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Éclose at Alpe d'Huez

Novice · 334 m long with 44 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
334 mlength
44 mvertical
1822 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Éclose

Lifts that reach the top: Alpe Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Alpe Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Alpe Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 45 minutes, novice skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eau d'Olle Express
  2. Ride Poutran 1
  3. Ride Poutran 2
  4. Ski Chez Roger (novice)
  5. Ski Les Bergers (novice)
  6. Ride Alpe Express
  7. Ski Éclose (novice)

Where it ends

Joins Huez, Léopold. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Alpe Express (1 min), Huez Express (2 min), Huez Express (3 min).

What people say

make it easier for you to get around the resort on foot, the Alpe Express, Huez Express and Télécentre ski lifts are free in winter.Télécentre: departure station in front of the Tourist Office serving Place Jean Moulin and the Snow Front.Alpe Express: departure station at Place Paganon, serving the Éclose and Bergers d…
— Transport to the resort | Alpe d'Huez
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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.