Club Med Alpe d'Huez, Alpe d'Huez

The Baby Club Med* and the Petit Club Med* welcome your children from 4 months to 3 years, they will enjoy entertaining and lot of activities while you discover the 250 km slopes. Professionals take care of them and help them to discover the joy of the snow. They will also beneficiate of sensory activities, painting games, music games, etc. Moreover, all baby equipment will be at your disposal in your bedroom (bathtub, bottle warmer, changing table, etc.).

All children between 4 and 11 years old are welcome at Mini Club Med and 12+ at Club Med Passworld. Your package includes ESF ski lessons from Monday to Friday (groups are formed based on the level and the language). Snowboarding lessons are also available from the age of 8.

In addition, you can take part to all the Club Med families activities such as big snack, show time, tournaments and games, etc.

Finally, if you want to enjoy a total moment of freedom a baby-sitting service is available on demand and at extra cost.

The 2 restaurants cater for every palate for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

Unlimited open-bar, during the day and evening, where you can enjoy a complete range of popular branded drinks and sweet and savoury snacks. Drinks are also available during meal times, so you don't have to worry about the bill at the end of your stay! All meals are included in the package price if you dine in one of the Club restaurants:

• Le Pic Blanc: welcomes you and your family for every meals. If weather permits, try the panoramic terrasse.
• Les Alpages Gourmet Lounge :is open all day whenever it takes your fancy. Transforming into an intimate restaurant when night falls, you will love the table services and the discovery dinner.

We also highly recommend you the have a drink at the main bar on the terrasse with a panoramic view on the valley.

Alpe d'Huez skiing

Alpe d’Huez is set on a high sunny plateau, at 1,860m in the Grande Rousses area of the Southern French Alpes. Surrounded by an amazing snow bowl, it has mile after mile of varied pisted and off piste opportunities. With over 250km of skiing to choose from, it provides endless choices for all levels of skiers and boarders. The resort boasts an excellent snow record due to its high altitude – high altitude goes hand in hand with breathtaking views and a wonderful starting point for the Sarenne descent, officially one of the longest black runs in Europe.

Alpe d'Huez is known as Island of the Sun ('Lile au Soleil') and most of the main slopes face south benefiting from the claimed average of 300 sunshine days a year! The resort spreads down a gentle slope in a triangular shape from the main lift station at the top corner. Access roads enter the village at the lower two corners. The main Avenue des Jeux is used as a central focus and this is where you will find some of the shops, bars and restaurants along with the swimming pool and ice rink. Towards the bottom of the town is the older, original core of the resort which has a slightly more traditional feel to it.

Alpe d'Huez has skiing suitable for everyone. The large network of lovely wide green runs immediately above the village is as good a beginner area as you will find anywhere. For intermediates there is a fine selection of blue and red runs, the variety being difficult to beat with trees, valleys and a range of terrain to explore. The slopes divide into four areas with good connections between them. Every section of the resort has some challenging red runs to test the adventurous as well as some serious off-piste routes for the experts to enjoy. Gondolas and fast chairs are the main access to the lifts, although there are a few older chairs and drag lifts scattered around.
There are two terrain parks, one near the bottom of the slopes for novices with various jumps and rollers and another 1.5km advanced park close to the Lac Blanc drag which has a half-pipe, jumps, rails, big air and boardercross course. Above Vaujany there is another beginners park. Experienced boarders are well catered for with lots of good freeriding to be had, together with vast and varied off-piste to be tried with a guide. For cross country skiers there are 50km of snow sure trails with varying degrees of difficulty.

The resort is linked to Vaujany where there is some great runs and some lovely little cafes - well worth making the effort to get there as only a short ski away from the main slopes of Alpe d'huez.