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Tunnel at Alpe d'Huez

Advanced · 3061 m long with 722 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 41° at its steepest, facing W.

41°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
3061 mlength
722 mvertical
3254 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry, classic. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Tunnel

Lifts that reach the top: Pic Blanc 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 46 minutes, advanced 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 unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  11. Ride Pic Blanc 3
  12. Ski Sarenne (advanced)
  13. Ski Tunnel (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Glacier, Le Dôme, unnamed intermediate trail, La Brèche. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lac Blanc (1 min), Pic Blanc 3 (2 min), Herpie (6 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.