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Edelweiss at Alpe d'Huez

Easy · 2010 m long with 375 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 28° at its steepest, facing W.

28°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
2010 mlength
375 mvertical
2028 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Edelweiss

Lifts that reach the top: Vallonet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Villette-Montfrais (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tapis Montfrais (skiing easy terrain to get there); Montfrais 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Montfrais (skiing easy terrain to get there); TC Alpette (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 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. Ski Edelweiss (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Ecureuils, unnamed easy trail, Vaujaniate, zone plate. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Montfrais (1 min), Vallonet (1 min), Tapis Montfrais (2 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.