Guides & Tours in Les 2 Alpes — 10 of Our Favourites

Once at the summit, the Destination 3400 tour begins, offering a range of unforgettable experiences. Explore the Grotte de Glace, an ice cave sculpted into the glacier itself, and enjoy the panoramic views from the Belvédère des Écrins. Visitors can also make use of the orientation table to learn about the surrounding peaks and the incredible alpine landscape.

The Dôme Express is truly unique in France, as 100 % of its route passes beneath the glacier. The vault has been excavated up to 40 m underground, ensuring the funicular avoids direct contact with the ice while providing a safe and comfortable journey. Accessible via an inclined elevator, the funicular is suitable for all visitors keen to experience the glacier and the high-mountain environment in a convenient and extraordinary way.

Whether you’re a skier wanting to explore the slopes or a visitor eager to discover the glacier, the Dôme Express funicular offers an exceptional alpine adventure and breathtaking views.

The ice caves in Les Deux Alpes offer a true journey back to the ice age, with ethereal sculptures of dinosaurs and an impressive mammoth measuring six metres long and ten metres wide, all hewn directly from the Roche-Mantel glacier. Clever lighting adds to the atmosphere, creating a strange and captivating experience as you wander through the frozen world. Dug entirely by hand with nothing more than ice picks, the cave network consists of eight grottos, three rooms and the long entrance gallery, and takes around five months to complete each year.

Visit the website or ask at the tourist office for this season’s prices and opening times. The caves generally open in line with the lift schedule. Tickets are available at the ski pass offices, online, and at the tourist office.

They can help you discover great, yet safe, secluded places where you can make fresh tracks. Just have a look at the video by pressing the play button on this page to see what you could experience.

All their guides speak English and are fully qualified ski instructors who can also give you useful tips on how to excel off-piste.

Safety equipment can be provided on your behalf but you are welcome to bring your own. Items that are mandatory are a transceiver, shovel and probe. They also ask that all clients wear helmets. Your guides will show you how to use all the kit, when you need to use it and why.

The guides take up to four people per group which is €140 for 2 hours, or if there is just one of you it is €88 for 2 hours. Whole day outings are also available.

Skiers can make the most of the pistes between 3,400 m and 3,200 m in a serene evening atmosphere, while pedestrians are also welcome to join this unforgettable experience at nightfall.

The event takes place on Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. during the February holidays, priced at €40 per person, aperitif included. Participants should be comfortable on blue slopes.

For bookings and more information, visit their sales points in the resort or check online via the “check website” button on this page. Le 3200 offers a perfect blend of stunning scenery, delicious food, and a memorable alpine evening.

Led by a member of the Sata Deux Alpes team, this one-hour tour reveals the architecture, machinery and innovation that power the resort’s most advanced lift. The intermediate station is actually two stations in one, home to vast machinery, a soaring garage and modern relaxation areas.

Faster, smoother and designed for the future, the new Jandri three-S transforms the journey to three-thousand-two-hundred metres. It’s a rare chance to see what happens behind the scenes. Visits are in French only.

Discover the off-piste areas of resort with a professional mountain guide. You can choose to do a full day or just a couple of hours, the choice is yours.

For a full day, they will take you off the beaten track to Vallons de Meije. Skiers and snowboarders that are comfortable on red run slopes will be able to take advantage of this outing.

To ensure your safety, ESI Christophe's only take groups of a maximum of eight people per guide.

From easy-to-access off-piste just beyond the lifts to epic back-country descents arriving at remote villages, not to mention a link to the legendary La Grave-La Meije area, Les Deux Alpes has off-piste itineraries to suit all tastes.

With off-piste guiding and instruction from the European Ski and Snowboard School, you get to experience the best terrain Les Deux Alpes has to offer with an experienced, top qualified, locally based instructor. Avalanche safety equipment is available to hire from the ski school if you do not have your own, and safety is always the first priority.

In a private off-piste lesson or freeride clinic you can develop your off-piste technique at the same time as exploring the mountain. The Clot de Chalance, Les Gourses, North Face of the Rachas, Deversoir couloir and the East and West Faces of the Belle Etoile are all waiting for you.

The Dome de la Lauze at the top of Les Deux Alpes provides the link to La Grave – La Meije and spectacular back-country skiing in a high mountain environment. The Vallons de la Meije and Chancel itineraries are classic off-piste routes that should be high on any serious skier’s wish list, and the return via the iconic Telepherique de la Meije cable car is another experience not to be missed. Steeper runs, as challenging or extreme as you want them, are available in abundance for the adrenaline junkies.

All instructors speak great English and the team as a whole is comprised of experts who are passionate about the mountain.

These lessons are for experienced skiers, or snowboarders, looking to do some freeriding in Les 2 Alpes.

With their extensive knowledge of the area, instructors know where to find the best snow and secret spots away from the crowds.

All of their instructors have a wealth of experience and are fully qualified to lead groups off-piste. They all speak English as well as a number of other languages so you won't have to worry about any communication barriers.

This ski school also offers ski touring lessons for those wanting to escape the resort and find even more good snow.

They offer a range of white water activities, including rafting, hydrospeed (wild water swimming), hot-dog (canoe rafting), air-boat, kayaking, tubing, via ferrata, mountain biking and hiking.

You can have a taster session for an hour or two, or spend the whole weekend trying out lots of different activities. Get in touch and enquire to find out prices and how to book. 

Offering a number of different activities with professional guides your children can enjoy all the fun the mountains have to offer.

With rope courses in the forest, rafting, ice skating, mountain biking, climbing, via ferrata and hiking your children are sure to have a great time. 

Open throughout the summer.