La Fuma at Alpe d'Huez

Expert · 621 m long with 190 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 35° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to La Fuma

Lifts that reach the top: Maronne (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sures (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 95 minutes, expert 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. Ride Sures
32. Ski Les Rhodos (intermediate)
33. Ski La Fuma (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Les Rhodos, Farcis. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Maronne (2 min), Sures (3 min), Piégut (3 min).