Crocus at Alpe d'Huez

Novice · 1497 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 13° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Crocus is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Crocus

Lifts that reach the top: Forêt (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bauchets (skiing novice terrain to get there); Fil Neige (skiing novice terrain to get there); Piégut (skiing novice terrain to get there); Écureuils (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tapis Bambin (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 88 minutes, advanced 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. Ride Alpette-Rousses
8. Ski unnamed connector
9. Ski Le Belvédère (intermediate)
10. Ski Chamois (intermediate)
11. Ski Couloir (easy)
12. Ski Boulevard des Marmottes (easy)
13. Ski unnamed trail
14. Ride Marmottes 2
15. Ski unnamed novice trail (novice)
16. Ski Promontoire, Combe Charbonnière (intermediate)
17. Ski Combe Charbonnière (advanced)
18. Ski La Mine (intermediate)
19. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
20. Ski Le Gua (easy)
21. Ski Lys (easy)
22. Ride Lombards
23. Ski unnamed trail
24. Ski Lys (easy)
25. Ski Pré-rond (easy)
26. Ski Les Demoiselles (novice)
27. Ride Fontfroide
28. Ski Le Rosai (intermediate)
29. Ski Escapade (intermediate)
30. Ski Col (easy)
31. Ski unnamed connector
32. Ski Crocus (novice)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail, unnamed novice trail, Col, unnamed connector, Marmottes. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bauchets (1 min), Forêt (1 min), Auris Express (1 min).