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Event Previews & Reviews from Les 2 Alpes

Read reviews of the best Les 2 Alpes events

Rise Festival 2017 Review

Rise Festival 2017 Review

Big name acts and plenty of snow made this a festival to remember

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Craig David is undoubtedly the best-known singer Les Deux Alpes has seen perform but the festival saw plenty more great music. This was also the snowiest Rise Festival so far, keeping the skiers and snowboarders happy and helping along the party atmosphere.

fireworks in les 2 alpes

Christmas & New Year Highlights from Les 2 Alpes 2016/17

Fun, fireworks & dancing on tables..

Location
Les Deux Alpes

With a busy festive fortnight coming to an end, we bring you a rundown of the highlights of the last two weeks.

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.

iXS European Downhill Cup 2016

iXS European Downhill Cup 2016

The last leg of the IXS DH tour before finals in Leogang

The fifth leg of the iXS European Downhill Cup (EDC), held in Les Deux Alpes this weekend, was the last event before the finals at Leogang (AUT) in September.

A poster for the moh vs rock 18 film festival

Summer 2017 Events in Les Deux Alpes

One new & one familiar event taking place in summer

Details have just been announced for two events this summer – one familiar and one brand new. The 2 Alpes Outdoor Festival on 24th-25th June will be followed by the eighteenth edition of the Mountain of Hell mountain bike race the weekend after

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 cyclist in the yellow jersey of the tour de france

Le Tour 2016 - the story so far

7 days in & it's already produced some spectacular results

Le Tour de France 2016 kicked off last Saturday with stage one and the 'Grand Depart' being hosted by the stunning island community of Le Mont Saint Michel.

Mountain of Hell 2019 bookings

Mountain of Hell 2019 bookings

Book your place for the biggest enduro-downhill-freeride mountain bike event on Les Deux Alpes calendar

The Mountain of Hell is back for its 20th edition, this time with a Clash of the Titans theme, on June 28th-30th 2019. The event attracts around 700 riders each year and has been hugely popular since its debut in 1999.

tdf pic of peter sagan in green jersey

Switch it up a gear for TDF 2016

A look at who's who in this years Tour de France

July brings with it all sorts of sporting events. This year we have the EURO 2016 hosted in France at the start of the month, the annual tennis tournamant at Wimbledon and Formula 1 action at Silverstone, Budapest and Hockenheim.

ski racers going up hill

Defi Vertical Ski Challenge 2017

A new race to the top of the mountain

The Les Deux Alpes Défi Vertical, or Vertical Challenge is a new event this year for those who like to ski uphill.

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.

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.

Les 2 Alpes Night Snow Trail 2019 preview

Les 2 Alpes Night Snow Trail 2019 preview

The unique event returns on January 19th 2019

Location
Les Deux Alpes

Back for the seventh year running, Les Deux Alpes’ Night Snow Trail continues to attract a growing number of trail runners each winter. In 2018, over 500 runners took part in the three courses.

Rise Festival 2018 bookings

Rise Festival 2018 bookings

Tickets selling fast for the biggest party of the season in 2 Alpes

For the past four winters, Rise Festival has brought high-altitude partying to Les Deux Alpes before Christmas. This year promises to be no exception. Only a few tickets are left for the six-day event which begins on December 15th.

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

MTBers starting a race mountain of hell

Mountain of Hell 2016

Another great year & plenty of snow for this unique MTB race

The Mountain of Hell MTB race is now in its 17th year and the 2016 edition saw 700 mountain bikers take part from no less than 18 different countries. For the first time this year there was a children's race with 23 competitors taking part, and 16 women also joined the ranks - I was one of them.

Highlights of the 2011 London Freeze

Highlights from London freeze and a chat with James Woods

The London Freeze is the ski and snowboard event that brings together international live music acts and some of the world's best riders. The two day festival is the last weekend in October and in 2011 we caught up with X-Games medalist James Wooods for a chat about his Olympic hopes.

Les Deux Alpes Night Snow Trail 2018

Les Deux Alpes Night Snow Trail 2018 Review

Trail running in deep snow, in the dark, in a blizzard

Les Deux Alpes’ unusual trail running challenge returned for its sixth and perhaps its toughest instalment this weekend. Heavy snow, high winds and avalanche risk meant that courses had to be altered. Some competitors had a shorter run and others a longer one but all had a difficult time trying to race through deep snow.

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