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Alpe d'Huez Lifts & Pistes

Alpe d'Huez has 81 lifts (27 gondolas, 15 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts) and 141 pistes totalling 176 km. The 2026/27 season runs 5 Dec–25 Apr.

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Piste network: 176 km109.4 mi
Lifts: 81
Top elevation: 3,235 m10,610 ft
Ski area: Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine

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Lifts & pistes

Lifts: 81
Runs: 141
Piste km: 176 km109.4 mi

Lifts by type

Lift types in Alpe d'Huez
Type	Count
Chairlift	15
Gondola	22
Cable car	4
Funicular	2
Platter lift	17
Magic carpet	14
Mixed lift	5
Rope tow	1
Drag lift	1
Goods lift	1

Lift list

Lifts in Alpe d'Huez
Lift	Type	Length	Capacity/h
Alpauris	Chairlift	1,298 m4,260 ft	2,400
Alpe Express	Gondola	615 m2,020 ft	2,400
Alpe Express	Gondola	215 m710 ft	2,400
Alpe Express	Gondola	27 m90 ft	2,400
Alpette-Rousses	Cable car	1,475 m4,840 ft	1,900
Ascenseur Villard	Funicular	117 m380 ft	—
Auris Express	Chairlift	1,707 m5,600 ft	2,000
Babars	Platter lift	783 m2,570 ft	650
Bauchets	Magic carpet	141 m460 ft	—
Chalvet	Chairlift	1,455 m4,770 ft	3,000
Champ Clotury	Platter lift	168 m550 ft	700
Clos du Pré	Platter lift	249 m820 ft	600
Clos Giraud	Mixed lift	2,449 m8,030 ft	1,450
Cloudit	Platter lift	318 m1,040 ft	900
Eau d'Olle Express	Gondola	2,697 m8,850 ft	1,100
École 1	Platter lift	313 m1,030 ft	450
École 2	Platter lift	182 m600 ft	450
Écureuils	Magic carpet	36 m120 ft	—
Enversin	Gondola	567 m1,860 ft	607
Fil Neige	Rope tow	47 m150 ft	—
Fontfroide	Chairlift	1,230 m4,040 ft	2,700
Forêt	Platter lift	370 m1,210 ft	—
Grande Sure	Chairlift	820 m2,690 ft	480
Grenouilles	Magic carpet	130 m430 ft	900
Herpie	Chairlift	939 m3,080 ft	2,000
Huez Express	Gondola	660 m2,170 ft	2,400
Huez Express	Gondola	478 m1,570 ft	2,400
Huez Express	Gondola	23 m80 ft	2,400
Jeux	Mixed lift	1,308 m4,290 ft	3,900
Lac Blanc	Chairlift	229 m750 ft	2,000
Lama	Platter lift	187 m610 ft	700
Langaret	Platter lift	566 m1,860 ft	900
Le Villarais	Chairlift	1,778 m5,830 ft	2,000
Lièvre Blanc	Chairlift	1,433 m4,700 ft	1,800
Lombards	Chairlift	589 m1,930 ft	2,000
Louvets	Chairlift	833 m2,730 ft	2,000
Marmottes 1	Mixed lift	2,158 m7,080 ft	3,300
Marmottes 2	Gondola	1,417 m4,650 ft	1,650
Marmottes 3	Cable car	736 m2,410 ft	1,056
Maronne	Chairlift	882 m2,890 ft	900
Montfrais	Chairlift	828 m2,720 ft	1,200
Montfrais 1	Drag lift	280 m920 ft	720
Olmet	Platter lift	157 m520 ft	—
Petit Prince	Platter lift	1,050 m3,440 ft	720
Pic Blanc	Gondola	33 m110 ft	3,000
Pic Blanc 1	Gondola	1,454 m4,770 ft	3,000
Pic Blanc 2	Gondola	1,964 m6,440 ft	3,000
Pic Blanc 3	Cable car	2,008 m6,590 ft	1,015
Piégut	Platter lift	315 m1,030 ft	—
Poutran	Platter lift	764 m2,510 ft	720
Poutran	Gondola	30 m100 ft	2,000
Poutran 1	Gondola	1,480 m4,860 ft	2,000
Poutran 2	Gondola	1,084 m3,560 ft	3,000
Rif Nel	Gondola	32 m100 ft	3,500
Rif Nel 1	Gondola	677 m2,220 ft	3,500
Rif Nel 2	Gondola	990 m3,250 ft	—
Romains	Chairlift	1,605 m5,270 ft	3,200
Rousses	Magic carpet	48 m160 ft	—
Sagnes	Platter lift	121 m400 ft	450
Signal	Mixed lift	757 m2,480 ft	3,370
Stade	Platter lift	636 m2,090 ft	900
Sures	Mixed lift	645 m2,120 ft	2,650
Tapis Bambin	Magic carpet	53 m170 ft	—
Tapis Bergers	Magic carpet	146 m480 ft	—
Tapis Montfrais	Magic carpet	133 m440 ft	1,200
Tapis Moutons	Magic carpet	166 m540 ft	—
Tapis Olmet	Magic carpet	108 m350 ft	1,200
Tapis Rif Nel 1	Magic carpet	204 m670 ft	—
Tapis Rif Nel 2	Magic carpet	194 m640 ft	—
TC Alpette	Gondola	1,854 m6,080 ft	1,600
Télécentre	Gondola	761 m2,500 ft	960
TK Alpette	Platter lift	588 m1,930 ft	720
Tortue	Platter lift	166 m540 ft	600
Vallonet	Chairlift	1,041 m3,420 ft	1,600
Vaujany-Alpette	Cable car	2,320 m7,610 ft	1,500
Vaujany-Villette	Gondola	969 m3,180 ft	1,500
Villette-Montfrais	Gondola	746 m2,450 ft	1,500
Magic carpet	Magic carpet	41 m130 ft	—
Funicular	Funicular	41 m130 ft	—
Goods lift	Goods lift	209 m690 ft	—
Magic carpet	Magic carpet	23 m80 ft	—
Magic carpet	Magic carpet	19 m60 ft	—

Piste list

Green (47)

Green pistes in Alpe d'Huez
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Chez Roger	Green	3,301 m10,830 ft	423 m1,390 ft
Agneaux	Green	2,308 m7,570 ft	301 m990 ft
Marcel’s Farm	Green	1,958 m6,420 ft	241 m790 ft
Chardons	Green	1,622 m5,320 ft	186 m610 ft
Loup Blanc	Green	1,533 m5,030 ft	222 m730 ft
Les Clarines	Green	1,400 m4,590 ft	132 m430 ft
Jeux	Green	1,388 m4,550 ft	219 m720 ft
Babars	Green	1,323 m4,340 ft	192 m630 ft
Les Bergers	Green	1,250 m4,100 ft	200 m660 ft
Lac Blanc	Green	1,186 m3,890 ft	132 m430 ft
Les Bûcherons	Green	1,090 m3,580 ft	135 m440 ft
Mélèzes	Green	1,086 m3,560 ft	94 m310 ft
École	Green	1,078 m3,540 ft	185 m610 ft
Violettes	Green	1,064 m3,490 ft	117 m380 ft
Léopold	Green	1,050 m3,440 ft	70 m230 ft
Stade du Taburle	Green	1,013 m3,320 ft	170 m560 ft
Piste de Bob	Green	977 m3,210 ft	128 m420 ft
Chemin des Demoiselles	Green	868 m2,850 ft	138 m450 ft
Altiport	Green	795 m2,610 ft	80 m260 ft
Crocus	Green	738 m2,420 ft	86 m280 ft
Marmottes	Green	720 m2,360 ft	116 m380 ft
Canetons	Green	688 m2,260 ft	80 m260 ft
Carrelet	Green	649 m2,130 ft	118 m390 ft
Clos du Pré	Green	614 m2,010 ft	78 m260 ft
Le Rifnel	Green	545 m1,790 ft	39 m130 ft
Alouette	Green	458 m1,500 ft	66 m220 ft
Les Dolines	Green	442 m1,450 ft	44 m140 ft
Cloudit	Green	417 m1,370 ft	113 m370 ft
Retour Club Med	Green	373 m1,220 ft	26 m90 ft
Erables	Green	360 m1,180 ft	50 m160 ft
Éclose	Green	335 m1,100 ft	41 m130 ft
Tunnel de Marcel	Green	302 m990 ft	16 m50 ft
Snowpark de Marcel	Green	300 m980 ft	25 m80 ft
Moutons	Green	292 m960 ft	45 m150 ft
Grenouilles	Green	279 m920 ft	9 m30 ft
Érables	Green	255 m840 ft	45 m150 ft
Halfpipe de Marcel	Green	229 m750 ft	51 m170 ft
Les Demoiselles	Green	209 m690 ft	39 m130 ft
Lama	Green	205 m670 ft	36 m120 ft
Villard	Green	186 m610 ft	27 m90 ft
Lutins	Green	184 m600 ft	36 m120 ft
Club Med	Green	182 m600 ft	15 m50 ft
Chevreaux	Green	179 m590 ft	27 m90 ft
L'Estacade	Green	179 m590 ft	21 m70 ft
Les Sagnes	Green	163 m530 ft	17 m60 ft
Cannetons	Green	153 m500 ft	10 m30 ft
Snowpark des Sagnes	Green	135 m440 ft	17 m60 ft

Blue (39)

Blue pistes in Alpe d'Huez
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Pré-rond	Blue	3,490 m11,450 ft	470 m1,540 ft
Villard	Blue	3,051 m10,010 ft	618 m2,030 ft
Le Gua	Blue	3,045 m9,990 ft	218 m720 ft
Couloir	Blue	2,776 m9,110 ft	630 m2,070 ft
Col	Blue	2,256 m7,400 ft	296 m970 ft
Village	Blue	2,185 m7,170 ft	395 m1,300 ft
Edelweiss	Blue	2,012 m6,600 ft	392 m1,290 ft
Farcis	Blue	1,869 m6,130 ft	382 m1,250 ft
Herpie	Blue	1,818 m5,960 ft	306 m1,000 ft
Boulevard des Lacs	Blue	1,721 m5,650 ft	112 m370 ft
Chalets	Blue	1,628 m5,340 ft	209 m690 ft
Champ Clotury	Blue	1,325 m4,350 ft	279 m920 ft
Éterlous	Blue	1,283 m4,210 ft	192 m630 ft
Les Bergers	Blue	1,168 m3,830 ft	277 m910 ft
Petit Prince	Blue	1,159 m3,800 ft	238 m780 ft
Chevreuils	Blue	1,153 m3,780 ft	212 m700 ft
Cristalliere	Blue	1,105 m3,630 ft	319 m1,050 ft
Ancolies	Blue	1,091 m3,580 ft	238 m780 ft
Lys	Blue	995 m3,260 ft	215 m710 ft
Cascade	Blue	892 m2,930 ft	114 m370 ft
Les Vallons	Blue	865 m2,840 ft	140 m460 ft
Étourneaux	Blue	853 m2,800 ft	201 m660 ft
Boulevard des Lutins	Blue	826 m2,710 ft	144 m470 ft
Les Gentianes	Blue	760 m2,490 ft	162 m530 ft
Myrtilles	Blue	666 m2,190 ft	176 m580 ft
Les Travers	Blue	613 m2,010 ft	101 m330 ft
Brebis	Blue	597 m1,960 ft	146 m480 ft
Boulevard des Marmottes	Blue	588 m1,930 ft	38 m120 ft
Agneaux	Blue	568 m1,860 ft	98 m320 ft
Ecureuils	Blue	520 m1,710 ft	77 m250 ft
Boarder Cross	Blue	517 m1,700 ft	57 m190 ft
Eteaux	Blue	491 m1,610 ft	20 m70 ft
Retour TC Alpette	Blue	456 m1,500 ft	32 m100 ft
Bergers	Blue	435 m1,430 ft	89 m290 ft
Corniche Variante	Blue	286 m940 ft	28 m90 ft
Variante Poutran	Blue	277 m910 ft	51 m170 ft
Demoiselles	Blue	274 m900 ft	47 m150 ft
Gentianes	Blue	248 m810 ft	51 m170 ft
Chemin de l'Orgière	Blue	35 m110 ft	11 m40 ft

Red (33)

Red pistes in Alpe d'Huez
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Chamois	Red	3,215 m10,550 ft	676 m2,220 ft
Bartavelles	Red	3,003 m9,850 ft	727 m2,390 ft
Rousses	Red	2,701 m8,860 ft	461 m1,510 ft
Vaujaniate	Red	2,153 m7,060 ft	407 m1,340 ft
L'Alpette	Red	2,062 m6,770 ft	475 m1,560 ft
L'Olmet	Red	1,938 m6,360 ft	494 m1,620 ft
La Mine	Red	1,894 m6,210 ft	355 m1,160 ft
Le Rosai	Red	1,787 m5,860 ft	488 m1,600 ft
Les Rhodos	Red	1,684 m5,520 ft	326 m1,070 ft
Olympique	Red	1,610 m5,280 ft	392 m1,290 ft
Campanules	Red	1,551 m5,090 ft	337 m1,110 ft
Le Belvédère	Red	1,522 m4,990 ft	261 m860 ft
Le Dôme	Red	1,297 m4,260 ft	129 m420 ft
Anémones	Red	1,245 m4,080 ft	241 m790 ft
Petite Sure	Red	1,240 m4,070 ft	327 m1,070 ft
Fontfroide	Red	1,210 m3,970 ft	452 m1,480 ft
Escapade	Red	1,147 m3,760 ft	263 m860 ft
Stade	Red	1,067 m3,500 ft	286 m940 ft
Stade Désiré Lacroix	Red	1,051 m3,450 ft	255 m840 ft
Deversoir	Red	1,045 m3,430 ft	231 m760 ft
Déversoir	Red	1,032 m3,390 ft	192 m630 ft
Signal	Red	873 m2,860 ft	244 m800 ft
Poutran	Red	848 m2,780 ft	220 m720 ft
Mur	Red	831 m2,730 ft	283 m930 ft
Signal Bis	Red	787 m2,580 ft	234 m770 ft
Huez	Red	754 m2,470 ft	178 m580 ft
Hermine	Red	703 m2,310 ft	206 m680 ft
Chavannus	Red	683 m2,240 ft	130 m430 ft
Lièvre Blanc	Red	570 m1,870 ft	160 m520 ft
Poutat	Red	464 m1,520 ft	164 m540 ft
Dahut	Red	389 m1,280 ft	72 m240 ft
Altiport	Red	180 m590 ft	16 m50 ft
stade	Red	141 m460 ft	19 m60 ft

Black (17)

Black pistes in Alpe d'Huez
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Sarenne	Black	8,149 m26,740 ft	1,644 m5,390 ft
Combe Charbonnière	Black	3,398 m11,150 ft	775 m2,540 ft
La Fare	Black	2,943 m9,660 ft	819 m2,690 ft
Tunnel	Black	2,857 m9,370 ft	702 m2,300 ft
La Brèche	Black	2,473 m8,110 ft	560 m1,840 ft
Col de Cluy	Black	2,337 m7,670 ft	492 m1,610 ft
La Balme	Black	1,844 m6,050 ft	514 m1,690 ft
La Forêt	Black	1,733 m5,690 ft	544 m1,780 ft
Cristaux	Black	1,689 m5,540 ft	434 m1,420 ft
Cassini	Black	1,153 m3,780 ft	265 m870 ft
Balcons	Black	1,120 m3,670 ft	224 m730 ft
Bergeries	Black	1,033 m3,390 ft	378 m1,240 ft
Glacier	Black	955 m3,130 ft	225 m740 ft
Clocher de Mâcle	Black	843 m2,770 ft	226 m740 ft
La Fuma	Black	622 m2,040 ft	202 m660 ft
Roche Noire	Black	528 m1,730 ft	169 m550 ft
Tunnel des Grandes Rousses	Black	208 m680 ft	51 m170 ft

Freeride (15)

Freeride pistes in Alpe d'Huez
Piste	Difficulty	Length	Vertical
Combe du Loup	Freeride	4,895 m16,060 ft	1,097 m3,600 ft
Boucle de Poutran	Unclassified	4,377 m14,360 ft	96 m310 ft
Château Noir	Freeride	2,349 m7,710 ft	525 m1,720 ft
Boucle des lacs	Unclassified	2,272 m7,450 ft	110 m360 ft
Boucle rochette	Unclassified	2,133 m7,000 ft	0 m0 ft
Piégut	Unclassified	1,502 m4,930 ft	122 m400 ft
Route des Lacs	Unclassified	1,494 m4,900 ft	88 m290 ft
Boardercross Family	Unclassified	1,381 m4,530 ft	232 m760 ft
Stade	Unclassified	1,187 m3,890 ft	450 m1,480 ft
Boucle des Lacs	Unclassified	1,131 m3,710 ft	19 m60 ft
Skicross	Unclassified	1,070 m3,510 ft	180 m590 ft
Les Lacs	Unclassified	843 m2,770 ft	25 m80 ft
Piste injectée	Unclassified	565 m1,850 ft	167 m550 ft
Retour residence Ecrins d'Auris	Unclassified	283 m930 ft	46 m150 ft
Snowpark Montfrais	Unclassified	281 m920 ft	41 m130 ft

122 unnamed connecting sections, 22 km13.9 mi.

Season dates

Opening and closing dates for Alpe d'Huez

Live status

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Live lift status

Frequently asked questions

How many lifts does Alpe d'Huez run?

81 lifts serve 141 marked runs.

When do the lifts start turning in Alpe d'Huez?

The first lifts of the 2026/27 season are scheduled for 5 December 2026.

What is the uphill capacity in Alpe d'Huez?

About 109,218 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for.

How many gondolas does Alpe d'Huez have?

27, plus 15 chairlifts.

How far is Alpe d'Huez from Grenoble Alpes Isère airport?

Grenoble Alpes Isère is about 105 minutes by road from Alpe d'Huez (65.6 km).

How high is Alpe d'Huez?

The highest lift-served point is 3,235 m, with the village at 1,860 m, a vertical of 2,510 m.

How many km of pistes does Alpe d'Huez have?

Alpe d'Huez has 176 km of marked pistes across 141 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.

How many lifts does Alpe d'Huez have?

81 lifts (27 gondolas or cable cars, 15 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts).

Data updated 37 minutes ago · Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)