December is when the lifts are opening and the Christmas holidays are on the horizon.
December in Deux Alpes: What's on and weather
Opening parties, music festivals and on-slope events
Event Previews & Reviews from Les 2 Alpes
Read reviews of the best Les 2 Alpes events
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.
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
Kumi Yama Video, Les Deux Alpes 2010
The return of the Japanese freestyle free-for-all
The Japanese three man team freestyle festival returned to Les Deux Alpes in 2010 for it's biggest year. Although the weather was mixed the riders on the glacier were among the best in the world and the open sessions and three man on course slopestyle event showed just what was possible on the Les Deux Alpes glacier.
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.
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.
Christmas & New Year Highlights from Les 2 Alpes 2016/17
Fun, fireworks & dancing on tables..
With a busy festive fortnight coming to an end, we bring you a rundown of the highlights of the last two weeks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Billy Morgan Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB
One Team to Sochi Billy Morgan
Billy Morgan is one of the Britian's best chances of a Freestyle snowboarding medal at the Sochi Olympics.
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.
Ben Kilner Road to Sochi with Freestyle Team GB
One Team to Sochi Ben Kilner
Meet Ben Kilner one of Britian's best halpipe snowboarders.
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.
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.
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.
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.