Couloir at Alpe d'Huez
Easy · 2773 m long with 517 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 20° at its steepest, facing SW.
20°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
2773 mlength
517 mvertical
2617 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Couloir is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Couloir
Lifts that reach the top: Pic Blanc 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lac Blanc (skiing novice terrain to get there); Alpette-Rousses (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 42 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Eau d'Olle Express
- Ride Poutran 1
- Ride Poutran 2
- Ride Pic Blanc 2
- Ski Couloir (easy)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed easy trail, unnamed intermediate trail, Agneaux, Chez Roger. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lièvre Blanc (1 min), Pic Blanc (2 min), Pic Blanc 2 (2 min).
See Couloir on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpe d'HuezMeasured 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.