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Cristaux at Alpe d'Huez

Advanced · 1687 m long with 353 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing SE.

22°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1687 mlength
353 mvertical
3018 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Cristaux is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Cristaux

Lifts that reach the top: Herpie (skiing easy terrain to get there); Marmottes 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 60 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ski Retour TC Alpette (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski Canetons (novice)
  5. Ride Poutran 1
  6. Ride Poutran 2
  7. Ride Pic Blanc 2
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Couloir (easy)
  10. Ski Boulevard des Marmottes (easy)
  11. Ski unnamed trail
  12. Ride Marmottes 2
  13. Ride Marmottes 3
  14. Ski Herpie (easy)
  15. Ski Cristalliere (easy)
  16. Ski Cristaux (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sarenne, Cristalliere, Herpie, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Herpie (1 min), Chalvet (14 min), Lombards (16 min).

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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.