Rousses at Alpe d'Huez

Intermediate · 2701 m long with 469 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Rousses

Lifts that reach the top: Lac Blanc (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pic Blanc 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Alpette-Rousses (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 38 minutes, intermediate 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 Rousses (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed connector, unnamed trail, Chalets, Carrelet. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Alpette-Rousses (1 min), Lama (1 min), TK Alpette (3 min).

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