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Le Rifnel at Alpe d'Huez

Novice · 545 m long with 39 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing S.

steepest 50 m
average pitch
545 mlength
39 mvertical
1847 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Le Rifnel is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Le Rifnel

Lifts that reach the top: Tapis Rif Nel 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Télécentre (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rif Nel (skiing novice terrain to get there); Grenouilles (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rif Nel 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 40 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 Le Lac Blanc (novice)
  6. Ski Les Clarines (novice)
  7. Ski Le Rifnel (novice)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed connector, unnamed novice trail, Les Clarines, unnamed trail, zone plate. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rousses (1 min), Tapis Rif Nel 1 (1 min), Rif Nel 1 (1 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.