Snow Retour 1800 at Alpe d'Huez
Novice · 459 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 15° at its steepest, facing W.
15°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
459 mlength
36 mvertical
2002 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Retour 1800 is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Retour 1800
Lifts that reach the top: Rif Nel 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pic Blanc 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Jeux (skiing novice terrain to get there); Poutran 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Pic Blanc (skiing novice terrain to get there); Romains (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 36 minutes, novice skiing needed):
- Ride Eau d'Olle Express
- Ride Poutran 1
- Ride Poutran 2
- Ski Chez Roger (novice)
- Ski Agneaux (novice)
- Ski Retour 1800 (novice)
Where it ends
Joins Stade du Taburle, Chez Roger, Le Lac Blanc. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rif Nel 2 (2 min), Rif Nel (2 min), Pic Blanc 1 (4 min).
See Retour 1800 on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpe d'HuezMeasured 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.