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Event Previews & Reviews from Les 2 Alpes

Read reviews of the best Les 2 Alpes events

DJ's on stage

Rise Festival 2016 kicks off in 2 Alpes

The festival returns for its 3rd year & it's even bigger & better

Saturday afternoon saw the arrival of around 3000 Rise festival-goers in Les Deux Alpes, and it didn’t take long for the party to get underway. Back for the third year running, this time around looks set to be bigger than ever.

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.

Dom Harington Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB

One Team to Sochi Dom Harington

Dom Harington is a Halfpipe Snowboarder from Leeds who has missed the last two Olympics due to injuries after winning the Europa Cup Halfpipe. Sochi is probably his last chance to be part of the Olympics and he's giving it everything he has.

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.

What's on in Les 2 Alpes April 2019

April in Deux Alpes: What's on and weather

Mountain biking, music, spring skiing in a t-shirt and closing parties - there's a lot to love about spring in Les Deux Alpes

Spring is in the air, as we enjoy longer sunny days. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Mondial VTT Video, Les Deux Alpes 2008

The Les Deux Alpes bike festival 2008

This year’s Mondial VTT was blessed with sunshine and clear blue skies. Once again the resort of Les Deux Alpes played host to the international mountain bike festival which had stalls from all the major brands.

February in Deux Alpes: What's On & Weather

February in Deux Alpes: What's on and weather

Good snow, family-friendly events and how to avoid the crowds

It's the school holidays, the resort is full of families and it's getting a little warmer.

trail runners in les 2 alpes

Les Deux Alpes Vertical Trail weekend 2017

A weekend of steep & uphill trail running

Location
Les Deux Alpes

There are many trail races in the Deux Alpes area, but the Vertical Trail weekend is reserved for two of the steepest, most gruelling hill-climbs on the calendar.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Crankworx Slopestyle Finals

Great video edit showing the best moments from the Deux Alpes Crankworx

The 2013 Crankworx in Les 2 Alpes was bigger than ever, and this video shows some of the best tricks from the bike festival. In case you are confused this is not a video game...

running up a piste at night

Les Deux Alpes Night Snowtrail review

Annual trail running event, on snow, at night

This weekend just gone saw the fifth edition of the Deux Alpes Night Snowtrail race. As always it was a well-attended, well-run event, but this year saw the 2015 Trail Running world champion in attendance. Sylvain Court, who is also a two-time French champion, was running in the 20km race.

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.

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.

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