannus	Red	682 m	122 m	16.7%	44
Les Rhodos	Red	291 m	99 m	32.9%	44
Les Rhodos	Red	267 m	38 m	13.8%	44
Éclose	Green	348 m	38 m	10.2%	44
Crocus	Green	342 m	47 m	13.1%	44
Villard	Green	186 m	40 m	20%	43
Lama	Green	205 m	21 m	7.5%	43
Mélèzes	Green	244 m	16 m	6%	43
Les Clarines	Green	228 m	30 m	11.3%	43
Clos du Pré	Green	613 m	81 m	12.7%	43
Tunnel de Marcel	Green	234 m	30 m	12.1%	43
Snowpark de Marcel	Green	300 m	28 m	7.6%	43
Villard	Blue	417 m	106 m	23.6%	43
Chez Roger	Green	273 m	20 m	7.4%	43
Lutins	Green	190 m	41 m	20.3%	42
Léopold	Green	131 m	10 m	5.8%	42
Chardons	Green	391 m	10 m	2.5%	42
Herpie	Blue	105 m	15 m	10.4%	42
Les Demoiselles	Green	107 m	18 m	13.7%	42
Tunnel de Marcel	Green	68 m	7 m	7.5%	42
Canetons	Green	199 m	43 m	21.3%	41
La Forêt	Black	436 m	105 m	21.4%	41
Erables	Green	282 m	36 m	11.9%	40
Retour TC Alpette	Unrated	461 m	30 m	6.1%	40
Altiport	Red	179 m	18 m	9%	40
Boulevard des Marmottes	Blue	549 m	30 m	5.3%	39
Couloir	Blue	168 m	11 m	6.4%	39
Les Demoiselles	Green	101 m	10 m	5%	38
Balcons	Black	1.2 km	241 m	20.4%	37
Boulevard des Lacs	Blue	1.7 km	124 m	6.9%	37
Grenouilles	Green	279 m	8 m	2.4%	37
Éterlous	Blue	147 m	41 m	27.1%	36
Le Gua	Blue	1.8 km	111 m	6.1%	34
Chemin de l'Orgière	Blue	514 m	28 m	5%	34
Villard	Blue	65 m	6 m	3.2%	32
Léopold	Green	920 m	50 m	5.4%	31
Le Dôme	Red	906 m	72 m	7.8%	31
Les Rhodos	Red	72 m	5 m	5.9%	29
La Fare	Black	239 m	33 m	13.3%	29
Herpie	Freeride	165 m	26 m	14.5%	27
Sarenne	Black	116 m	16 m	13.1%	27
Déversoir	Red	65 m	2 m	2.8%	26
Mur	Red	260 m	134 m	48.9%	26
La Brèche	Black	387 m	62 m	15.4%	23
Combe Charbonnière	Black	690 m	72 m	10.3%	22
Edelweiss	Blue	91 m	41 m	41.4%	22
Sarenne	Black	52 m	2 m	2.1%	20
stade	Red	141 m	7 m	1.2%	19
La Balme	Black	265 m	19 m	4.3%	18
Tunnel	Black	476 m	55 m	8.2%	16
Tunnel	Black	264 m	23 m	3.4%	14
Tunnel	Black	408 m	66 m	8.9%	12
Combe Charbonnière	Black	186 m	14 m	3.2%	9
Poutran, Chardons, Boucle de Poutran	Green	13 m	4 m	14.5%
Le Gua	Blue	21 m	0 m	1.6%
Club Med	Green	25 m	2 m	9.4%
Club Med, Mélèzes	Green	27 m	3 m	5%
Huez	Red	45 m	4 m	7.1%
Sarenne	Black	16 m	1 m	2.8%
Boulevard des Marmottes	Blue	40 m	1 m	2.1%
La Fuma	Black	35 m	3 m	6.9%
Le Gua	Blue	23 m	2 m	9.8%
Huez	Red	30 m	4 m	7.8%
Le Dôme	Red	38 m	2 m	4.6%
Edelweiss	Blue	32 m	2 m	5%
Le Gua	Blue	3 m	0 m	0.6%
Le Gua	Blue	16 m	1 m	5.5%
Stade	Red	41 m	7 m	14.3%
Cloudit	Green	36 m	8 m	16.4%
Le Gua	Blue	19 m	1 m	6%

Lifts at Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine

15× chair lift6× mixed lift12× gondola4× cable car18× platter12× magic carpet3× drag lift2× funicular1× rope tow

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Clos Giraud	Hybrid lift	2.5 km	369 m	—	8 min
Vaujany-Alpette	Cable car	2.3 km	815 m	160	7 min
Marmottes 1	Hybrid lift (bubble)	2.2 km	527 m	6	13 min
Pic Blanc 3	Cable car	2.0 km	684 m	93	5 min
Pic Blanc 2	Gondola	2.0 km	504 m	23	7 min
TC Alpette	Gondola	1.9 km	668 m	12	9 min
Le Villarais	Chairlift	1.8 km	542 m	4	6 min
Auris Express	Chairlift	1.7 km	368 m	4	6 min
Romains	Chairlift	1.6 km	335 m	6	4 min
Poutran 1	Gondola	1.5 km	532 m	12	8 min
Pic Blanc 1	Gondola	1.5 km	243 m	23	7 min
Alpette-Rousses	Cable car	1.5 km	753 m	160	9 min
Chalvet	Chairlift	1.5 km	569 m	6	—
Lièvre Blanc	Chairlift	1.4 km	439 m	4	11 min
Marmottes 2	Gondola	1.4 km	422 m	6	5 min
Jeux	Hybrid lift	1.3 km	229 m	—	4 min
Alpauris	Chairlift	1.3 km	276 m	4	5 min
Fontfroide	Chairlift	1.2 km	441 m	6	4 min
Huez Express	Gondola	1.2 km	302 m	10	4 min
Poutran 2	Gondola	1.1 km	219 m	12	6 min
Petit Prince	Platter lift	1.0 km	233 m	—	4 min
Vallonet	Chairlift	1.0 km	370 m	4	11 min
Vaujany-Villette	Gondola	968 m	56 m	6	7 min
Herpie	Chairlift	939 m	326 m	4	7 min
Maronne	Chairlift	881 m	333 m	2	7 min
Alpe Express	Gondola	861 m	32 m	10	—
Louvets	Chairlift	833 m	162 m	4	3 min
Montfrais	Chairlift	828 m	299 m	4	9 min
Grande Sure	Chairlift	821 m	332 m	4	8 min
Babars	Platter lift	781 m	134 m	1	4 min
Poutran	Platter lift	764 m	117 m	1	4 min
Télécentre	Gondola	760 m	77 m	4	11 min
Télémix du Signal	Hybrid lift	756 m	245 m	8	3 min
Villette-Montfrais	Gondola	744 m	365 m	6	6 min
Marmottes 3	Cable car	735 m	298 m	33	4 min
Rif Nel Express	Hybrid lift	683 m	105 m	—	2 min
Sures	Hybrid lift	643 m	266 m	6	4 min
Montfrais 2	Drag lift	637 m	183 m	1	4 min
Stade	Platter lift	635 m	193 m	—	3 min
Lombards	Chairlift	589 m	248 m	4	6 min