Les 2 Alpes | |
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Location | Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
Nearest major city | Grenoble - 71 km (44 mi) |
Coordinates | 45°00′26″N 6°07′18″E / 45.00722°N 6.12167°E |
Vertical | 2,300 m (7,546 ft) |
Top elevation | 3,600 m (11,811 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
Skiable area | 4.3 km2 (1,063 acres) of marked pistes |
Trails | 96 total 17 (18%) beginner 45 (47%) easy 22 (23%) intermediate 12 (12%) difficult |
Lift system | 51 total - 1 funicular - 1 funitel - 2 cable cars - 2 gondolas - 23 chairlifts - 21 surface lifts |
Terrain parks | 1 |
Snowmaking | 214 cannons |
Website | les2alpes.com |
Les 2 Alpes (pronounced [le døz‿alp]) is a ski resort in the French department of Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The village sits at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and lifts run to 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It has the largest skiable glacier in Europe and is France's second oldest ski resort behind Chamonix. It has the longest, normally open full on-piste vertical available in the world. It is a 71 km (44 mi) drive southeast of Grenoble.