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Having gone for the easiest of peasy via ferrata routes last week, this time we opted for scaring ourselves to death on something which at first glance looks like a sheer unscalable cliff. And probably would indeed be a sheer unscalable cliff had someone not nailed a load of bars and cables to it.
Do something a little different and ride the Vallée Blanche sector on the other side of Les 2 Alpes. Lot’s of people never ski this area which usually means it’s nice and quiet over there.
Summer appears finally to have got a grip on itself and remembered what it’s supposed to be doing, so what better way to celebrate than with a spot of wintersports activity. Err ………..
If you are lucky enough to be in Les Deux Alpes this coming Valentine's Day, you might be wondering where to go for a romantic evening out. Here are a few of the best choices, and a couple of alternative ideas too!
Winter holidays in Les 2 Alpes are not just about skiing and energetic outdoor pursuits.
After a day on the hill there is still plenty to do in Les Deux Alpes.
Les Deux Alpes springs back to life in summer.
Les Deux Alpes is one of the Alps most bustling summer resorts. It’s home to Europe’s largest glacier which hosts training pistes for national teams all around the world, it has hundreds of kilometres of walking and mountain biking trails and a huge range of summer activities including volleyball, tennis, a luge, a swimming pool, archery, golf, mini golf and an avalanche simulator!
On a blisteringly hot day, or even when it's raining, heading down the river in the Veneon Valley below Les 2 Alpes is a great way to spend a few hours, or most of the day depending on your plans.
Well, as the chill wind of time blows up the kilt of destiny, and the short-sighted octopus of fate attempts to mount the bagpipes of eternity, I see we're coming to the end of the season. Cheers Humphrey.
If you've got a head for heights and want to enjoy views of Les 2 Alpes that you don't normally get, then taking a flight on a tandem parapente should be on your 'must do' list whilst you're here - either in summer or winter.
Les Deux Alpes’ ice rink is bang in the middle of the resort, between the main square and the foot of the pistes, so there is no excuse not to have a go while you are here.
With or without skis, the Les Deux Alpes glacier offers an unforgettable experience that is not to be missed. The view from 3400m is stupendous, the new Skywalk is heart stopping, and the Ice Caves take you right into the heart of the glacier.
For the second part of my summer training I moved from Val D’Isere to Les Deux Alpes. The glacier here had surprisingly good snow conditions considering the recent hot temperatures and with the snow freezing overnight I managed to do five great days of training.
This weekend saw Les Deux Alpes taken over by cyclists, with not only the Granfondo Les Deux Alpes but also the Belgian organised Climbing for Life event taking place in the resort.
The wall to wall sunshine continues here in the Oisans, which is very welcome after a week's UK holiday in what appeared to be a howling north wind (and probably wasn't, but it definitely felt like being forcibly fast forwarded by about a month and a half). To be fair it only chucked rain for one day out of seven, and we did see a reasonable amount of sun as well, but not the warm cuddly sort you get here - more a kind of SunShine-Lite diet version with the best bits taken out and replaced with some sort of chemical imitation.
Since the Mondial VTT was on this weekend, there proved to be lots of mountain biking and exploring to be had, so I made my way over from Chamonix for a few days to check out what was on offer.
If you’re after a shorter less committing bike ride than the infamous 21 bends up to Alpe D’Huez, the Col D’Ornon is a great option from the same starting point. The ride is easily done in less than two hours and there are certainly no compromises on the scenery!