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Cascade at Alpe d'Huez

Easy · 890 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing W.

22°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
890 mlength
130 mvertical
1953 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Cascade is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Cascade

Lifts that reach the top: Montfrais (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 42 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ski Retour TC Alpette (easy)
  3. Ski Chevreuils (easy)
  4. Ski Chemin de l'Orgière (easy)
  5. Ride TC Alpette
  6. Ski unnamed connector
  7. Ski Chalets (easy)
  8. Ski Les Travers (easy)
  9. Ski Ecureuils (easy)
  10. Ride Montfrais
  11. Ski Cascade (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Les Travers, La Fare, Chalets. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Montfrais 1 (3 min), Clos Giraud (3 min), Montfrais (3 min).

See Cascade on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpe d'Huez
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.