Les Deux Alpes
The ski resort Les 2 Alpes is located in the Arrondissement of Grenoble (France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Isère). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 200 km of slopes available. 49 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,280 and 3,523 m.
The two tranquil villages of Mont de Lans and Venosc are connected on the 1650 m high pass to form Les Deux Alpes. The station stretches 2 km across a plateau from which all slopes and lifts lead.
Les Deux Alpes is one of those resorts where you can initially struggle to discover just why it's so popular with British skiers. Certainly it’s not the long straggle of an unremarkable village off the main road between Grenoble and Briançon.
But skiing and snowboarding on piste is possible here for much of the year.
The resort sprawls along a narrow ledge that was once the summer domain of goat and sheep farmers. Venosc, with its narrow cobbled lanes, craft shops and enticing restaurants, is a pleasant contrast to what essentially is a purpose-built station de ski. As well as La Grave, it's also possible to head off piste to St Christophe-en-Oisans, another ancient climbing community in this remote and beautiful corner of the Dauphiné.