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Event Previews & Reviews from Les 2 Alpes

Read reviews of the best Les 2 Alpes events

world record torchlit descent

Les 2 Alpes World Record attempt torchlit descent

A good effort, but no place in the Guinness Book of records this time

Location
Les Deux Alpes

On Wednesday, Les Deux Alpes attempted to beat the world record for the largest ever torchlit descent on skis. Thousands of torches were ready, the people from Guinness were there to officiate and count, and a large crowd was gathered on La Toura ready for the ski down in the dark.

Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB Park & Pipe Team

Freeskiers & Snowboarders, Slopestyle & Halfpipe

How the team trains for the Olympics and how they came to be a team in the first place.

ski touring race in 2 Alpes

Defi Vertical ski touring race review

A 14km uphill race from 2 Alpes to the top of the glacier

Saturday saw the first edition of the Les Deux Alpes Defí Vertical – a ski touring race from the town at 1650 metres to the top of the glacier at 3600 metres.

a tour rider in lavender fields of provence

Tour de France enters last week

Yet more drama in the 2016 Tour as week three begins

So far we've seen not only some fantastic racing, stunning scenery and nail-biting sprints from the 2016 Tour de France, but we've witnessed several unusual crashes, the yellow jersey literally running up Mont Ventoux and more than one incident of an over-enthusiastic fan causing disruption.

Mountain of Hell 2018 review

Mountain of Hell 2018 review

Perfect weather for Les Deux Alpes’ biggest mountain bike race

Location
Les Deux Alpes

For the nineteenth edition the competitors were greeted by three days of good weather and perfect biking conditions. The fastest riders hit speeds well over 100km/h and covered the twenty-five-kilometre-long course in just under thirty minutes.

cyclists on a corner of the tour de france

Froome extends Tour de France 2016 lead

Surprise stage winner & Froome tightens grip on Tour victory

Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2016 took the riders from Bern, the capital of Switzerland, to Finaut-Emosson on the Swiss-French border, just around the corner from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.

runners at twilight

2017 Snow Trail Running Events in 2 Alpes

A weekend of trail running on the snow this January

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Now in its fifth year, the Deux Alpes Night Snow Trail has become something of a fixture on the resort’s calendar. A growing number of trail running aficionados are choosing their skiing holiday dates each winter to allow them to compete in the race.

a snowborader in a competition

Les 2 Alpes Enjoy the Glacier 2016

October half term holidays on the glacier

The glacier in Les 2 Alpes opened this weekend and in the region of 3,000 people arrived in resort to get their first skiing and snowboarding of the season done.

Murray Buchan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi Murray Buchan

Murray Buchan a skier who grew up on the finger-snapping plastic of Edinburgh's Hillend made a choice to ski rather than play rugby and hopefully that choice will take hi to an Olympic medal.

Happy chilly times at The Relentless Freeze Festival

Les 2 Alpes Event Review: 9th November 2012

Warming up for the winter ski season in London

The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.

Aimee Fuller Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi Aimee Fuller

Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.

Mountain of Hell Video, Les Deux Alpes 2010

The 2010 Mountain of Hell from Monster Energy

A race of superlatives. The descent from 3400 meters to 900 meters is both physical and invigorating and one of the highlights of the Summer calendar.

Les Deux Alpes in March 2020 - What weather to expect & what to do

March in Deux Alpes: What's on and weather

Warmer weather, quieter slopes and good times outside the school holidays

In March the slopes get quieter, the queues die down and the weather usually gets warmer.

Katie Summerhayes Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi Katie Summerhayes

Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is back on snow for the first time since her ACL injury. She talks about the freeski scene to come out of Sheffield Ski Village and how Woodsy helped to push her when she started out on the European circuit.

Jamie Nicholls Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi with Jamie Nicholls

Episode four of One Team to Sochi is out and it's all about the young lad from Bradford; Jamie Nicholls.

Road to Sochi With Freestyle Team GB: Risk & Reward

No Pain, No Gain for Olympic Hopefuls

Professional Skiers & Snowboarders put their bodies through alot. This episode looks at the injuries Freestyle Team GB have suffered and the road to recovery and the Olympics.

James Woods Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi - James "Woodsy" Woods

Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.

Meet Ben Kilner one of Britian's best halpipe snowboarders. 

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